Rebecca Fjelland Davis
Rebecca Fjelland Davis is an American novelist and children's book author who lives in Minnesota. She is currently an instructor at South Central College in Mankato, where she teaches Composition studies, Literature and Film, and Critical Thinking in Humanities.Biography
Davis grew up on a farm outside Huxley, Iowa. She graduated with honors from Waldorf College, from St. Cloud State University and from Minnesota State University, Mankato. A former marathoner and two-time women's champion of the National 24-Hour Challenge cycling event, she has been known to work athletic themes into her young adult writing, similar to her former husband Terry Davis as well as fellow author Chris Crutcher.Books
- 10, 9, 8 Polar Animals: A Counting Backward Book. Capstone Press, 2006..
- Beaches and Bicycles: A Summer Counting Book. Capstone Press, 2006..
- Chasing AllieCat. Flux, 2011..
- Counting Pets by Twos. Capstone Press, 2006..
- Flowers and Showers: A Spring Counting Book. Capstone Press, 2006..
- Footballs and Falling Leaves: A Fall Counting Book. Capstone Press, 2006..
- Jake Riley: Irreparably Damaged. HarperTempest, 2003..
- The History of the Washington Mystics . Creative Education, 1999..
- . Capstone Press, 2014.
- More or Less: A Rainforest Counting Book. Capstone Press, 2006..
- Snowflakes and Ice Skates: A Winter Counting Book. Capstone Press, 2006..
- Woof & Wag: Bringing Home a Dog. Picture Window Books, 2008..
- Zoo Animals: 1,2,3''. Capstone Press, 2006..
Anthologies
- Wonderful Things I Scarcely Understand: Twenty Years of Robert Wright Award Winners. Edited by Roger Sheffer. Minnesota State University, Mankato, 2003..
- Girl Meets Boy: Because There are Two Sides to Every Story. Edited by Kelly Milner Halls. Chronicle, 2012.
Awards
- 1990 Robert Wright Creative Writing Contest Winner. Minnesota State University, Mankato.
- 2003 Blue Ribbon Award Winner, The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books.
- 2007 Honorable Mention Award, Loft Awards for Children's Literature /Older Children.
- 2008 Artist Initiative Grant, Minnesota State Arts Board.
- 2011 Junior Library Guild Selection -- Chasing AllieCat
- 2017 Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council Mid-Career Artist Grant
