Jane Langton papers, 1947-2007 (bulk 1970-2007)

Rogers, George F.

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George Rogers was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, in 1933. He attended Providence College and was both a teacher and a legislator by profession. Early in his legislative career he was a member of various community organizations including the Knights of Columbus, the Mattapoisett Land Trust, the New Bedford Area Center for Human Services, the Center for Portuguese-Speaking World at Southern Massachusetts University, the North End Community Center and the New Bedford Council on Aging. During h...

Parry, Marian

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Townsend, John Rowe

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John Rowe Townsend was born in Leeds, England in 1922. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees from Emmanuel College, Cambridge, worked as a journalist for the Manchester Guardian, and began his career as a children's book writer in his late thirties. He writes books for both children and young adults; his work has been praised in England, the United States, and other countries. Biographical Source: Something About the Author, vol. 132, pp.203-224. From the description of Joh...

Burkert, Nancy Ekholm 1933-

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Nancy Ekholm Burkert is an illustrator and artist. She was born in Sterling, Colorado in 1933. Burkert illustrated many children's books during her career. Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach (1961) was her first published work. Her illustrations for Snow White and the Seven Dwarves (1972) won several awards and are her most celebrated works....

Lupoff, Richard A., 1935-....

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Avery, Gillian, 1926-....

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McCully, Emily Arnold

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Author of children's literature born July 1, 1939 in Galesburg, IL; currently resides in New York, NY. From the description of Emily Arnold McCully papers 1, 2004. (Episcopal Divinity School). WorldCat record id: 689007658 Emily Arnold McCully began illustrating children's books in 1966, and has created the art for over 200 titles. Her first solo production, Picnic won the 1985 Christopher award. Mirette on the High Wire earned the 1993 Caldecott. McCully books depict topics...

Lewis, Alison Cummings

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Sendak, Maurice

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American author and illustrator of children's books; Caldecott Medal, 1964; Caldecott Honor, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1971, 1982, 1984. From the description of Papers, 1951-1965. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62402535 American author and illustrator children's books. From the description of The house of sixty fathers : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62402537 American author an...

Gormley, Beatrice.

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Garden, Nancy

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While working as an editor for Scholastic and Houghton Mifflin, Nancy Garden began writing young adult books. Her first books were primarily non-fiction, but she soon turned to mystery, fantasy and y.a. fiction. Her book, Annie On My Mind, became the focus of a Federal Courts censorship case in 1995. Since then, Garden has continued to advocate against book censorship. From the description of Mystery of the kidnapped kidnapper : production material, 1994. (University of Minnesota, Mi...

Maguire, Gregory

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Blegvad, Erik

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Durrell, Ann, 1953-

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Ruley, Meg

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Paton Walsh, Jill, 1937-....

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Gillian Paton Walsh taught English a few years before starting her writing career. She is a founding partner of Green Bay Publishers, but continues to write for adults and (chiefly) for young adults. She is the recipient of a Book World Festival award (1970), a Whitbread Prize (1974), a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award (1976), two Arts Council Creative Writing Fellowships (1976-77 and 1977-78), a Universe Prize (1984), a Smarties Prize Grand Prix (1984). From the description of Jill Pato...

Meltzer, Milton, 1915-2009

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American Milton Meltzer was an author of books on African American history and other topics, as well as an editor and a professor. From the description of Milton Meltzer papers, 1955-1973. (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 76965535 Author. From the description of Reminiscences of Milton Meltzer : oral history, 1978. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309733336 Lydia Maria Child, born in Medford, Massach...

Pearlman, Edith, 1936-

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Gorey, Edward, 1925-2000

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Edward Gorey was born February 22, 1925, in Chicago, Ill, and died April 15, 2000, in Hyannis, Massachusetts. He followed a career as author, illustrator, and designer. His books for children are generally regarded as nonsense fiction, while his writing for adults is more satirical. He is better known, however, for his illustrations....

Langton, Jane, 1922-

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American author of children's literature and mystery novels, of Lincoln, Mass.; continually inspired by the environment in which she lives, often incorporates the history, literary tradition, and landscapes of the neighboring town of Concord, Mass., in her novels. In addition to being a writer and illustrator, Langton also has taught at the Graduate Center for the Study of Children's Literature and the Eastern Writers' Conference, Salem State College. From the description of Jane Lan...

Rogers, Jean, 1963-

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Fitz-Gerald, Clark B. (Clark Battle), 1917-2004

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Levin, Betty Bergman

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Betty Levin was born September 10, 1927 in New York, NY. Her education was at University of Rochester, A.B (high honors) in 1949; Radcliffe College, M.A. in 1951; and Harvard University, A.M.T. in 1951. She is an author, educator, and sheep farmer. Her writings have earned numerous awards.Source: Something about the Author, V. 137 122-127. From the description of Betty Levin Papers 1973-2003. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 462885756 ...