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Featuring … Noel Streatfeild!

Book covers for Skating Shoes; Theater Shoes; Ballet Shoes; and Dancing Shoes by Noel Streatfeild

Noel Streatfeild used her background in theater as the basis of many of her children’s books. Ballet Shoes was her most famous work, so many of her other books were later re-titled to include ‘shoes’.

Have you read any of the “Shoes” books?

Author Middle Grade CarouselPosted on February 27, 2020January 27, 2020Categories Author Features, Book CoversTags Author: Noel StreatfeildLeave a comment on Featuring … Noel Streatfeild!

Featuring … E. Nesbit!

Book covers for The Phoenix and the Carpet; The Story of the Amulet; The Book of Dragons; Five Children and It; The Railway Children; and The Enchanted Castle by E. Nesbit

E. Nesbit was a prolific author, credited for inventing the children’s adventure story. Her books often included a blend of realism and the fantastical, which inspired future writers such as C. S. Lewis, P. L. Travers, and J. K. Rowling.

Have you read any books by E. Nesbit?

Author Middle Grade CarouselPosted on February 20, 2020January 27, 2020Categories Author Features, Book CoversTags Author: E. NesbitLeave a comment on Featuring … E. Nesbit!

Featuring … P. L. Travers!

Book covers for Mary Poppins, Mary Poppins Comes Back, and Mary Poppins Opens the Door by P. L. Travers

P. L. Travers was a Shakespearean actress, a poet, a dancer, and a world traveler. Her famous character, Mary Poppins, was partly inspired by her great aunt Helen. The last book in the series released when she was 89 years old.

Have you ever read Mary Poppins?

Author Middle Grade CarouselPosted on February 17, 2020January 27, 2020Categories Author FeaturesTags Author: P. L. TraversLeave a comment on Featuring … P. L. Travers!

Featuring … E.B. White!

Book covers for Charlotte's Web; The Trumpet of the Swan; and Stuart Little by E.B. White

E.B. White started writing fiction for his niece, Janice. His first book, Stuart Little, wasn’t very popular, but his second, Charlotte’s Web, was a big hit and won many literary and reader’s choice awards.

Have you read all three of E.B. White’s books?

Author Middle Grade CarouselPosted on February 13, 2020January 27, 2020Categories Author Features, Book CoversTags Author: E. B. WhiteLeave a comment on Featuring … E.B. White!

Featuring … Beverly Cleary!

Book covers for Henry and Ribsy; Muggie Maggie; The Mouse and the Motorcycle; Dear Mr. Henshaw; Ramona and Her Mother; and Mitch & Amy by Beverly Cleary

Beverly Cleary was a children’s librarian before she became an author. She wanted to write books that readers would be able to identify with, and became a trend-setter in realistic children’s fiction.

Which Beverly Cleary book is your favorite?

 

Author Middle Grade CarouselPosted on February 6, 2020January 27, 2020Categories Author Features, Book CoversTags Author: Beverly ClearyLeave a comment on Featuring … Beverly Cleary!
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