Sandra Boynton

Quick Facts

Full Name	Sandra Boynton
Occupation	Cartoonist
Date Of Birth	Apr 3, 1953(1953-04-03)
Age	71
Birthplace	Orange
Country	United States
Birth City	New Jersey
Horoscope	Aries

Sandra Boynton Biography

Sandra Boynton is one of the most popular and richest Cartoonist who was born on April 3, 1953 in Orange, New Jersey, United States. Famous cartoonist and illustrator who is famous for her books for children Philadelphia Chickens, Moo Baa La La La, Barnyard Dance! and many other titles. She also is a songwriter and wrote many albums to accompany her children’s book.

A lot of her kids’ tracks were recorded by celebrities such as Many of her children’s tracks have been recorded by stars like Meryl Streep, Alison Krauss, and Kate Winslet, amongst numerous others., Alison Krauss as well as Kate Winslet, in addition to many others.

Boynton’s greeting card designs for Recycled Paper Greetings were at the forefront of the Alternative Cards commercial movement that began in the mid- 1970s. According to RPG co-founder and president Mike Keiser, nearly 500 million copies of Boynton’s distinctive humorous cards—featuring an assortment of unnamed cartoon animal characters, spare layout, and droll messages—sold between 1973 and 2003. The best known of these is a 1975 birthday card bearing images of four animals and the message “Hippo Birdie Two Ewes”, a pun playing on the phrase “Happy Birthday to You”. The card has sold over ten million copies to date.

She went on to Yale, entering in 1970 in the college’s second year of coeducation. She spent the second semester of her junior year studying in Paris through Wesleyan University’s program. At Yale, she majored in English, and also sang sporadically with the Yale Glee Club; she had joined the Glee Club when additional singers were needed for a performance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony at Carnegie Hall, under the direction of Leopold Stokowski. Boynton has described herself as “an enthusiastic but undistinguished alto”.

She was married to the author and Olympic athlete James McEwan until his death in 2014. They had four children: Caitlin McEwan, who was an actress and director Keith Boynton, a playwright and filmmaker Devin McEwan, a whitewater racer as well as Darcy Boynton, a writer and teacher.

Sandra Boynton Net Worth

Sandra Boynton is one of the richest Cartoonist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sandra Boynton 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was a student of English during her time at Yale and also performed in Yale’s Yale Glee Club. Then she began pursuing an acting career as a director. She was a drama student in both University of California at Berkeley as well as at the Yale School of Drama.

Alongside her numerous books, she has also illustrated more than 4000 greeting cards and designed illustrations for anything from products to calendars.

Sandra Keith Boynton (born April 3, 1953) is an American humorist, songwriter, director, music producer, children’s author and illustrator. Boynton has written and illustrated more than fifty books for both children and adults, as well as over four thousand greeting cards, and five music albums. She has also designed calendars, wallpaper, bedding, stationery, paper goods, clothing, jewelry, and plush toys for various companies.

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Who is Sandra Boynton Dating?

According to our records, Sandra Boynton married to Jamie McEwan. As of December 1, 2023, Sandra Boynton’s is not dating anyone.

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Boynton received the Irma Simonton Black Award for Chloe and Maude, the National Parenting Publications Gold Medal for Barnyard Dance and for Your Personal Penguin, a Grammy Award Nomination for Philadelphia Chickens, the Eustace D. Theodore Fellowship (Yale University), the National Cartoonists Society Greeting Card Award for 1992, and the National Cartoonists Society Book Illustration Award for Blue Moo: 17 Jukebox Hits From Way Back Never, in

2008. She is the 2008 recipient of the Milton Caniff Lifetime Achievement Award, the National Cartoonists Society’s highest honor.

Facts & Trivia

Sandra Ranked on the list of most popular Cartoonist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Sandra Boynton celebrates birthday on April 3 of every year.

In 1996, Boynton began writing and producing songs—which she has described as “renegade children’s music” — with composer Michael Ford; these songs have been released as albums (Rhinoceros Tap 1996, Philadelphia Chickens 2002, Dog Train 2005, BLUE MOO: 17 Jukebox Hits from Way Back Never 2007, FROG TROUBLE Fall 2013 and Hog Wild in 2017) and also published as book and audio disc sets. The tracks were recorded, under Boynton’s direction and Ford’s musical direction, by an eclectic roster of actors and musicians, including Blues Traveler, Meryl Streep, Alison Krauss, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme, John Ondrasik of Five for Fighting, Kevin Kline, Laura Linney, “Weird Al” Yankovic duetting with Kate Winslet, Patti LuPone, The Bacon Brothers with Mickey Hart, Eric Stoltz, the Spin Doctors, Mark Lanegan, Hootie & the Blowfish, Natasha Richardson, Billy J. Kramer, Scott Bakula, Eric Bazilian and Rob Hyman, The Phenomenauts, Brian Wilson, Neil Sedaka, B.B. King, Sha Na Na, Steve Lawrence, Bobby Vee, Gerry & The Pacemakers, Davy Jones of The Monkees, Dwight Yoakam, Fountains of Wayne, Kacey Musgraves, Ryan Adams, Ben Folds, Brad Paisley, Josh Turner, Darius Rucker, and Linda Eder. Boynton received a 2003 Grammy nomination for Philadelphia Chickens. The first three of these albums have been certified gold by the RIAA. In November 2010, Boynton produced and released a full-length 300-kazoo plus orchestra performance of Maurice Ravel’s Boléro, titled Boléro Completely Unraveled, performed by the Highly Irritating Orchestra. Boynton plays solo kazoo on this recording, noting “I am at the perfect level of musical incompetence for this.”

How many childrens books has Sandra Boynton written?

About The Author Since 1974, Boynton has written and illustrated over sixty children’s books and seven general audience books, including five New York Times bestsellers. More than 70 million of her books have been sold, “mostly to friends and family,” she says.

Who is Sandra Boynton's husband?

Jamie McEwan

Does Sandra Boynton illustrate her books?

Sandra Boynton is a popular American cartoonist, children’s author, songwriter, producer, and director. Since 1974, Boynton has written and illustrated over sixty children’s books and seven general audience books, including five New York Times bestsellers.

Did Sandra Boynton get married?

Illustrator and author Born Sandra K. Boynton, April 3, 1953, in Orange, NJ; married Jamie McEwan (an author); children: Caitlin, Keith, Devin, Darcy.

What age are Sandra Boynton books for?

Amazon.com: sandra boynton – Ages 3 to 5 : Books.