"against a forest where Whangdoodles live. One of the firemen of the book refers to the centipede as a Whangdoodle. In ""Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"", Willy Wonka mentions that he saved the Oompa Loompas from Whangdoodles and various other monsters. A different Whangdoodle is described in the children's novel ""The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles"" by singer and actress Dame Julie Andrews (under her married name of Julie Edwards): an intelligent, ungulate-like character capable of changing color to suit its emotions, from whose hind legs grow a new and different set of bedroom slippers each year. It is"
"Katherine Paterson Katherine Womeldorf Paterson (born October 31, 1932) is a Chinese-born American writer best known for children's novels. For four different books published 1975-1980, she won two Newbery Medals and two National Book Awards. She is one of three people to win the two major international awards; for ""lasting contribution to children's literature"" she won the biennial Hans Christian Andersen Award for Writing in 1998 and for her career contribution to ""children's and young adult literature in the broadest sense"" she won the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award from the Swedish Arts Council in 2006, the biggest monetary prize in"
"a cast that includes Lexi Johnson (as Mandie), Dean Jones, and William Yelton. The rights to produce a film based on ""Mandie and the Secret Tunnel"" are currently owned by Kalon Media. Two further films have been produced. Lois Gladys Leppard Lois Gladys Leppard (1924 – October 5, 2008) was the author of the Mandie series of children's novels. Leppard wrote her first Mandie story when she was only eleven and a half years old, but did not become a professional author until she was an adult. Leppard has also worked as a professional singer, actress, and playwright. She studied"
"Lois Gladys Leppard Lois Gladys Leppard (1924 – October 5, 2008) was the author of the Mandie series of children's novels. Leppard wrote her first Mandie story when she was only eleven and a half years old, but did not become a professional author until she was an adult. Leppard has also worked as a professional singer, actress, and playwright. She studied at the New York School of Music and the Voice Beautiful Institute in New York. At one time, she and her two sisters, Sybil and Louise, formed a singing group called the Larke Sisters. There are forty ""Mandie"""
"63. Michele Fawdon Michele Fawdon (15 December 1947, Harrow, London – 23 May 2011) was an English-born Australian actress. In 1979 she won the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for ""Cathy's Child"". Fawdon also appeared in many television series, including ""Cop Shop"", ""Young Ramsay"", ""The Sullivans"" and ""A Country Practice"". She played the role of Australian 19th-century painter Jane Sutherland in the 1985 ABC-TV mini-series ""One Summer Again"". An accomplished singer, she played the role of Mary Magdalene in the Australian cast of ""Jesus Christ Superstar"". Fawdon died on 23 May 2011, from cancer,"
"Jodi Carlisle Jodi Carlisle (born August 28, 1960) is an American actress who has appeared in 46 television shows, 5 feature films and four television movies as well as a number of stage plays. Carlisle is perhaps best known as one of the principal voice actors on the long running children's animated TV series ""The Wild Thornberrys."" Actress Jodi Carlisle has been performing voice work since 1982, beginning with the cartoon series ""Pac-Man"". Two of her main voice roles were the characters of Wendy Richter and The Fabulous Moolah on the ""Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling"" Saturday morning cartoon series."
"Ashley Tisdale Ashley Michelle Tisdale (born July 2, 1985) is an American actress, singer, and film producer. During her childhood, Tisdale was featured in over 100 advertisements and had minor roles in television and theatre. She achieved mainstream success as Maddie Fitzpatrick in the Disney Channel series ""The Suite Life of Zack & Cody"". This success was heightened when she starred as Sharpay Evans in the ""High School Musical"" franchise. The film series proved to be a huge success for Disney and earned a large following. The success of the films led to Tisdale signing with Warner Bros. Records, releasing"
"Madge Brindley Madge Brindley (October 15, 1901 – August 28, 1968) was a British repertory and film actress. She was born, Doreen Ilse Johnson in Bedford Park, London, England. She was an actress, known in later life for her character parts, usually as loud and aggressive matronly women. She began her acting career in 1925 with the Birmingham Repertory Company in the play The Farmers Wife. She is best known for her film parts in The Spider and the Fly (1949), Alice in Wonderland (1946) and Hobson's Choice (1954), The Ladykillers (1955) and A Kid for Two Farthings (1956). She"
"in various countries around the world. She made her home in South Carolina. Leppard died October 5, 2008. Stories of her own mother's childhood are the basis for many of the incidents incorporated in this series. Young Mandie series <br>Set before the Mandie series, starting in 1898 when Mandie is 9. Mandie: Her College Days <br>Set after the Mandie series, around 1904. Now 16, Mandie and Celia attend Charleston Ladies' College. For older children or young adults. Special ""Mandie"" books Mandie movies Mandie The Mandie books are a children's historical mystery series written by Lois Gladys Leppard, intended for children"
"2002, her book ""Gooney Bird Greene"" won the Rhode Island Children's Book Award. In 2011 she gave the May Hill Arbuthnot Lecture; her lecture was titled ""Unleaving: The Staying Power of Gold"". In 2014, Lowry was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Letters by Brown University. In 2014, a film of 'The Giver' starring Jeff Bridges and Meryl Streep was released to mixed reviews. An animated film of Lowry's book 'The Willoughbys' will be a Netflix film in 2020. Lois Lowry Lois Lowry (born Lois Ann Hammersberg; March 20, 1937) is an American writer credited with forty-five children's books. She has"
"character at The 2007 Academy Awards and at Oscar parties. She has produced and written web videos for McDonald's. For Mexico’s avocado growers, Cindy produced the making of the world’s largest guacamole, smashing a Guinness Book record and attracting worldwide media attention. Cindy is married to television producer turned teacher Ronald Vandor. She has three children, and lives in Malibu, where she is a passionate environmental activist and community advocate. She has also taught journalism at Pepperdine University in Malibu, and she continues to write and produce on a freelance basis. Cindy Vandor Cindy Vandor (Cindy Druss) was born on"
"age, she continued working. She died at home on 11 September 1994, in Easton, Connecticut, at age 85. The cause of death remains private. <nowiki>*</nowiki>Re-issued on DVD as ""The Christmas Story Lady"" Jessica Tandy Jessica Tandy (born Jessie Alice Tandy; 7 June 1909 – 11 September 1994) was an English stage and film actress best known for her Academy Award winning performance in the film ""Driving Miss Daisy"". Tandy appeared in over 100 stage productions and had more than 60 roles in film and TV. Born in London to Jessie Helen Horspool and commercial traveller Harry Tandy, she was only"
"Sandy Dennis Sandra Dale Dennis (April 27, 1937 – March 2, 1992) was an American theater and film actress. At the height of her career in the 1960s she won two Tony Awards, as well as an Oscar for her performance in ""Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"" Sandy Dennis, Anne Bancroft, Zoe Caldwell, Viola Davis, Colleen Dewhurst, Maureen Stapleton, Irene Worth, Audra McDonald, and Laurie Metcalf are the only winners of Tony Awards for both Best Actress in a Play and Best Featured Actress in a Play. Dennis was born in Hastings, Nebraska, the daughter of Yvonne (née Hudson), a"
"Julie Anne Haddock Julie Anne Haddock (born April 3, 1965, Los Angeles, California) is a former American actress. Becoming a child actress at the age of ten, Haddock is perhaps best known for her role as tomboy ""Cindy Webster"" on the first season of the NBC television series ""The Facts of Life"". She is also known for her appearance on the ""Wonder Woman"" television series as the super powered girl, Amadonna, in the episode ""The Girl from Islandia"" and as Robert Duvall's daughter in the movie ""The Great Santini"". She also appeared as Melinda Mulligan, the daughter of Lawrence Pressman"
"Fund Foundation, World Animal Protection, and the Trevor Project. Christina Applegate Christina Applegate (born November 25, 1971) is an American actress and dancer. As an adolescent actress, she started playing the role of Kelly Bundy on the Fox sitcom ""Married... with Children"" (1987–97). In her adult years, Applegate established a film and television career, winning an Emmy Award and earning Tony and Golden Globe nominations. Applegate has had major roles in several films, including ""Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead"" (1991), ""The Big Hit"" (1998), ""The Sweetest Thing"" (2002), ""Grand Theft Parsons"" (2003), """" (2004) and its sequel """" (2013),"
"the Beanstalk"" ""Little Red Riding Hood"" ""Robinson Crusoe"" ""Rumplestiltzkin"" ""The Sleeping Beauty"" ""A Letter to Santa Claus"" ""Lincoln's Secret Messenger"" ""The Adventures of Tom Sawyer"" ""Alice in Wonderland"" ""Hansel and Gretel"" ""The Magic Horn"" ""Many Moons"", based on the illustrated book of the same name written by James Thurber ""Rip Van Winkle"" ""The Emperor's New Clothes"" ""Tom Sawyer's Treasure Hunt"" ""Little Black Sambo"" Charlotte Chorpenning Charlotte B. Chorpenning (1873–1955) was a children's playwright. When she was 60 years old, after her husband died, she began writing plays for children. She was also the artistic director of the children's theatre at"
"Marion Holland Marion Holland (July 17, 1908 – April 6, 1989) was an American children's book writer and illustrator from Washington, DC. Holland's best-known books were ""A Big Ball of String""; ""No Children, No Pets""; ""Billy Had a System""; and ""The Secret Horse."" ""A Big Ball of String"" (1958), which sold more than a million copies, was one of the six original Beginner Books published by Random House, along with ""The Cat in the Hat"" by Dr. Seuss. Holland was born July 17, 1908, in Washington, D.C. Holland graduated from Central High School and Swarthmore College. She had five children."
"was interred at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles. Her husband of seventeen years, Jerry Sackheim, was also a Hollywood writer with whom she had worked on ""The Boy and the Pirates"" (1960). Lillie Hayward Lillie Hayward (September 12, 1891 – June 29, 1977) was an American screenwriter whose Hollywood career began during the silent era and continued well into the age of television. She wrote for more than 70 films and TV shows including the Disney film ""The Shaggy Dog"" and television series The Mickey Mouse Club and ""Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color"". She was also remembered for"
"Megan McDonald Megan Jo McDonald (born February 28, 1959) is an American children's literature author. Her most popular works is the series of books which concern a third grade girl named Judy Moody (written for grades 2–4). McDonald has also written many picture books for younger children and continues to write. Her most recent work was the ""Julie Albright"" series of books for American Girl. McDonald was born February 28, 1959, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to John and Mary Louise McDonald. She is the youngest of five girls, which served as the inspiration for ""The Sister's Club"". She was awarded a"
"Astrid Lindgren Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren (née Ericsson; (14 November 1907 – 28 January 2002) was a Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays. She is best known for several children's book series, featuring Pippi Longstocking, Emil i Lönneberga, Karlsson-on-the-Roof, and the Six Bullerby Children (""Children of Noisy Village"" in the US), and for the children's fantasy novels ""Mio, My Son"", ""Ronia the Robber's Daughter"", and ""The Brothers Lionheart"". Lindgren worked Children's Literature Editorial Board at the Raben & Schörgen publishing house in Stockholm and has written more than 30 books for children. In January 2017, she was calculated to be"
"Marcia Henderson Marcia Anne Prestlien (née Henderson; July 22, 1929 – November 23, 1987) was an American actress. She made her Broadway debut as Wendy in the musical ""Peter Pan"" (1950), for which she won a Theatre World Award. Henderson also appeared in films such as ""All I Desire"" (1953), ""The Glass Web"" (1953), ""Canyon River"" (1956), and ""The Wayward Girl"" (1957). Born in Andover, Massachusetts, and raised in Williamstown, Massachusetts, Henderson was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Henderson. She graduated from Williamstown High School in 1947 and from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1949."
"Raspberry wrote. ""It was in her letters that her trenchant wit and sardonic wisdom came to the fore."" Holland died of cancer on April 6, 1989, in Washington, D.C. Marion Holland Marion Holland (July 17, 1908 – April 6, 1989) was an American children's book writer and illustrator from Washington, DC. Holland's best-known books were ""A Big Ball of String""; ""No Children, No Pets""; ""Billy Had a System""; and ""The Secret Horse."" ""A Big Ball of String"" (1958), which sold more than a million copies, was one of the six original Beginner Books published by Random House, along with ""The"
"Margot Pardoe Margot Pardoe (8 August 1902 – 5 January 1996) was a British writer of children's fiction under the name M. Pardoe. Her career spanned over 20 years from the late 1930s to the early 1960s. She is known best for the Bunkle adventure series. Pardoe published over 20 books, most of which were extremely popular as well as positively reviewed. ""The Times Literary Supplement"" characterised ""The Far Island"" as ""realistic as well as charming""; some of her later books were featured on ""Children's Hour"" when the part of Bunkle was taken by a young Billie Whitelaw, under the"
"Lois Lowry Lois Lowry (born Lois Ann Hammersberg; March 20, 1937) is an American writer credited with forty-five children's books. She has won two Newbery Medals, for ""Number the Stars"" in 1990 and ""The Giver"" in 1994. For her contribution as a children's writer, she was a finalist in 2000 and U.S. nominee again in 2004, as well as a finalist in 2016, for the biennial international Hans Christian Andersen Award, the highest recognition available to creators of children's books. Her book ""Gooney Bird Greene"" won the 2002 Rhode Island Children's Book Award. In 2007 she received the Margaret Edwards"
"Madeline Brandeis Madeline Brandeis (1897 – June 28, 1937) was an American author of children's books, and a film producer. Brandeis was best known for her ""Children of America"" and ""Children of All Lands"" series of books. Most of the fictional stories included photographs taken by the author, with child actors as the books' characters. She was also a founder of The Little Players' Film Co., with offices in New York and Chicago, which featured casts composed almost entirely of children. She personally wrote and directed the feature ""The Star Prince"" in 1918, released in 1920 as ""Twinkle Twinkle Little"
"Tulane"" movie. 20th Century Fox has hired Martin Hynes to write a script based on the book, ""The Magician's Elephant"". Kate DiCamillo Katrina Elizabeth ""Kate"" DiCamillo (born March 25, 1964) is an American writer of children's fiction for all reading levels, usually featuring animals. She is one of six people to win two Newbery Medals, recognizing her novels ""The Tale of Despereaux"" (2003) and ""Flora & Ulysses"" (2013). Her best-known books for young children are the Mercy Watson series, illustrated by Chris Van Dusen. DiCamillo was the U.S. National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, appointed by the Library of Congress"
"an abortion, later in life rendered her Sweden's most prestigious film award, the Guldbagge Award (the Golden Beetle), for Best Actress. She was highly praised everywhere for her warm and sober portrayal of the grandmother – the immediate centre of the Ekdahl family - in Ingmar Bergman's colourful film ""Fanny och Alexander"" (1982). The role was to be her very last, as shortly after the shooting finished she was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Her condition deteriorated quickly and she died on 4 June 1983; ten months later Bergman's film was awarded with 4 Oscars, one for Best Foreign Language Film"
"Madge Meredith Madge Meredith (July 15, 1921 – September 16, 2017) was an American film actress. She was best known, however, for being wrongfully convicted for kidnapping. Meredith was born Marjorie May Massow in Iowa Falls, Iowa, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F.A. Massow. Her father was a construction superintendent, and she was the middle child of five. As a youth, she overcame a stammer while focusing on dramatics in high school. Her accomplishments there led to her receiving a tuition-only scholarship to the Rice School of the Theater in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. Her family's funds were limited, so"
"California, to pursue her acting career and study at the Howard Fine Acting Studio. Carole Weyers Carole Weyers (born November 30, 1984) is a Belgian actress. She is best known for her roles in the films Finding Focus (2011) and Winterlong (2016) and for portraying Elodie in the WGN America series Manh(A)ttan. She has also been chosen to portray the character of Caroline Baldwin in the screen adaptation of André Taymans' comic books. Carole Weyers was born in Anderlecht, Belgium. She graduated from the Institut des Arts de Diffusion (Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium) in 2006, then from the London Academy of Music"
"including Afrikaans, Dutch, French, and Japanese. She was chosen to appear in ""Twentieth Century Children's Writers"", the 'International Who's Who', published by Cambridge University Press and is a featured writer in the KZN Literary Tourism project. Marguerite Poland is the recipient of two national Lifetime Achievement Awards for English literature; one from the Department of Arts and Culture in 2005 and then in 2010 from the South African Literary Awards. Poland was the first recipient of the Percy FitzPatrick Award for children's literature in 1979 for ""The Mantis and the Moon"" and in 1983 she won the award again for"
"Martine McCutcheon Martine Kimberley Sherrie McCutcheon (born Martine Kimberley Sherrie Ponting, 14 May 1976), is an English singer, television personality and actress. McCutcheon's first television role was the role of Mandy in the TV show ""Bluebirds"" in 1989. She also had minor success as one third of the pop group Milan in the early 1990s, but it was her role as Tiffany Mitchell in the BBC's ""EastEnders"" that she is best remembered for, as well has her role in the 2003 romantic comedy ""Love Actually"". For the former she won the 1997 National Television Award, while for the latter she"
"Leslie Phillips, Geraldine McEwan, Julia Lockwood Verily Anderson Verily Anderson (12 January 1915 – 16 July 2010) was a British author, best known for writing the screenplay of the 1960 film ""No Kidding"", based on her 1958 book ""Beware of Children"", for writing Brownie books and writing genealogical books about the Gurney, Barclay and Buxton families. Born as Verily Bruce on 12 January 1915 in Edgbaston, Birmingham, she was the daughter of Francis Rosslyn Courtenay Bruce and Rachel Gurney, the fourth of her parents' five children. Verily Bruce was educated at Edgbaston High School for Girls, Birmingham, between the ages"
"is about her night at the Oscars with her mother. She followed those with two more books ""Shai & Emmie Star in to the Rescue"" and ""Shai & Emmie Star in Dancy Pants"" in 2018. Quvenzhané Wallis Quvenzhané Wallis ( ; born August 28, 2003) is an American actress and author. She is known for her role as Hushpuppy in the drama film ""Beasts of the Southern Wild"" (2012), for which she became the youngest actress ever to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, as well as the first person born in the 21st century nominated for"