Frances Clarke Sayers (1897–1989)

This 3rd rev. ed. has sections on 1)Around the World in Nursery Rhymes, 2)Nonsense, 3)Picture Books, 4)Fables, 5)Folk Tales, 6)Myths and Legends, 7)Heroes of Epic and Romance, 8)Fantasy, 9)Sacred Writings and Legends of the Saints, 10)Earth, Sky, and Sea, 11)Biography, 12) Travel and History) 13)Fiction, 14)Poetry.
Appendices include an essays on Storytelling and on The Story of Children's Literature, 5 Early Writings from the 1700's-1800's, Illustrators,all with bibliograpies. Also: The Newbery and Caldecott Awards, Graded Reading Lists, Biographical Sketches of authors, and Pronouncing Glossary.… (mehr)

Delightful children's story of a little girl named Lucinda and her large gray tabby cat, Barnicle, who live on an offshore Texas island, Oleander Island. In the spring they will get to visit their friends on the Texas mainland where, for the first time, she sees miles of Texas bluebonnets brightening the earth of the mainland. Charmingly illustrated in Color & b/w by the noted children's book illustrator, Helen Sewell. The author, Frances Clarke Sayers was born in 1897 in Topeka, Kansas. She grew up in Texas and was a noted librarian, author, teacher, storyteller and speaker. She was an advocate of excellence in children's literature. She died in 1989 in Ojai, California.… (mehr)