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Sara Varon

Born: in Chicago, Illinois
Pen Name: None

Connection to Illinois: She was born in Chicago, Illinois.

Biography: Sara Varon is a comics artist, printmaker, and illustrator.


Awards:
  • Harvey Award nomination for Best New Talent in 2004 Parents' Choice Silver Honor, ''Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Books'' and ''Publishers Weekly Best Books'' designations for ''Chicken and Cat''

Primary Literary Genre(s): Fiction

Primary Audience(s): Children

Email: sara.varon@gmail.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/search/?q=Sara+Varon+&init=quick&sid=0.19765659396547397#!/profile.php?id=768409543&ref=search=sara+varon
Website: http://www.chickenopolis.com
Sara Varon on WorldCat : http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=sara+varon


Selected Titles

Chicken and Cat /
ISBN: 0439634067 OCLC: 53903808

Scholastic Press, New York : ©2006.

When Cat feels sad about living in the hustle and bustle of the city, Chicken finds colorful ways to make Cat feel better.

Chicken and Cat clean up /
ISBN: 0439634083 OCLC: 244068579

Scholastic Press, New York, NY : 2009.

When Chicken opens a housekeeping business, his best friend Cat comes to mind as the perfect partner. But Cat is sleepy, clumsy, and makes a lot of mistakes, until he finds his own way to save the day.

Robot dreams
ISBN: 9781250073501 OCLC: 905523510

The enduring friendship between a dog and a robot is portrayed in this wordless graphic novel.

Robot dreams /
ISBN: 1596431083 OCLC: 78061439

The enduring friendship between a dog and a robot is portrayed in this wordless graphic novel.

Sweaterweather
ISBN: 9781626721180 OCLC: 930067826

In graphic novel format, this volume includes short stories, essays, and journal entries, revealing the whimsical world of Sara Varon, where anthropomorphic animals walk the streets of Brooklyn.

Sweaterweather /
ISBN: 1891867490 OCLC: 52974139

Alternative Comics, Gainesville, FL : 2003.

Sweaterweather is about a turtle, a rabbit, and other sweet creatures on a snowy journey.

 

 

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