"as a secret vantage point and may become a safety concern. Wendy house A Wendy house is a United Kingdom term for a small playhouse for children, large enough for one or more children to enter. Size and solidity can vary from a plastic kit to something resembling a real house in a child's size. Usually there is one room, a doorway with a window on either side, and little or no furniture other than that which the children improvise. The original was built for Wendy Darling in J. M. Barrie's play, ""Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow"
"Peter and Wendy Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up or Peter and Wendy is J. M. Barrie's most famous work, in the form of a 1904 play and a 1911 novel. Both versions tell the story of Peter Pan, a mischievous yet innocent little boy who can fly, and has many adventures on the island of Neverland that is inhabited by mermaids, fairies, Native Americans and pirates. The Peter Pan stories also involve the characters Wendy Darling and her two brothers, Peter's fairy Tinker Bell, the Lost Boys, and the pirate Captain Hook. The play and novel"
"of origin applies if it is shorter than their local term.) Peter and Wendy Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up or Peter and Wendy is J. M. Barrie's most famous work, in the form of a 1904 play and a 1911 novel. Both versions tell the story of Peter Pan, a mischievous yet innocent little boy who can fly, and has many adventures on the island of Neverland that is inhabited by mermaids, fairies, Native Americans and pirates. The Peter Pan stories also involve the characters Wendy Darling and her two brothers, Peter's fairy Tinker Bell, the"
"Wendy Mass Wendy Mass (born April 22, 1967) is an author of young adult novels and children's books. Her 2003 novel, ""A Mango-Shaped Space"" which won the American Library Association (ALA) Schneider Family Book Award for Middle School in 2004. Her other notable works include: ""11 Birthdays"""", A Mango-Shaped Space"" and ""Every Soul a Star"". Mass's novel ""Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life"" was adapted into a feature film in 2011. Born in Livingston, New Jersey, Mass's favorite subjects in school were reading and science. Wendy worked at town libraries and bookstores. As a child she would compete with"
"Wendy Mass Wendy Mass (born April 22, 1967) is an author of young adult novels and children's books. Her 2003 novel, ""A Mango-Shaped Space"" which won the American Library Association (ALA) Schneider Family Book Award for Middle School in 2004. Her other notable works include: ""11 Birthdays"""", A Mango-Shaped Space"" and ""Every Soul a Star"". Mass's novel ""Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life"" was adapted into a feature film in 2011. Born in Livingston, New Jersey, Mass's favorite subjects in school were reading and science. Wendy worked at town libraries and bookstores. As a child she would compete with"
"boy and an ordinary girl named Wendy who have adventures in the fantasy setting of Neverland. Although he continued to write successfully, ""Peter Pan"" overshadowed his other work, and is credited with popularising the name Wendy. Barrie unofficially adopted the Davies boys following the deaths of their parents. Barrie was made a baronet by George V on 14 June 1913, and a member of the Order of Merit in the 1922 New Year Honours. Before his death, he gave the rights to the Peter Pan works to Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London, which continues to benefit from"
"Wendy Meddour Wendy Meddour is a writer, illustrator and academic. Her debut children's novel ""A Hen in the Wardrobe"" was published by Frances Lincoln Publishers in 2012. The book was shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award (for Outstanding First Novel) and was named one of the 'Best 50 Culturally Diverse Books since the 1950s' by ""The Guardian"". Meddour then published the bestselling ""Wendy Quill"" series with Oxford University Press, which has since been licensed in over ten countries. The series is based on her own childhood and was illustrated by her then twelve-year-old daughter, Mina May, making her one of"
"Margaret Henley Margaret Emma Henley (4 September 1888 – 11 February 1894) was the daughter of William Ernest Henley and his wife Anna Henley (née Boyle). Margaret's friendship with J. M. Barrie, whom she called ""fwendy"" (i.e., ""friendy""), was the inspiration for the character Wendy Darling in Barrie's play ""Peter Pan; or, The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up"" (1904) and its novelisation ""Peter and Wendy"" (1911). She may also have served as the inspiration for Margaret Dearth, the protagonist's ""dream-child"" in Barrie's 1917 play ""Dear Brutus"", and for Margaret, Wendy Darling's granddaughter, in ""Peter Pan"". Margaret died at the age"
"Sidney for a pivotal character in his epic prose work, ""The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia""; Jessica, created by William Shakespeare in his play ""The Merchant of Venice""; Vanessa, created by Jonathan Swift; Fiona, a character from James Macpherson's spurious cycle of Ossian poems; Wendy, an obscure name popularised by J. M. Barrie in his play ""Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up""; and Madison, a character from the movie ""Splash"". Lara and Larissa were rare in America before the appearance of ""Doctor Zhivago,"" and have become fairly common since. Songs can influence the naming of children. Jude jumped"
"Wendy (TV series) Wendy is a children's program made using 3D CGI animation by Red Kite Animation. working with Indian CG Studio Digitales. It is based on the German comic book series and magazine published in the late 1990s. It is made in co-production with the UK production company: Wendy Promotions Ltd., German, ZDF Enterprises, as well as the Singapore-based production company, August Media Holdings. Wendy is a 15-year-old girl who lives at a riding school in the fictional locale of Rose Valley, Canada. Wendy and her friends tackle issues such as adolescence, coming-of-age, growing up, boys, relationships, friendship, family"
"""Kidnapped"", both by Robert Louis Stevenson, were extremely popular in the 1880s. Rudyard Kipling's ""The Jungle Book"" was first published in 1894, and J. M. Barrie told the story of Peter Pan in the novel ""Peter and Wendy"" in 1911. Johanna Spyri's two-part novel ""Heidi"" was published in Switzerland in 1880 and 1881. In the US, children's publishing entered a period of growth after the American Civil War in 1865. Boys' book writer Oliver Optic published over 100 books. In 1868, the ""epoch-making book"" ""Little Women"", the fictionalized autobiography of Louisa May Alcott, was published. This ""coming of age"" story"
"Melendy Quartet, a series of four children's novels published between 1941 and 1951: ""The Saturdays"", ""The Four-Story Mistake"", ""Then There Were Five"", and ""Spiderweb for Two."" This series tells the adventures of four siblings who live in New York City and later in upstate New York with their father, a writer, and a housekeeper named Cuffy. ""Tatsinda"", a traditional fairy tale, was named an Honor Book at the 1963 ""New York Herald Tribune""'s Children's Spring Book Festival. Enright's final children's book, ""Zee"", the story of a naughty fairy, appeared in 1966. Enright's short stories for adult readers were published in"
"title, ""Wendy the Good Little Witch"", in 1960. Other ancillary titles featuring the pleasant young witch include ""Wendy Witch World"" (October 1961 to September 1974), and ""Casper and Wendy"" (September 1972 to November 1973). Another ""Wendy the Good Little Witch"" comic ran from April 1991 to August 1994, and a three-issue ""Wendy the Good Little Witch and New Kids on the Block"" saw print in 1991. In addition to Casper, the Wendy comics frequently feature Wendy's ""aunties"", Thelma, Velma and Zelma, with whom she shares a cottage in a haunted forest. The story ""Remember When"" recounts how Wendy was abandoned"
"for young children, based on the character ""SugarLoaf"". Published by Simon & Schuster, the first two books in this series are titled ""My Very Big Little World"" and ""The Best Kid in the World"". Reynolds' award-winning publishing work also includes the best-selling ""Judy Moody"" series written by Megan McDonald, Eleanor Estes' ""The Alley"" and ""The Tunnel of Hugsy Goode"", Judy Blume's ""Fudge"" series, and Ellen Potter's ""Olivia Kidney"" books. His collaboration with Alison McGhee called ""Someday"" spent 2 months on the ""New York Times Best Seller"" list for Children's Books. In addition to his children's books, Reynolds also created the"
"11 Birthdays 11 Birthdays is a children's time loop novel written by Wendy Mass and published in 2009 by Scholastic Press. It is the first novel in the ""Willow Falls"" series. The novel follows the life of a young girl named Amanda Ellerby who has spent each of her first ten birthdays with the same boy, Leonard Fitzpatrick. With her 11th birthday fast approaching, a falling out between the two friends has caused a shift in this birthday tradition leading to consequences both of them never could have imagined. Chosen as a 2009 Library Guild Selection, this novel has been"
"of five of cerebral meningitis. She was buried at the country estate of her father's friend, Henry Cust, in Cockayne Hatley, Bedfordshire. She was an only child. Margaret Henley Margaret Emma Henley (4 September 1888 – 11 February 1894) was the daughter of William Ernest Henley and his wife Anna Henley (née Boyle). Margaret's friendship with J. M. Barrie, whom she called ""fwendy"" (i.e., ""friendy""), was the inspiration for the character Wendy Darling in Barrie's play ""Peter Pan; or, The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up"" (1904) and its novelisation ""Peter and Wendy"" (1911). She may also have served as the"
"Windsurf Boy"" (1983), ""The Anderson Question"" (1985), ""The Fourth of July"" (1988), ""Lost Footsteps"" (1993), ""Intimate Letters"" (1993) and ""The Invasion of Sand"" (2005). She is the author of the best-selling ""Kitty and Friends"" series of stories for young girls, including ""I Don't Want To!"" and ""So What?"", which were inspired by her own daughter, Katherine. There were 13 volumes in all, published 1985–2002. She then went on to write a series of six books inspired by her small dog Bonnie, with titles like ""Big Dog Bonnie"" and ""Brave Dog Bonnie"". In all, she published 26 books for children and"
"Wendy Isdell Wendy Diane Isdell (born March 30, 1975) is an American author and artist. She is best known for her young adult works, which incorporate science and math into fiction. Her most popular novel, ""A Gebra Named Al,"" was first published in 1993. Isdell dedicated much of her early life to writing. Her first notable publishing credit came at age nine, through articles in the Haydon Elementary School newsletter (the first ever by a student). Seven years later, she signed a contract for her first novel, ""A Gebra Named Al,"" with Free Spirit Publishing in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The sequel"
"Times, February 2013. Her work is featured in three books for children, paired with stories by fantasy author Terri Windling: ""A Midsummer Night's Faery Tale"", ""The Winter Child"", and ""The Faeries of Spring Cottage"". Wendy Froud is married to, and often collaborates with, the English ""fairy artist"" Brian Froud, with whom she has a son Toby, a visual artist, performance artist and filmmaker. She is the daughter of artist Walter Midener and collage artist Peggy Midener. Wendy Froud Wendy Froud, born Wendy Midener in Detroit, is an American doll-artist, sculptor, and puppet-maker, best known for her work creating Yoda for"
"the child actress Mandy Miller, who was about a year older. She frequently talks about her favourite books and dolls she played with when she was a child. She is still an avid collector of both books and dolls and she also still enjoys reading and writing. Jacky Daydream Jacky Daydream is an autobiographical book about Jacqueline Wilson's childhood, first published in 2007. The book's title refers to a nickname given to the author when she was at school. The teacher, Mr Branson (who the children nicknamed Brandy Balls) would give all the children nicknames according to their character; initially"
"Wendy Darling Wendy Moira Angela Darling is a fictional character and the protagonist of ""Peter and Wendy"" by J. M. Barrie, and in most adaptations in other media. Her exact age is not specified in the original play or novel by Barrie, though it is implied that she is about 12 years old or possibly younger, as she is ""just Peter's size"". As a girl on the verge of adulthood, she stands in contrast to Peter Pan, a boy who refuses to grow up, the major theme of the Peter Pan stories. Wendy hesitates at first to fly off to"
"She went on to obtain a Doctorate of Divinity and Ph.D. in Religion. Isdell currently lives in Virginia, and is openly gay. For health reasons, she rarely ventures out. Wendy Isdell Wendy Diane Isdell (born March 30, 1975) is an American author and artist. She is best known for her young adult works, which incorporate science and math into fiction. Her most popular novel, ""A Gebra Named Al,"" was first published in 1993. Isdell dedicated much of her early life to writing. Her first notable publishing credit came at age nine, through articles in the Haydon Elementary School newsletter (the"
"all revolve around birthdays and are set in the same small town with the mysterious Angelina. 11 Birthdays 11 Birthdays is a children's time loop novel written by Wendy Mass and published in 2009 by Scholastic Press. It is the first novel in the ""Willow Falls"" series. The novel follows the life of a young girl named Amanda Ellerby who has spent each of her first ten birthdays with the same boy, Leonard Fitzpatrick. With her 11th birthday fast approaching, a falling out between the two friends has caused a shift in this birthday tradition leading to consequences both of"
"New Zealand and Australia, children's playhouses are commonly known as Wendy houses. Wendy Darling Wendy Moira Angela Darling is a fictional character and the protagonist of ""Peter and Wendy"" by J. M. Barrie, and in most adaptations in other media. Her exact age is not specified in the original play or novel by Barrie, though it is implied that she is about 12 years old or possibly younger, as she is ""just Peter's size"". As a girl on the verge of adulthood, she stands in contrast to Peter Pan, a boy who refuses to grow up, the major theme of"
"children. She has cited ""The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe"" as the biggest literary influence on her as a child. She has also read Philip Pullman's ""Northern Lights"" trilogy. Moore is a fan of historical fiction, and lists Jean Plaidy's ""Madonna of the Seven Hills"" as one of the first books she purchased. Wendy Moore Wendy Moore is an English journalist, author, and historian. She has produced works on the English nobility, the history of medicine and the history of breakfast. Her first work, ""The Knife Man"", was adapted as a TV pilot by AMC but did not go"
"""Mrs. Mustard's Beastly Babies"", American Bookseller's Pick of the Lists (1990) Jane Wattenberg Jane Wattenberg (born 1949) is an American author, photographer, and illustrator of books for children. Mrs. Mustard is her pen name. Jane Wattenberg is the author and photo collage creator of the best-selling accordion-style baby board books, ""Mrs. Mustard's Baby Faces"" and ""Mrs. Mustard's Beastly Babies"" (Chronicle Books). She is also the author and photo illustrator of the award winning re-told tale, ""Henny-Penny"" (Scholastic Press) and the retelling of the classic Aesop fable ""The Boy Who Cried Wolf"", which she wove into ""Never Cry Woof!"" (Scholastic Press),"
"of the countries into whose languages Potter's books have been translated"". The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle is a children's book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter. It was published by Frederick Warne & Co. in October 1905. Mrs. Tiggy-winkle is a hedgehog washerwoman who lives in a tiny cottage in the fells of the Lake District. A child named Lucie happens upon the cottage and stays for tea. The two deliver freshly laundered clothing to the animals and birds in the neighbourhood. Potter thought the book would be best enjoyed by girls, and, like most"
"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"
"Wacky Wednesday (book) Wacky Wednesday is a book for young readers, written by Dr. Seuss as Theo. LeSieg and illustrated by George Booth. It has forty-eight pages, and is based around a world of progressively wackier occurrences where kids can point out that there's a palm tree growing in the toilet, an earthworm chasing a bird, a plane flying backward, and a tiger chauffeur, as a few examples. The main character, a child, wakes up to find a shoe on the wall; then he looks up to find one on the ceiling as well. With each new page the number"
"named Wesley. It was conceptualized as a loose parody of """", written by Charlotte Pence and illustrated by Karen Pence (Mike Pence's daughter and wife, respectively). Their book also tells about a fictionalized day of the Pence family's pet rabbit, but without LGBT themes. A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo was launched during an episode of the satirical talk show ""Last Week Tonight with John Oliver"" with the intent to mock Pence's staunch opposition to same-sex marriage. Rather than a straight-up parody of the Pences' book, ""A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo"" is an actual children's"
"""Woodlands"" with her family from September 1891 to December 1894. During this period she wrote three books: her first and most famous children's novel 'Seven Little Australians'; its sequel ""The Family at Misrule""; and ""The Story of a Baby"". ""Seven Little Australians"" and its sequel were strongly influenced by the social and domestic environment of Woodlands and its natural surroundings creating a provocative portrayal of children and Australian identity in the late 19th century. ""Seven Little Australians"" has been in print for well over 100 years. It has sold over several million copies in the English language. It has been"
"Wendy Webb Wendy K. Webb is an American fiction author. Her books have received several awards, including the Minnesota Book Award for fiction in 2011 and 2017. Webb was born and raised in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. When Webb was in grade school, the school librarian encouraged her to read ""A Wrinkle in Time"" by Madeleine L'Engle. After reading that book, she knew from that point on that she was destined to be an author. She attended the University of Minnesota, where she graduated with a major in political science and minors in French and history."
"""because he had as many goats as beads in a necklace"". She became one of Kenya's pioneering writers for children with the publication in 1966 of her first book ""Mweru, the Ostrich Girl"", which was followed by her other titles for young adults: ""The Golden Feather"", ""Merry Making"", and ""Who's Calling?"". Her autobiographical work ""Daughter of Mumbi"", published in 1969, tells of the tensions felt by an adolescent who was torn between her allegiance to traditional identities (Mumbi was the mythical female founder of the Kikuyu) and a father who sees his support for British colonial rule as an allegiance"