S.D. Nelson
S.D. Nelson is an enrolled member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe who also has Norse heritage. He has written and illustrated numerous children’s picture books – most recently, Grandma’s Tipi – and the YA novel Crazy Horse and Custer: Born Enemies. Nelson’s books have received the American Indian Library Association (ALA) Honor Book Award, the Western Writers of America Spur Award and, twice, the ALA Notable Book Award. He also illustrated Billy Mills’ autobiographical children’s book, Wings of an Eagle.
FEATURED BOOK: Grandma’s Tipi: A Present-Day Lakota Story
WEBSITE: https://sdnelson.net/
S.D.’S EVENTS:
- Friday, Sept. 26 @ 2:00 p.m. – Wings of an Eagle: A Story that Soars – Holiday Inn Convention Center, Willow Room
- Friday, Sept. 26 @ 3:15 p.m. – Author Signing Event – Holiday Inn Convention Center, Ponderosa, Cottonwood, Oak, & Cedar Rooms
- Saturday, Sept 27 @ 2:00 p.m. – Native Representation in Children’s Literature – Grace Balloch Memorial Library
- Saturday, Sept. 27 @ 4:30 p.m. –Author Signing Event – Holiday Inn Convention Center, Ponderosa, Cottonwood, Oak, & Cedar Rooms