"one of the chalk drawings. Mary Poppins Opens the Door Mary Poppins Opens the Door is a British children's fantasy novel by the Australian-British writer P.L. Travers, the third book and last novel in the ""Mary Poppins"" series that features the magical English nanny Mary Poppins. It was published in 1943 by Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc and illustrated by Mary Shepard and Agnes Sims. On Guy Fawkes Night, Mary Poppins arrives in the wake of the last fireworks display by the Banks family. The Banks children Michael, Jane, the twins, and Annabel plead with her to stay. She reluctantly"
"in London in November 2011, from the effects of alcoholic excess. Clippings, Photographs, Objects, Drawings, State Library of New South Wales, MLMSS 5341 , MLOH 62 P. L. Travers Pamela Lyndon Travers, (; born Helen Lyndon Goff; 9 August 1899 – 23 April 1996), was an Australian-born British writer who spent most of her career in England. She is best known for the ""Mary Poppins"" series of children's books, which feature the magical nanny Mary Poppins. Goff was born in Maryborough, Queensland, and grew up in the Australian bush before being sent to boarding school in Sydney. Her writing was"
"P. L. Travers Pamela Lyndon Travers, (; born Helen Lyndon Goff; 9 August 1899 – 23 April 1996), was an Australian-born British writer who spent most of her career in England. She is best known for the ""Mary Poppins"" series of children's books, which feature the magical nanny Mary Poppins. Goff was born in Maryborough, Queensland, and grew up in the Australian bush before being sent to boarding school in Sydney. Her writing was first published as a teenager, and she also worked briefly as a professional Shakespearean actress. Upon emigrating to England at the age of 25, she took"
"Mary Shepard Mary Eleanor Jessie Knox née Shepard (25 December 1909 – 4 September 2000) was an English illustrator of children's books. She is best known for the ""Mary Poppins"" stories written by P. L. Travers (1934 to 1988): ""Mary Shepard: Putting Mary Poppins in the picture"", ""The Times"" of London titled an obituary article. She used her married name Mary Knox outside the publishing industry. She was the daughter of E. H. Shepard, a famous illustrator of children's literature including ""Winnie-the-Pooh"" by A. A. Milne in the 1920s and a 1931 edition of ""The Wind in the Willows"" by"
"Kenneth Grahame. Shepard graduated from the Slade School of Art. She was 23 when her father was too busy to illustrate ""Mary Poppins"" and Travers discovered her work on a Christmas card. She married E. V. Knox, father of Penelope Fitzgerald. Mary Shepard Mary Eleanor Jessie Knox née Shepard (25 December 1909 – 4 September 2000) was an English illustrator of children's books. She is best known for the ""Mary Poppins"" stories written by P. L. Travers (1934 to 1988): ""Mary Shepard: Putting Mary Poppins in the picture"", ""The Times"" of London titled an obituary article. She used her married"
"Mickey Mouse Club"" in 1958. Despite her success as an author, Lowrey herself remained in relative obscurity. Janette Sebring Lowrey Janette Sebring Lowrey (March 2, 1892 – March 17, 1986) was an American children's writer, best known for writing the beloved children's classic, ""The Poky Little Puppy"". Janette Sebring Lowrey was born in Orange, Texas. Lowrey wrote dozens of books aimed at children and young adults from the 1930s to the 1970s, but ""The Poky Little Puppy"" remains her best known, selling over 15 million copies worldwide. Another well-known work of hers was ""Margaret"", a historical fiction young adult novel,"
"State Prize for his work. One of his children's books is a collection of stories called ""The Hermit and the Rose."" Boris Zakhoder Boris Vladimirovich Zakhoder (; 9 September 1918, Kagul, Bessarabia — 7 November 2000, Moscow, Russia) was a Russian poet and children's writer. He is best known for his translations of ""Winnie-the-Pooh"", ""Mary Poppins"", ""Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"" and other children's classics. Boris Zakhoder was born to a Jewish family in Kagul (now Cahul, Moldova) and grew up in Moscow. His father was a lawyer, a graduate of Moscow University, and his grandfather was the first crown rabbi"
"Boris Zakhoder Boris Vladimirovich Zakhoder (; 9 September 1918, Kagul, Bessarabia — 7 November 2000, Moscow, Russia) was a Russian poet and children's writer. He is best known for his translations of ""Winnie-the-Pooh"", ""Mary Poppins"", ""Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"" and other children's classics. Boris Zakhoder was born to a Jewish family in Kagul (now Cahul, Moldova) and grew up in Moscow. His father was a lawyer, a graduate of Moscow University, and his grandfather was the first crown rabbi of Nizhny Novgorod. After he graduated from high school in 1935, Zakhoder studied at Moscow Aviation Institute, Moscow and Kazan University"
"Agatha Christie Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, (née Miller; 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English writer. She is known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around her fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. Christie also wrote the world's longest-running play, a murder mystery, ""The Mousetrap"", and, under the pen name Mary Westmacott, six romances. In 1971 she was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) for her contribution to literature. Christie was born into a wealthy upper-middle-class family in Torquay, Devon."
"Doctor Dolittle who appears in a series of twelve books. The Golden Age of Children's Literature ended with World War I in Great Britain and Europe, and the period before World War II was much slower in children's publishing. The main exceptions in England were the publications of ""Winnie-the-Pooh"" by A. A. Milne in 1926, the first ""Mary Poppins"" book by P. L. Travers in 1934, ""The Hobbit"" by J. R. R. Tolkien in 1937, and the Arthurian novel ""The Sword in the Stone"" by T. H. White in 1938. Children's paperback books were first released in England in 1940"
"Janette Sebring Lowrey Janette Sebring Lowrey (March 2, 1892 – March 17, 1986) was an American children's writer, best known for writing the beloved children's classic, ""The Poky Little Puppy"". Janette Sebring Lowrey was born in Orange, Texas. Lowrey wrote dozens of books aimed at children and young adults from the 1930s to the 1970s, but ""The Poky Little Puppy"" remains her best known, selling over 15 million copies worldwide. Another well-known work of hers was ""Margaret"", a historical fiction young adult novel, which was published in 1950. It was adapted into """", a TV serial which aired on ""The"
"Rosemary Sutcliff Rosemary Sutcliff (14 December 1920 – 23 July 1992) was an English novelist best known for children's books, especially historical fiction and retellings of myths and legends. Although she was primarily a children's author, the quality and depth of her writing also appeals to adults. In a 1986 interview she said, ""I would claim that my books are for children of all ages, from nine to ninety."" Some of her novels were specifically written for adults. For her contribution as a children's writer Sutcliff was a runner-up for the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1974. Sutcliff was born"
"""The Hutchinson Treasury of Children's Literature"" edited by Alison Sage Philip Pullman, ""Northern Lights"" by Philip Pullman ""Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets"" by J.K. Rowling ""Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"" by J.K. Rowling ""The Illustrated Mum"" by Jacqueline Wilson ""The Amber Spyglass"" by Philip Pullman ""Artemis Fowl"" by Eoin Colfer ""Girls in Tears"" by Jacqueline Wilson ""The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon ""The Gruffalo's Child"" by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler ""Breaking Dawn"" by Stephenie Meyer ""Zog"" by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler ""A Monster Calls"" by Patrick Ness ""Ratburger"" by"
"Geraldine McCaughrean Geraldine McCaughrean ( ; born 6 June 1951) is a British children's novelist. She has written more than 170 books, including ""Peter Pan in Scarlet"" (2004), the official sequel to ""Peter Pan"" commissioned by Great Ormond Street Hospital, the holder of Peter Pan's copyright. Her work has been translated into 44 languages worldwide. She has received the Carnegie Medal twice and the Michael L. Printz Award among others. McCaughrean was born in London and grew up in North London. She was the youngest of three children. She studied teaching but found her true vocation in writing. She claims"
"into the air and away from the children. In the 1964 Disney film of the same name, she is portrayed by Julie Andrews; in the 2018 sequel ""Mary Poppins Returns"", she is portrayed by Emily Blunt. In the books there are five Banks children: Jane (the eldest), Michael, fraternal twins John and Barbara, and Annabel. Jane and Michael are the eldest and go on most of the magical adventures with Mary Poppins; they are the most prominent and vocal of the Banks children. John and Barbara are toddler twins who only start going on adventures in the second book. Annabel"
"the Magic Tree House series. Mary Pope Osborne Mary Pope Osborne (born May 20, 1949) is an American author of children's books. She is best known for the award-winning and bestselling ""Magic Tree House"" series, which has been translated into 35 languages and has sold more than 134 million copies worldwide. She is an advocate and supporter of children’s literacy, and the award-winning author of more than 100 books for children and young adults, including novels, retellings of mythology and folklore, picture books, biographies, and mysteries. Osborne is also the coauthor of the companion Magic Tree House Fact Trackers series"
"Robin Williams (writer) Robin Patricia Williams (born October 9, 1953) is an American educator who has authored many popular computer-related books, as well as the book ""Sweet Swan of Avon: Did a Woman Write Shakespeare?"". Among her computer books are manuals of style ""The Mac is Not a Typewriter"" and ""The Non-Designer's Design Book"", as well as numerous manuals for various macOS operating systems and applications, including ""The Little Mac Book"". ""Through her writing, teaching, and seminars, ... [Williams] has influenced an entire generation of computer users in the areas of design, typography, desktop publishing, the World Wide Web, and"
"Ruby Ferguson Ruby Constance Annie Ferguson (""née"" Ashby; 28 July 1899 – 11 November 1966), was a British writer of popular fiction, including children's books, romances, and mysteries. She is best known today for her ""Jill"" books, a series of Pullein-Thompsonesque pony books for children and young adults. Ferguson was born in Hebden Bridge and raised in Reeth, North Yorkshire. Her father was the Reverend David Ashby, a Wesleyan minister, and Ferguson herself later became a lay officer of the Methodist church. She received her education at Bradford Girls Grammar School and then at St Hilda's College at the University"
"BAFTA award-winning King Rollo Films. Poppy Cat herself is voiced in the UK by Joanna Page from BBC's award-winning series ""Gavin & Stacey"" (later replaced by Jessica Ransom from ""Doc Martin""), and in the US by actress Haley ""Cake"" Charles. The series was scored by composer Oliver Davis. Poppy Cat Poppy Cat is a series of books created by British illustrator and writer Lara Jones. The books are published by Campbell Books (a division of Macmillan Publishers), and include ""Poppy Cat's Play House"", ""Poppy Cat's Christmas"", ""Poppy Cat Loves Rainbows"", ""Poppy Cat's Dream"", and ""Poppy Cat's Sparkly Night"". The books"
"German, Spanish, Dutch and Japanese. ""Polar the Titanic Bear"" has won a number of awards for children's literature, including: Polar the Titanic Bear Polar the Titanic Bear is a children's book written by Margaretta ""Daisy"" Corning Spedden (née Stone) (19 November 1872 – 10 February 1950). Spedden was an American heiress who survived the sinking of the ""Titanic"", and her account of her family's trip and the eventual disaster, written as a tale to amuse her seven-year-old son, was published about 45 years after her death. The story is told from the point of view of a stuffed bear. Spedden"
"Anna Alice Chapin Anna Alice Chapin (December 16, 1880 – February 26, 1920) was American author and playwright. She wrote novels, short stories, fairy tales and books on music, but is perhaps best remembered for her 1904 collaboration with Glen MacDonough on the libretto ""Babes in Toyland"" Anna Alice Chapin was born in New York City, the daughter of Dr. Frederick Windle Chapin and the former Anna J. Hoppin. Her father, a native of Providence, Rhode Island, attended Trinity College, Hartford and received his medical degree from New York University. Her mother was most likely a close relative of the"
"would have considerable doubt about making a diagnosis of epilepsy without further information. There are societies in many parts of the world dedicated to the enjoyment and promotion of his works and the investigation of his life. On Copenhagen Street in Islington is the Lewis Carroll Children's Library. In 1982, his great-nephew unveiled a memorial stone to him in Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey. Lewis Carroll Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (; 27 January 1832 – 14 January 1898), better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English writer of world-famous children's fiction, notably ""Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"" and its sequel"
"pitch"" while calling Shaiman and Wittman's songs as a ""gravest disappointment"", which she stressed out that ""these are songs that get in your head, body, memory, and there’s nothing here with comparable melodic or lyrical staying power"" in her negative comparison of the former to the Sherman Brothers' 1964 original songs, but praised Whishaw's performance as ""emotional rawness"". Mary Poppins Returns Mary Poppins Returns is a 2018 American musical fantasy film directed by Rob Marshall, with a screenplay written by David Magee and a story by Magee, Marshall, and John DeLuca. Based on the book series of the same name"
"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"
"and with whom he had seven daughters. His second wife was Ethel, ""née"" Seymour (died 1952), whom he married in Brisbane on 3 April 1895, and with whom he had one daughter. His sister Margaret Goff née Morehead was the mother of Helen Lyndon Goff, who achieved fame as P. L. Travers, the author of ""Mary Poppins"". Morehead died from a cerebral haemorrhage on 30 October 1905 at a private hospital in Gregory Terrace, Brisbane. His funeral proceeded from ""Valmore"", the Wooloowin home of his son-in-law, Orme Darvall, to the Toowong Cemetery. Boyd Dunlop Morehead Boyd Dunlop Morehead (24 August"
"are marked with a ""(CC)"" and those from ""The Other Mary Shelley"" with an ""(OMS)"". Mary Shelley Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (née Godwin; 30 August 1797 – 1 February 1851) was an English novelist, short story writer, dramatist, essayist, biographer, and travel writer, best known for her Gothic novel ""Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus"" (1818). She also edited and promoted the works of her husband, the Romantic poet and philosopher Percy Bysshe Shelley. Her father was the political philosopher William Godwin, and her mother was the philosopher and feminist Mary Wollstonecraft. After Wollstonecraft's death less than a month after her daughter"
"Christopher Robin Milne Christopher Robin Milne (21 August 1920 – 20 April 1996) was an English bookseller and the only son of author A. A. Milne. As a child, he was the basis of the character Christopher Robin in his father's Winnie-the-Pooh stories and in two books of poems. Christopher Robin Milne was born at 11 Mallord Street, Chelsea, London, on 21 August 1920, to author Alan Alexander Milne and Daphne (""née"" de Sélincourt) Milne. Milne speculates that he was an only child because ""he had been a long time coming."" From an early age Milne was cared for by"
"languages worldwide, including over 6 million books in print in the U.S. The series of books are highly collectible and regularly featured in children’s bestseller lists. Georgie Ripper Georgie Ripper (born London, 1977) is a children's book illustrator known for her work on the ""Rainbow Magic"" series of fairy books. She won the Macmillan Prize for Picture Book Illustration in 2000 with ""My Best Friend Bob"" and ""Little Brown Bushrat"" which she authored and illustrated. She has also illustrated ""A Dog Called Whatnot"" and ""Whatnot Takes Charge"" which were written by Linda Newbery. She graduated from Anglia Ruskin University where"
"Shaun Clarke whom she married in 2003; they had two children. Her early death at the age of 34 was the result of malignant melanoma. Lara Jones Lara Kate Jones (1975 – 26 March 2010) was a British artist, children's author and illustrator. She is best remembered for her ""Poppy Cat"" series of books, written for the very young, which have been published in 20 languages and sold over two and a half million copies. In 2012 a major award was set up in her name by Macmillan Children's books, called The Lara Jones Illustration Award, with a prize of"
"David Tomlinson David Cecil MacAlister Tomlinson (7 May 1917 – 24 June 2000) was an English stage, film and television actor and comedian. Having been described as both a leading man and a character actor, he is primarily remembered for his roles as authority figure George Banks in ""Mary Poppins"", fraudulent magician Professor Emelius Browne in ""Bedknobs and Broomsticks"" and as hapless antagonist Peter Thorndyke in ""The Love Bug"". In 2002, two years after his death, Tomlinson was posthumously inducted as a Disney Legend. Tomlinson was born in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire on 7 May 1917, to Florence Elizabeth Tomlinson (née Sinclair-Thomson)"
"the publication of Spinelli's first book (a children's book) by Houghton Mifflin. Jerry Spinelli Jerry Spinelli (born February 1, 1941) is an American writer of children's novels that feature adolescence and early adulthood. He is best known for ""Maniac Magee"", ""Stargirl"" and ""Wringer"". Spinelli was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania and currently resides in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. At the age of sixteen, his love of sports inspired him to compose a poem about a recent football victory, which his father published in the local newspaper with his knowledge. It was at this time he realized that he would not become a major"
"I had to say? I said ""Bless Daddy,"" so what can it be? Oh! Now I remember it. God bless Me."" </poem> A. A. Milne Alan Alexander Milne (; 18 January 1882 – 31 January 1956) was a British author, best known for his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh and for various poems. Milne was a noted writer, primarily as a playwright, before the huge success of Pooh overshadowed all his previous work. Milne served in both World Wars, joining the British Army in World War I, and was a captain of the British Home Guard in World War"
"April Henry April Henry (born April 14, 1959) is an American ""New York Times"" bestselling author of mysteries, thrillers, and young adult novels. Born in Portland, Oregon, April 14, 1959, Henry grew up in the small southern Oregon city of Medford where her father, Hank Henry, was a KTVL television newscaster, and her mother, Nora Henry, was a florist. Author Roald Dahl helped Harry Potter take his first step as mfm. When Henry was twelve, she sent Dahl a short story about a frog who loved peanut butter. Dahl had lunch with the editor of an international children's magazine and"