Phantom Paragrapher
04-10-2011, 04:53 AM
From the Storylines newsletter:
Sadly, many children's literature creators have passed away over the last few months. For many of us, it is like our childhood really has gone. As a librarian, I have seen a few customers in their late-20s / early-30s come in to revisit the joys these authors have left behind. These include:
J. D. Salinger (1 January 1919 - 27 January 2010)
Patricia Wrightson (19 June 1921 - 15 March 2010)
Sid Fleischman (16 March 1920 - 17 March 2010)
William Mayne (16 March 1928 - 24 March 2010)
Lara Jones (1925 - 26 March 2010)
John Schoenherr (5 July 1935 - 8 April 2010)
Ruth Chew (8 April 1920 - 13 May 2010)
Alba Bouwer (16 March 1920 - 5 October 2010)
Takeshi Shudo (18 August 1949 - 29 October 2010)
Ruth Park (24 August 1917 - 14 December 2010)
Elisabeth Beresford (6 August 1926 - 24 December 2010)
Dick King-Smith (27 March 1922 - 4 January 2011)
Brian Jacques (15 June 1939 - 5 February 2011)
Diana Wynne Jones (16 August 1934 - 26 March 2011). A personal thought from Neil Gaiman's journal is worth reading, too.
Sadly, many children's literature creators have passed away over the last few months. For many of us, it is like our childhood really has gone. As a librarian, I have seen a few customers in their late-20s / early-30s come in to revisit the joys these authors have left behind. These include:
J. D. Salinger (1 January 1919 - 27 January 2010)
Patricia Wrightson (19 June 1921 - 15 March 2010)
Sid Fleischman (16 March 1920 - 17 March 2010)
William Mayne (16 March 1928 - 24 March 2010)
Lara Jones (1925 - 26 March 2010)
John Schoenherr (5 July 1935 - 8 April 2010)
Ruth Chew (8 April 1920 - 13 May 2010)
Alba Bouwer (16 March 1920 - 5 October 2010)
Takeshi Shudo (18 August 1949 - 29 October 2010)
Ruth Park (24 August 1917 - 14 December 2010)
Elisabeth Beresford (6 August 1926 - 24 December 2010)
Dick King-Smith (27 March 1922 - 4 January 2011)
Brian Jacques (15 June 1939 - 5 February 2011)
Diana Wynne Jones (16 August 1934 - 26 March 2011). A personal thought from Neil Gaiman's journal is worth reading, too.