Something About the Author - (a biographical resource about children's literature authors)
Something About the Author is one of the available reference resources in APU's Children's Literature Reference Collection (volumes 1-255 and 321-374).
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Clive Staples (C.S.) Lewis (1898-1963)
C.S. Lewis was a British literary scholar, critic, Christian apologist, and author who is well known for his Chronicles of Narnia series. In 1924 he was a philosophy tutor and lecturer at Oxford University. Then, from 1925 to 1954, he was a fellow and tutor of English Literature at Cambridge University. Lewis was friends with author J.R.R. Tolkien and the Inklings group. His popular children's literature novel The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe won the Lewis Carrol Shelf Award in 1962. (Something About the Author, Volume 100. Call Number: PN451 .S6)
The Chronicles of Narnia by
Don't miss one of America's top 100 most-loved novels, selected by PBS's The Great American Read. An impressive hardcover volume containing all seven books in the classic fantasy series The Chronicles of Narnia, graced by black-and-white chapter opening illustrations and featuring an essay by C. S. Lewis on writing. This volume also contains C. S. Lewis's essay "On Three Ways of Writing for Children." Fantastic creatures, heroic deeds, epic battles in the war between good and evil, and unforgettable adventures come together in this world where magic meets reality, which has been enchanting readers of all ages for over sixty years. The Chronicles of Narnia has transcended the fantasy genre to become a part of the canon of classic literature. This edition presents all seven books--The Magician's Nephew; The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe; The Horse and His Boy; Prince Caspian; The Voyage of the Dawn Treader; The Silver Chair; and The Last Battle--unabridged. The books appear according to C. S. Lewis's preferred order and each chapter features a chapter opening illustration by the original artist, Pauline Baynes.
Call Number: PZ7.L58474 Ch 2004ISBN: 9780060598242Publication Date: 2004-10-26
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C. Birmingham Edition) by
When Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy are sent to stay with a kind Professor who lives in the country, they can hardly imagine the extraordinary adventure that awaits them. It all begins one rainy summer day when the children explore the Professor's rambling old house. When they come across a room with an old wardrobe in the corner, Lucy immediately opens the door and gets inside it. To her amazement, she suddenly finds herself standing in the clearing of a wood on a winter afternoon, with snowflakes falling through the air. Lucy has found Narnia, a magical land of fauns and centaurs, nymphs and talking animals-and the beautiful but evil White Witch, who has held the country in eternal winter for a hundred years. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe has enchanted readers for fifty years and now, for the first time, will delight younger children as a picture book. With Christian Birmingham's illustrations providing an exquisite setting for the carefully abridged text, this book is set to become a classic in its own right.
Call Number: PZ7.L58474 Lio 2000ISBN: 9780060290115Publication Date: 2000-10-03
Surprised by Joy by
"A young man who wishes to remain a sound Atheist cannot be too careful of his reading. There are traps everywhere . . . God is, if I may say it, very unscrupulous."This book is not an autobiography. It is not a confession. It is, however, certainly one of the most beautiful and insightful accounts of a person coming to faith. Here, C.S. Lewis takes us from his childhood in Belfast through the loss of his mother, to boarding school and a youthful atheism in England, to the trenches of World War I, and then to Oxford, where he studied, read, and, ultimately, reasoned his way back to God. It is perhaps this aspect of Surprised by Joy that we--believers and nonbelievers--find most compelling and meaningful; Lewis was searching for joy, for an elusive and momentary sensation of glorious yearning, but he found it, and spiritual life, through the use of reason. In this highly personal, thoughtful, intelligent memoir, Lewis guides us toward joy and toward the surprise that awaits anyone who seeks a life beyond the expected."Lewis tempered his logic with a love for beauty, wonder, and magic . . . He speaks to us with all the power and life-changing force of a Plato, a Dante, and a Bunyan."--Christianity Today "The tension of these final chapters holds the interest like the close of a thriller."--Times Literary SupplementC. S. (Clive Staples) Lewis (1898-1963), one of the great writers of the twentieth century, also continues to be one of our most influential Christian thinkers. He wrote more than thirty books, both popular and scholarly, including The Chronicles of Narnia series, The Screwtape Letters, The Four Loves, Mere Christianity, and Till We Have Faces.
Call Number: BV4935.L43 A3 1955 EbookISBN: 9780547545486Publication Date: 1955
Out of the Silent Planet by
Written during the dark hours immediately before and during the Second World War, C. S. Lewis's Space Trilogy, of which Out of the Silent Planet is the first volume, stands alongside such works as Albert Camus's The Plague and George Orwell's 1984 as a timely parable that has become timeless, beloved by succeeding generations as much for the sheer wonder of its storytelling as for the significance of the moral concerns. For the trilogy's central figure, C. S. Lewis created perhaps the most memorable character of his career, the brilliant, clear-eyed, and fiercely brave philologist Dr. Elwin Ransom. Appropriately, Lewis modeled Dr. Ransom after his dear friend J. R. R. Tolkien, for in the scope of its imaginative achievement and the totality of its vision of not one but two imaginary worlds, the Space Trilogy is rivaled in this century only by Tolkien's trilogy The Lord of the Rings. Readers who fall in love with Lewis's fantasy series The Chronicles of Namia as children unfailingly cherish his Space Trilogy as adults; it, too, brings to life strange and magical realms in which epic battles are fought between the forces of light and those of darkness. But in the many layers of its allegory, and the sophistication and piercing brilliance of its insights into the human condition, it occupies a place among the English language's most extraordinary works for any age, and for all time. Out of the Silent Planet introduces Dr. Ransom and chronicles his abduction by a megalomaniacal physicist and his accomplice via space ship to the planet Malacandra. The two men are in need of a human sacrifice and Dr. Ransom would seem to fit the bill. Dr. Ransom escapes upon landing, though, and goes on the run, a stranger in a land that, like Jonathan Swift's Lilliput, is enchanting in its difference from Earth and instructive in its similarity.
Call Number: PR6023.E926 O54 1996ISBN: 0684833646Publication Date: 1996-10-01
Boxen by
Three-time Caldecott medalist David Wiesner reimagines Narnia! The digest paperback box set of THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA is now graced with stunning new art by one of the foremost illustrators of our time.
ISBN: 9780061698330Publication Date: 2008-10-21
Grace Lin (1974-present)
Grace Lin is a Taiwanese American who has illustrated and written over 20 books for children. Lin has won the John Newbery Medal and Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Where the Mountain Meets the Moon. Also, she won the Caldecott Medal for her picture book A Big Mooncake for Little Star. Lin is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. (Something About the Author, Volume 198. Call Number: PN451 .S6)
Red Is a Dragon by
Discover shades of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and more as a little girl finds color in all sorts of everyday things. Many of the featured objects are Asian in origin, others universal: red is the dragon in the Chinese New Year parade, green is a bracelet made of jade, and yellow are the taxis she sees on her street. With rich, boisterous illustrations and colors that leap off the page, this concept picturebook will brighten every child's day!
Call Number: PZ8.3.T328 Re 2001ISBN: 0811831779Publication Date: 2001-08-01
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by
A Time Magazine 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time selection!​ This stunning fantasy inspired by Chinese folklore is a companion novel to Starry River of the Sky and the New York Times bestselling and National Book Award finalist When the Sea Turned to Silver In the valley of Fruitless mountain, a young girl named Minli lives in a ramshackle hut with her parents. In the evenings, her father regales her with old folktales of the Jade Dragon and the Old Man on the Moon, who knows the answers to all of life's questions. Inspired by these stories, Minli sets off on an extraordinary journey to find the Old Man on the Moon to ask him how she can change her family's fortune. She encounters an assorted cast of characters and magical creatures along the way, including a dragon who accompanies her on her quest for the ultimate answer. Grace Lin, author of the beloved Year of the Dog and Year of the Rat returns with a wondrous story of adventure, faith, and friendship. A fantasy crossed with Chinese folklore, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon is a timeless story reminiscent of The Wizard of Oz and Kelly Barnhill's The Girl Who Drank the Moon. Her beautiful illustrations, printed in full-color, accompany the text throughout. Once again, she has created a charming, engaging book for young readers.
Call Number: PZ8.L6215 Whe 2009ISBN: 9780316114271Publication Date: 2009-07-01
The Year of the Dog by
This funny and profound debut novel by prolific illustrator Lin tells the story of young Pacy who, as she celebrates the Chinese New Year with her family, discovers this is the year she is supposed to "find herself." Illustrations.
Call Number: PZ7.L644 Yea 2006ISBN: 9780316060004Publication Date: 2005-12-20
L. Frank Baum (1856-1919)
Lyman Frank Baum was an author, playwright, and novelist for children. He would often tell his sons original tales based on Mother Goose rhymes and published his first book for children, Mother Goose in Prose, in 1897. Baum is the author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and published thirteen more novels in the Oz series. He was awarded the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award for The Wizard of Oz in 1963. (Something About the Author, Volume 100. Call Number: PN451 .S6)
The Emerald City of Oz by
The most spectacularly illustrated of all the Oz books! Join Dorothy and the Wonderful Wizard as they take Aunt Em and Uncle Henry on a fabulous tour of Oz. During their journey they encounter such amazing and amusing people as King Kleaver with his Spoon Brigade and Miss Cuttenclip of the land of paper dolls. But while Dorothy and her friends play, the wicked Nome King has joined forces with the terrible Whimsies, the fearsome Growleywogs, and the evil Phanfasms in a plot to capture the Emerald City. Will Dorothy's friends discover the danger before it's too late? All the enchantment of Oz is here for a whole new generation to discover in this deluxe edition featuring ninety black-and-white pictures and sixteen dazzling five-color plates by Oz artist John R. Neill. Afterword by Peter Glassman. A Books of WonderR Classic
Call Number: PZ7.B327 Em 1993ISBN: 0688115586Publication Date: 1993-04-23
Little Wizard Stories of Oz by
What could be better than a story about the unforgettable characters from the land of Oz? Six stories, of course! Featuring everyone's favorite friends--Dorothy, Toto, the Wizard, the Cowardly Lion, the Scarecrow, and the Tin Woodman--these little tales contain the same Baum magic, with a few special surprises not revealed in the other Oz books. Also included are adventures with Tiktok, the Clockwork Man; the always ravenous Hungry Tiger; the amazing Jack Pumpkinhead; the incredible wooden Sawhorse; and the magical princess Ozma of Oz. Discover how Dorothy and Toto escape from under the power of the terrible giant, Crinklink, join wise Princess Ozma and the Wizard as they match wits with three mischievous Imps; follow the adventures of Jack Pumpkinhead and the Sawhorse as they brave a great, gloomy forest to save two lost children. Whether or not you have visited the enchanted land of Oz before, you will delight in these and three other fanciful and exciting tales. For over ninety years L. Rank Baum's fairyland has stirred the imaginations of readers of all ages. Now, in this lavishly produced edition featuring all forty-five of John R. Neill's striking full-color illustrations, young readers and listeners will enjoy six little Oz adventures about the beloved folk who make Oz so fascinating and enduring. Afterword by Peter Glassman. This deluxe collection of six short stories was written especially for beginning readers and features forty-five glowing full-color plates. Everyone will enjoy these irresistible adventures about the beloved characters who make the land of Oz so delightful and enduring. A Books of Wonder Classic.
Call Number: PZ7.B327 Li 1994ISBN: 0688121268Publication Date: 1994-04-28
The Marvelous Land of Oz by
Few fantasy lands have captured our hearts and imaginations as has the marvelous land of Oz. For generations, children and adults alike have reveled in the magical adventures of its beloved folk. Now, for the first time in over seventy years, the second book about Oz is presented here in the same deluxe format as the rare first edition, complete with all 16 of the original John R. Neill color plates, its colorful pictorial binding, and the many black-and-white illustrations that bring it to joyous life. First issued in 1904, L. Frank Baum's The Marvelous Land of Oz is the story of the wonderful adventures of the young boy named Tip as he travels throughout the many lands of Oz. Here he meets with our old friends the Scarecrow and Tin Woodman, as well as some new friends like Jack Pumpkinhead, the Wooden Sawhorse, the Highly Magnified Woggle-Bug, and the amazing Gump. How they thwart the wicked plans of the evil witch Mombi and overcome the rebellion of General Jinjur and her army of young women is a tale as exciting and endearing today as it was when first published over eighty years ago. Afterword by Peter Glassman. A facsimile of the rare first edition, complete with all 16 original color plates, a colorful pictorial binding, and over 125 of Neill's drawings. A Books of Wonder(R) Classic.
Call Number: PZ7.B327 Mar 1985ISBN: 0688054390Publication Date: 1985-08-15
Tik-Tok of Oz by
Join Tik-Tok, the Shaggy Man, and a host of other friends--both old and new--on an exciting, imaginative journey through the world of Oz. The fun begins in an isolated corner of Oz, in the small country of Oogaboo. There Queen Ann Soforth musters an unlikely army and sets off to conquer the rest of Oz. Meanwhile, a girl from Oklahoma named Betsy Bobbin and her companion, Hank the mule, are shipwrecked and washed ashore in the Rose Kingdom, a magical land of talking roses. There they meet the Shaggy Man, who is on a quest to rescue his brother from the clutches of the wicked Nome King. Betsy, Hank, and the Rose Princess join the Shaggy Man on his journey, and before long they meet up with Polychrome, the Rainbow's Daughter; Tik-Tok; and Queen Ann with her army. The rest of Baum's tale is filled with hairbreadth escapes, wild puns, and mystifying magic. Capturing all the fun are twelve color plates and nearly eighty black-and-white drawings by Oz artist John R. Neill, as well as a facsimile of Neill's full-color map endpapers of Oz and the enchanted realms that surround it--the first maps of Oz ever published! Tik-Tok of Oz is the eighth Oz novel and the first to bring a girl other than Dorothy to Oz. Now, in this beautiful reproduction of the rare first edition, a whole new generation can discover the enchantment and joy that have made the Oz series such an enduring favorite. "Join Tik-Tok and friends on an exciting, imaginative journey through the thrilling world of Oz, complete with hairbreadth escapes, wild puns, and mystifying magic. An enduring favorite." ----School Library Journal
Call Number: PZ7.B327 Ti 1994ISBN: 9780688133559Publication Date: 1996-04-26
Beatrix Potter (1866-1943)
Beatrix Potter was an English author and illustrator of children's books in the Victorian period. Potter published twenty self-illustrated stories, often featuring woodland animals. She was the first female president of the Herdwick Sheepbreeder's Association. (Something About the Author, Volume 132. Call Number: PN451 .S6)
The Tale of Benjamin Bunny by
A tale about Peter Rabbit, his cousin Benjamin, and the cat in Mr. McGregor's garden.
Call Number: PZ7.P85 Tabb 1995ISBN: 0723234639Publication Date: 1987-09-01
The Tale of Peter Rabbit by
This story is one of the famous 'Peter Rabbit Books' written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Call Number: PZ7.P85 Tap 1987ISBN: 0723234604Publication Date: 1987-09-01- Journal of Beatrix Potter byCall Number: PR6031.O72 Z52 1966ISBN: 0723201390Publication Date: 1966-01-01
The Case of Peter Rabbit by
First published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Call Number: PR6031.O72 T335 1998ISBN: 0815330944Publication Date: 1998-09-01
Lewis Carroll (1832-1898)
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson used the pseudonym Lewis Carroll for his popular stories, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. Dodgson was a mathematician, teacher, and author for children and adults. Julia Duncan states that Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass are the "most influential children's books to have been written in English." (Something About the Author, Volume 100. Call Number: PN451 .S6). Dodgson's two famous novels about Alice ushered in the Golden Age of Children's Literature. Dodgson was well acquainted with fairy tale author George MacDonald.
The Best of Lewis Carroll by
Lewis Carroll spells magic! The celebrated author of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Looking Glass (1872), Charles Lutwidge Dodgson used the pen name Lewis Carroll to weave fanciful stories and poems for an appreciative world audience of children and adults. An English clergyman and mathematician, Dodgson's genius is illustrated by his creation of his pseudonym. He rendered his first two names into Latin and then anglicized them into Lewis Carroll. The first of his parents' 11 children, Carroll quickly became the family entertainer, as magician, puppeteer, and poet. Now in one volume are Carroll's most acclaimed works: The Hunting of the Snark, Tangled Tales, Phantasmagoria, Nonsense from Letters, and certainly, the adventures of Alice. Included, too, are facsimiles of the memorable original illustrations for the Alice books by the eminent English Artist, Sir John Tenniel. Tenniel's drawings won instant renown for their perfect integration with the text. Other illustrations in this richly satisfying collection are by the well known artist, Henry Holiday. This hardcover edition of Best of Lewis Carroll includes over five full Carroll stories and makes a lovely collector's volume for lifelong fans or new readers of Carroll. The acclaimed author was an Oxford scholar, a Church of England Deacon and an academic author and lecturer, and his gift with the English language is apparent in the famous works contained in this collection. This book will become a treasure in your own library. Lewis Carroll spells magic! Young and old will fall under his spell.
Call Number: PZ7.C2349 BeISBN: 0890097003Publication Date: 2011-11-07
Alice Through the Looking Glass by
Welcome back to the world of Helen Oxenbury's Alice! An exuberant edition of the Lewis Carroll masterpiece, lavishly illustrated by one of the most beloved children's book artists of our time. Helen Oxenbury's ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND set a new standard for contemporary editions of Lewis Carroll's beloved classic. And now she has illustrated its companion, ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING- GLASS, with equal intimacy, warmth, and charm. Here again is Alice, dressed in her bright blue jumper and ready for adventure like any modern child. All it takes is a bit of curiosity about the room reversed in the mirror and suddenly Alice is in the Looking-Glass world with all manner of comical and magical characters — Tweedledum and Tweedledee, the lion and the unicorn, and a whole game board of chess pieces come to life. On page after page, Helen Oxenbury's incomparable line drawings, sepia illustrations, and full-color paintings give today's children their own utterly accessible view into Lewis Carroll's timeless nonsense.
Call Number: PZ7.D684 At 2005ISBN: 0763628921Publication Date: 2005-10-11- Alice's adventures under ground by Facsimile also numbered as 47 leaves. Facsimile of the original Manuscript later expanded and published under title: Alice's adventures in WonderlandCall Number: PZ7.C2349 Al 1964Publication Date: 1964
Madeleine L'Engle (1918 - 2007)
Madeleine L'Engle, an American writer of fiction, non fiction, poetry, young adult fiction and memoir, is best known for her Newbery Medal-winning book, A Wrinkle in Time. She is represented in the APU Library in the Children's Literature Collection, Special Collections, Theology Collection, and the GoodKnight Collection. Her own writing was influenced by George MacDonald, who also influenced C.S. Lewis and the Inklings. Along with her wide and extensive literary work and honors, Madeleine L'Engle was also one of the charter members of The Chrysostom Society. This Society was launched in 1986 by Richard J. Foster and continues to be a community of published writers who gather, like the Inklings did, to support each others work.
The Madeleine L'Engle papers, donated by her Estate, are located at Madeleine L'Engle's alma mater, Smith College, with the Madeleine L'Engle Collection at Wheaton College.
A Wrinkle in Time: 50th Anniversary Commemorative Edition by
Fifty years ago, Madeleine L'Engle introduced the world toA Wrinkle in Timeand the wonderful and unforgettable characters Meg and Charles Wallace Murry, and their friend Calvin O'Keefe. When the children learn that Mr. Murry has been captured by the Dark Thing, they time travel to Camazotz, where they must face the leader IT in the ultimate battle between good and evil--a journey that threatens their lives and our universe. A Newbery Award winner,A Wrinkle in Timeis an iconic novel that continues to inspire millions of fans around the world. This special edition has been redesigned and includes an introduction by Katherine Paterson, an afterword by Madeleine L'Engle's granddaughter Charlotte Jones Voiklis that includes photographs and memorabilia, the author's Newbery Medal acceptance speech, and other bonus materials.
Call Number: PZ7.L5385 Wr 2012bISBN: 9780374386160Publication Date: 2012-01-31
A Swiftly Tilting Planet by
In this companion volume to A Wrinkle In Time (Newbery Award winner) and A Wind In The Door fifteen-year-old Charles Wallace and the unicorn Gaudior undertake a perilous journey through time in a desperate attempt to stop the destruction of the world by the mad dictator Madog Branzillo. They are not alone in their quest. Charles Wallace's sister, Meg--grown and expecting her first child, but still able to enter her brother's thoughts and emotions by "kything"--goes with him in spirit.But in overcoming the challenges, Charles Wallace must face the ultimate test of his faith and will, as he is sent within four people from another time, there to search for a way to avert the tragedy threatening them all.
Call Number: PZ7.L5385 Sw 1979ISBN: 0440901588Publication Date: 1979-06-15
A Ring of Endless Light by
In this award-winning young adult series from Madeleine L'Engle, author of A Wrinkle in Time, Vicky Austin experiences the difficulties and joys of growing up. "This wasn't the first tie that I'd come close to death, but it was the first time I'd been involved in this part of it, this strange, terrible saying goodbye to someone you've loved." These are Vicky Austin's thoughts as she stands near Commander Rodney's grave while her grandfather, who himself is dying of cancer, recites the funeral service. Watching his condition deteriorate over that long summer is almost more than she can bear. Then, in the midst of her struggle, she finds herself the center of attention for three young men. Leo, Commander Rodney's son, turns to her as an old friend seeki comfort but longing for romance. Zachary, whose attempted suicide inadvertently cauesd Commander Rodney's death, sees her as the one sane and normal person who can give some meaning ot his life. And Adam, a serious young student working at the nearby marine-biology station, discovers Vicky, his friend's little sister, incipient telepathic powers that can help him with his experiments in dolphin communications. Vicky finds solace and brief moments of peace in her poetry, but life goes on around her, and the strain intensifies as she confromts matters of love and of death, of dependence and of responsibility, universal concerns that we all must face. The inevitable crisis comes and Vicky must rely on openness, sensitivity, and the love of others to overcome her private grief. Once again, Madeleine L'Engle has written a story that reveals in the drama of vividly portrayed characters and events the spiritual and moral dimensions of common human experiences. A Ring of Endless Light is a 1981 Newbery Honor Book. The Austin Family Chronicles Meet the Austins (Volume 1) The Moon by Night (Volume 2) The Young Unicorns (Volume 3) A Ring of Endless Light (Volume 4) A Newbery Honor book! Troubling a Star (Volume 5)
Call Number: PZ7.L5385 Ri 1980ISBN: 0374362998Publication Date: 1980-05-01
The Glorious Impossible by
The birth of Jesus was a Glorious Impossible. Like love, it cannot be explained, it can only be rejoiced in. And that is what master storyteller Madeleine L'Engle does in this compellingly written narrative, inspired by Giotto's glorious frescoes from the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua. With a simple clarity that illuminates the life of Christ, Madeleine L'Engle gives eloquent voice to the miracle of God's love.
Call Number: BT302 .L63 1990ISBN: 9780671686901
The Arm of the Starfish by
When Adam Eddington, a gifted marine biology student, makes the acquaintance of blond and beautiful Kali Cutter at Kennedy International Airport on his way to Portugal to spend the summer working for the renowned scientist Dr. O'Keefe, he has no idea that this seemingly chance meeting will set into motion a chain of events he will be unable to stop. Caught between Kali's seductive wiles and the trusting adoration of Dr. O'Keefe's daughter, Poly, Adam finds himself enmeshed in a deadly power struggle between two groups of people, only one of which can have right on its side. As the ddanger escalates, Adam must make a decision that could affect the entire world--which side is he on?
Call Number: PZ7.L5385 Ar 1980ISBN: 0440901839Publication Date: 1979-12-15
