Factoring in Sid Fleischman's win of the John Newbery Medal in 1987 for his book 'The Whipping Boy', Paul and Sid Fleischman became to this day the only father and son authors to both win the John Newbery Medal.ALA Best Book for Young Adults ∙ School Library Journal Best Book ∙ Publishers Weekly Best Book ∙ IRA/CBC Children's Choice ∙ NCTE Notable Children's Book in the Language ArtsĪ Vietnamese girl plants six lima beans in a Cleveland vacant lot. Looking down on the immigrant-filled neighborhood, a Romanian woman watches suspiciously. A school janitor gets involved, then a Guatemalan family. Then muscle-bound Curtis, trying to win back Lateesha. Pregnant Maricela. Amir from India. A sense of community sprouts and spreads. This book was awarded the 1989 John Newbery Medal. In 1988, Paul Fleischman came out with 'Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices', an unusually unique collection of poetry from the perspective of insects.

Paul followed in his father's footsteps as an author of books for young readers, and in 1982 he released the book 'Graven Images', which was awarded a Newbery Honor citation. This experience continued throughout his childhood.

The son of well-known children's novelist Sid Fleischman, Paul was in the unique position of having his famous father's books read out loud to him by the author as they were being written. Factoring in Sid Fleischman's win of the John Newbery Medal in 1987 for his b Paul Fleischman grew up in Santa Monica, California. Paul Fleischman grew up in Santa Monica, California.

Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman