Author & Illustrator

Amy June Bates

Amy June Bates has illustrated books including the Sam the Man series, Sweet Dreams and That’s What I’d Do, both by singer-songwriter Jewel; and Waiting for the Magic by Patricia MacLachlan. She lives in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, with her husband and three children.

Most Recent Book

Sam the Man & the Cell Phone Plan book

"About" from the Simon and Schuster Fall 2018 Catalog

chapter Books

Sam the Man & the Cell Phone Plan book

problem solving · technology

Sam the Man & the Cell Phone Plan

Sam the Man & the Secret Detective Club Plan book

friendship · detectives · mystery · mischief

Sam the Man & the Secret Detective Club Plan

Sam the Man & the Rutabaga Plan book

nature · school · friendship · chickens · vegetables

Sam the Man & the Rutabaga Plan

Sam the Man & the Dragon Van Plan book

mischief · vehicles · dragons · trucks

Sam the Man & the Dragon Van Plan

Sam the Man & The Chicken Plan book

5.0

animals · jobs · trying new things · dads · fact filled · money · chickens

Sam the Man & The Chicken Plan

picture Books

Gittel's Journey book

immigration · families

Gittel's Journey

The Big Umbrella book

4.5

rain

The Big Umbrella

Rock-a-Bye Room book

5.0

picture book

Rock-a-Bye Room

Sweet Dreams book

4.5

love · parents · new baby · dreams

Collaborators

Leslea Newman

Frances O’Roark Dowell

Susan Meyers

Jewel

Juniper Bates

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