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Eloise Greenfield (May 17, 1929 – August 5, 2021) was an American children's book and biography author and poet famous for her descriptive, rhythmic style and positive portrayal of the African-American experience. After college, Greenfield began writing poetry and songs in the 1950s while working in a civil service job.
The Owl and the Pussycat (1991), an edition of the 1871 poem by Edward Lear; Berlioz the Bear (1991) Christmas Trolls (1993) Trouble with Trolls (1994) Town Mouse Country Mouse (1994) Armadillo Rodeo (1995) The Mitten (1996) Comets Nine Lives (1996) Gingerbread Baby (1997) The Hat (1997) The Night Before Christmas (1998), an edition of the 1823 ...
"The Gingerbread Boy" first appeared in print in America in the May 1875, issue of St. Nicholas Magazine in a cumulative tale which, like "The Little Red Hen", depends on repetitious scenes featuring an ever-growing cast of characters for its effect. [1] According to the reteller of the tale, "A girl from Maine told it to my children. It ...
First mentioned in Shrek (2001), a variant of the lyrics are used in a scene where the villain Lord Farquaad tortures and interrogates Gingy the Gingerbread Man. This scene was recreated in Shrek the Musical (2008–2018) and the fan film Shrek Retold (2018), and was shared on social media in 2022 to mock Amber Heard and her lawyers for a ...
The protagonist in Baum's version of the nursery rhyme is a little girl who can talk to animals – named Dorothy. When Baum reprinted in story in his Juvenile Speaker , he changed the character's name to Doris, to forestall confusion with Dorothy Gale from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz .
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Rylant followed her inaugural effort with six more picture books based on her childhood experiences. Her 1983 book, Miss Maggie, deals with themes of aging.Her first poetry collection, Waiting to Waltz: A Childhood (1984), was also autobiographical, based on both happy and sad events or on people she knew, drawing universal emotions from the incisive portraits.
The boy beagle then comes back to help the little mutt burp as well as giving a diaper change. While Oswald and the boy beagle are still anticipating at the living room, the baby dog comes to them, craving for chocolate pudding. This time, Oswald stands up and takes the little mutt to the dining room.