Cyndy Szekeres Papers 1961-2004.

Barbara Webb Robinson was born October 24, 1927, in Portsmouth, OH. Educated at Allegheny College in Pennsylvania until 1948, Robinson has spent the vast majority of her career days as a freelance writer. 1962 announced her publishing debut with a Lothrop release entitled Across From Indian Shore . Known for her zany characters engaging in outrageous actions, Robinson repeatedly takes things in uproarious measures to the apt children's audience she fittingly targets. The Best Christmas Pageant E...

Vaughhan, Sam.

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Hitte, Katherine.

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Kwitz, Mary Deball

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Coward, McCann, and Geoghegan, Inc.

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Cunningham, Julia

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Julia Cunningham was born on October 4, 1916 in Spokane, Washington but grew up in New York City. Her father left the family when Julia was six, an event that had a tremendous influence on her writing. In 1960, at the age of 44, Julia Cunningham published her first book, The Vision of Francois the Fox . She was criticized for her books containing less than traditional gothic themes, many of which are set in France with characters that are often orphans or outcasts of society. However, the power ...

Parrish, Peggy.

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Flack, Marjorie, 1897-1958

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Marjorie Flack (1897-1958) was born in Greenport, Long Island, N.Y. At 18 she went to New York city to study at the Art Students League, where she met Karl Larsson. They were married in 1919 and their daughter Hilma was born the next year. Flack's first book, Taktuk, an Arctic boy (1928), was written with her friend Helen Lomen. She went on to write and/or illustrate a number of other children's books, including the "Angus" series and What to do about Molly. In 1941 she married the poet William ...

Holl, Adelaide

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Adelaide Hinkle Holl was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and has worked as a teacher and writer of many books for children. Biographical Source: Something About the Author, , vol. 8, pp. 84-86. From the description of Adelaide Holl Papers 1969. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 441138272 Born in Pittsburgh, Pa. in 1910, Adelaide Holl wrote and illustrated over forty books for children. From the description of Adelaide Holl papers, 1966-...

Szekeres, Cyndy

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Cyndy Szekeres (pronounced "zeck-er-es") was born 31 October 1933, the daughter of a toolmaker, Stephen Szekeres, and his wife Anna Ceplousky Szekeres . In 1954, Szekeres earned a certificate from the Pratt Institute in New York. Szekeres has illustrated over 40 children's books, and is best known for her animal characters. She has also written or compiled and self-illustrated 67 titles. Szekeres won the AIGA Award for her work on Moon Mouse (1969). Szekeres currently lives on a farm in Vermont....

Lifton, Betty Jean.

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Lombardo, Katherine.

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Lystad, Mary H.

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Peterson, John, 1933-

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Scarry, Patricia M.

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Hiller, Catherine

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Boegehold, Betty Virginia Doyle

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American born author, editor, librarian, teacher, and educationalconsultant. She is most noted for her read-along stories about Pippa Mouse. She also wrote under the pseudonym of Donovan Doyle. She died in 1985. From the description of Betty Virginia Doyle Boegehold papers 1973-1981. (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus). WorldCat record id: 39758817 ...

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Bourne, Miriam Anne

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Bronin, Andrew

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Scarry, Patsy.

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Bailey, Carolyn Sherwin, 1875-1961

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Johnston, Tony 1960-....

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Tony Johnston (a pseudonym used by Susan Taylor Johnston) was born January 30, 1942, in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of a professional golfer. She married Roger Johnston, a banker in 1966, and has two children. She attended the U. of California at Berkeley for a year, then received a B.A. from Stanford U. in 1963. She became a public school teacher, and published her first book, The Adventures of Mole and Troll, in 1972. She has become a prolific author of children's books ...

Welber, Robert

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Lampman, Evelyn Sibley

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Evelyn Lampman (1907- ) was born in Dallas, Oregon and educated at Oregon State College. She worked as a writer for radio stations in Portland, Oregon and then began writing books for children. From the guide to the Evelyn Sibley Lampman papers, 1948-1980, (Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries) Evelyn Sibley Lampman (1907-1980) was born in Dallas, Or. and attended Oregon State College. She worked for a time as a writer for radio station...

Wahl, Jan

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Jan Wahl was born on April 1, 1933, in Columbus, Ohio. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Cornell University in 1953. He spent two years of graduate study in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 1954-1955 and finished his Master's of Arts degree at the University of Michigan in 1958. Wahl has been a prolific writer of children's books and short stories since 1964. Biographical Source: Something About the Author, vol 132, pp. 236-241. From the description of Jan Wahl Papers 1967-1977. (U...

Lonergan, Joy.

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Sharmat, Marjorie W.

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Paine, Albert Bigelow, 1861-1937

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American author and editor. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2) and typewritten letter signed : Redding, Conn., to F.A. Duneka, 1908 Jul. 9-1911 Apr. 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270611536 Author & editor. From the description of Letters of Albert Bigelow Paine [manuscript] 1910, n.d. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647934359 Albert Bigelow Paine was born in New Bedford, Mass., but grew up in the Midwest. For ten y...

Lewi, Bee

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