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Beatrice Schenk de Regniers was born in Lafayette, Indiana on August 16, 1914, and died March 1, 2000. She studied social work administration at the U of Chicago and earned her M.Ed in 1941 from Winnetka Graduate Teacher's College. After doing social work for several years she was sent to the Sinai Peninsula to a Yugoslav refugee camp, constructing a kindergarten and teaching American folk dances to the children. During the 1950s she began writing for children, and "italic">The Giant Story appeared in 1953. In addition she free-lanced articles and short humorous pieces for adults, and wrote a series of short stories and columns including some with Edna Mitchell Preston, which were published in McCall's Magazine. In 1961 she became the first editor of Scholastic Books 'Lucky Book Club,' and retired twenty years later to begin writing for the theater. Her first production appeared in 1986, based on her book "italic">Everyone Is Good for Something . She has written more than 50 children's books, earning many awards and honors. Biographical Sources: Something About the Author, vol. 2, 68, 123 Something About the Author Autobiography Series, vol. 6
American children's author, playwrigt, and education director from Lafayette, Indiana. She is most noted for her books of poems, retellings, and verses. De Regniers also published under the pseudonym of Tamara Kitt.
Beatrice Schenk de Regniers (nee Freedman) was born on August 16, 1914 in Lafayette, Indiana. After attending the University of Illinois, de Regniers briefly worked as a social worker and then a copywriter. In 1961, de Regniers joined Scholastic as the editor of Lucky Book Club, where she remained until her retirement in 1981. De Regniers's first book, The Giant Story (1953) was illustrated by Maurice Sendak and her most enduring book, May I Bring a Friend? (1964) received the Caldecott Medal for Beni Montresor's illustrations. De Regniers also adapted a number of classic stories, including Red Riding Hood (1972) and Jack and the Beanstalk (1985). She published more than fifty books, including ten under the pseudonym Tamara Kitt. De Regniers died in Washington, D.C., on March 1, 2000.
This American social worker and teacher began writing for children and adults before becoming the editor of Scholastic Book's "Lucky Book Club." She has written more than 50 children's books as well as columns, plays and adult fiction.
American author of children's books noted for her retellings of African folktales.
Beatrice Schenk de Regniers (nee Freedman) was born on August 16, 1914 in Lafayette, Indiana. After attending the University of Illinois, de Regniers briefly worked as a social worker and then a copywriter. In 1961, de Regniers joined Scholastic as the editor of Lucky Book Club, where she remained until her retirement in 1981.
De Regniers's first book, The Giant Story (1953) was illustrated by Maurice Sendak and her most enduring book, May I Bring a Friend? (1964) received the Caldecott Medal for Beni Montresor’s illustrations. De Regniers adapted a number of classic stories, including Red Riding Hood (1972) and Jack and the Beanstalk (1985). She also wrote picture books in verse, which in addition to May I Bring a Friend? included the Sendak-illustrated What Can You Do With a Shoe? (1955) and three cat-themed poetry books. De Regniers published more than fifty books, including ten under the pseudonym Tamara Kitt. She died in Washington, D.C., on March 1, 2000.
Bibliography:
“Beatrice Schenk (Freedman) de Regniers.” Contemporary Authors Online . Detroit: Gale, 2003.
Something About the Author, vol. 68.
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