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Books specifically for children existed by the 17th century. Before that, books were written mainly for adults – although some later became popular with children. In Europe, Gutenberg 's invention of the printing press around 1440 made possible mass production of books, though the first printed books were quite expensive and remained so for a ...
Roald Dahl bibliography. Roald Dahl (1916–1990) was a British author and scriptwriter, [ 1] and "the most popular writer of children's books since Enid Blyton ", according to Philip Howard, the literary editor of The Times. [ 2] He was raised by his Norwegian mother, who took him on annual trips to Norway, where she told him the stories of ...
Little Golden Books is an American series of children's books, published since 1942. The Poky Little Puppy, the eighth release in the series, is the top-selling children's book of all time in the United States. [ 1] Many other Little Golden Books have become bestsellers, [ 1] including Tootle, Scuffy the Tugboat, The Little Red Hen, and Doctor ...
Sue Grafton was born in Louisville, Kentucky, to C. W. Grafton (1909–1982) and Vivian Harnsberger, both of whom were the children of Presbyterian missionaries. [2]Her father was a municipal bond lawyer who also wrote mystery novels, and her mother was a former high school chemistry teacher. [3]
In 1993, the "Booker of Bookers" prize was awarded to Salman Rushdie for Midnight's Children (the 1981 winner) as the best novel to win the award in its first 25 years. Midnight's Children also won a public vote in 2008, on the prize's fortieth anniversary, for "The Best of the Booker". In 2018 a special "Golden Booker" was awarded celebrating ...
Margaret Atwood (born 1939) – Up in the Tree, Princess Prunella and the Purple Peanut, Wandering Wenda and Widow Wallop's Wunderground Washery. Cécile Aubry (1928–2010) – Belle et Sébastien. Martin Auer (born 1951) – Now, Now, Markus, The Blue Boy. Steve Augarde (born 1950) – The Various, Celandine.
A crossword (or crossword puzzle) is a word game consisting of a grid of black and white squares, into which solvers enter words or phrases ("entries") crossing each other horizontally ("across") and vertically ("down") according to a set of clues. Each white square is typically filled with one letter, while the black squares are used to ...
Spouse. Bruce Venables (m. 1988) Website. https://judynunn.com.au. Judith Anne Nunn[ 1] ( AM) (born 13 April 1945), (also published under the pen name of Judy Bernard-Waite ), is an Australian author, of both adult and children's fiction titles. she has collaborated with writers Patricia Bernard and Fiona Waite. [ 2]