Katherine Paterson is a two-time winner of the Newbery Medal and the National Book Award; she has received many other accolades for her work, including the Hans Christian Andersen Medal, the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, the Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award. John Paterson Sr has collaborated with his wife, Katherine, on numerous books. They live in Barre, Vermont, USA.
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