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Biographies & Autobiographies

Jones, Linda. Five Famous Writers. Illustrated by Ron Garnett. New York: Scholastic, 2001.

Aardema, Verna
Aardema, Verna. A Bookworm Who Hatched By Verna Aardema. Photos by Dede Smith. Katonah, NY: R. C. Owens, c1992. 32 p.

Alcott, Louisa May
Alcott, Louisa May. Louisa May Alcott; Her Girlhood Diary. Edited, compiled and with an introduction by Cary Ryan; illustrated by Mark Graham. Mahwa, NJ: Bridgewater Books, 1993.

Gormley, Beatrice. Louisa May Alcott, Young Novelist. Illustrated by Meryl Henderson. 1st Aladdin Paperbacks ed. New York: Aladdin Paperbacks, 1999.

Johnston, Norma. Louisa May; The World and Works of Louisa May Alcott. 1st Beech Tree ed. New York: Beech Tree Books, 1995.

MacDonald, Ruth K. Louisa May Alcott. Twayne, 1983. Twayne's English Authors Series.

Meigs, Cornelia Lynde. Invincible Louisa. Louisa May Alcott. Little Brown, 1934.

Ruth, Amy. Louisa May Alcott. Minneapolis, MN: Lerner, 1999.

Warrick, Karen Clemens. Louisa May Alcott, Author of Little Women. Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow, 2000.

Wheeler, Jill. Louisa May Alcott. Edina, Minn.: Abdo; distributed by Rockbottom Books, 1996.

Alexander, Lloyd
May, Jill P. Lloyd Alexander. Boston: Twayne, 1991. Young Adult. Bio-criticsm

Wheeler, Jill C. Lloyd Alexander. Edina, Minn.: Abdo, 1997.

Edward Ardizzone
Ardizzone, Edward. The Young Ardizzone; An Autobiographical Fragment. 1st American ed. New York: Macmillan, 1970. [Adult]

White, Gabriel. Edward Ardizzone; Artist and Illustrator. New York: Schocken Books, Bodley Head, 1980, c1979. [Adult]

Avi
Markham, Lois. Avi Santa Barbara, CA: Learning Works, 1996.

Natalie Babbitt
Levy, Michael M. Natalie Babbitt. Twayne, 1991. Twayne's United States Authors Series.

Bawden, Nina
Bawden, Nina. In My Own Time : Almost an Autobiography Clarion Books, 1995. Young Adult. 175pp. ISBN0395744296. Reviews at Amazon

Bemelmans, Ludwig
Bemelmans, Ludwig. Tell Them It Was Wonderful. Viking, 1985.

Berenstain, Jan & Stan
The Berenstains By Julie Berg. Edina, Minn.: Abdo & Daughters. Distributed by Rockbottom Books. 1994

Blume, Judy
Weidt, Maryann N. Presenting Judy Blume. Boston: Twayne Publishers, 1989. [Juv]

Boston, Lucy
Boston, Lucy M. Perverse and Foolish; A Memoir of Childhood and Youth. Atheneum, 1979.

Boston, Lucy M. Memory in a House. Macmillan, 1973.

Bridgers, Sue Ellen
Hipple, Ted. Presenting Sue Ellen Bridgers. Twayne, 1990. Twayne's United States Authors Series.

Bunting, Eve
Bunting, Eve. Once Upon a Time By Eve Bunting. Photos by John Pezaris. Katonah, NY: R. C. Owen Pub., c1995. 32 p.

Carle, Eric
Carle, Eric. Flora and Tiger: 19 Very Short Stories from My Life. New York: Philomel Books, 1997. [Juv]

Carle, Eric. The Art of Eric Carle By Eric Carle. With an introduction by Leonard S. Marcus. Adult book.

Cleary, Beverly
Pflieger, Pat. Beverly Cleary. Twayne, 1991. Twayne's Unitede States Authors Series.

Cormier, Robert
Campbell, Patricia J. Presenting Robert Cormier. Twayne, 1989. Twayne's United States Authors Series.

Dahl, Roald
Dahl, Roald. My Year. Illustrated by Quentin Blake. New York: Viking, 1994.

Dahl, Roald. Going Solo. London: Cape, 1986; New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1986.

Dahl, Roald. Boy: Tales of Childhood. 1st American ed. New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1984.

Middleton, Haydn. Roald Dahl: An Unauthorized Biography. Des Plaines, Ill: Heinemann Library, 1999. [Juv]

Powling, Chris. Roald Dahl. Minneapolis: Carolrhoda Books, 1998. [Juv]

Shavick, Andrea. Roald Dahl: The Champion Storyteller. Illustrated by Alan Marks. New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. [Juv]

Treglown, Jeremy. Roald Dahl: A Biography. New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1994.

West, Mark I. Roald Dahl. Twayne. Twayne's English Authors Series.

de Angeli, Marguerite. Anderson, William. Michigan's Marguerite de Angeli; The Story of Lapeer's Native Author-Illustrator. Lapeer, Mich.: Marguerite de Angeli Library, 1987. [Adult title]

de Angeli, Marguerite. Butter at the Old Price. Doubleday, 1971.

Dodge, Mary Mapes
Gannon, Susan R. Mary Mapes Dodge. Twayne, 1992. Twayne's United States Authors Series.

Ehlert, Lois
Ehlert, Lois. Under My Nose By Lois Ehlert. Photographs by Carlo Ontal. Katonah, NY: Richard C. Owen, 1996. 32 p.

Fox, Mem
Fox, Mem. Memories: An Autobiography. Evanston, IL: McDougal Littel, 1992.

Fritz, Jean
Fritz, Jean. Homesick: My Own Story. Putnam, 1982.

Fritz, Jean. China Homecoming. Putnam, 1985.

George, Jean Craighead
Jean Craighead George By Alice Cary. Santa Barbara, CA: Learning Works, 1996.

Goble, Paul
Goble, Paul. Hau Kola = Hello Friend By Paul Goble. Photos by Gerry Perrin. Katonah, NY: R. C. Owen, c1994. 32 p.

Hinton, S. E.
Daly, Jay. Presenting S. E. Hinton. Boston: Twayne, 1987.

Howe, James
Howe, James. Playing With Words By James Howe. Photos by Michael Craine. Katonah, NY: R. C. Owen, c1994. 32 p.

Kuskin, Karla
Kuskin, Karla. Thoughts, Pictures and Words By Karla Kuskin. Photos by Nicholas Kuskin. Katonah, NY: R. C. Owen Pub., 1995. 32 p.

L'Engle, Madeleine.
Hettinga, Donald R. Presenting Madeleine L'Engle. Twayne, 1993.

Lear, Edward
Kamen, Gloria. Edward Lear, King of Nonsense; A Biography. Illustrated by Edward Lear and Gloria Kamen. 1st ed. New York: Atheneum, 1990.

Kelen, Emory. Mr. Nonsense; A Life of Edward Lear. With illustrations by Edward Lear. 1st ed. Nashville: T. Nelson, 1973.

Lester, Helen
Lester, helen. Author: A True Story. Houghton Mifflin, 1997. NCTE Notable Children's Books in the Language Arts, 1998

Lord, Bette Bao
Bette Bao Lord: Novelist and Chinese Voice for Change. By Mary Virginia Fox. Chicago: Children's Press, 1993. 107p. Juvenile biography

Lowry, Lois
Markham, Lois. Lois Lowry Santa Barbara, CA: Learning Works, 1995.

Lyon, George Ella
Lyon, George Ella. A Wordful Child By George Ella Lyon. Katonah, NY: Richard C. Owen Pub., 1996. 32 p.

Mahy, Margaret
Mahy, Margaret. My Mysterious World By Margaret Mahy. Photos by David Alexander. Katonah, NY: R. C. Owens, 1995.32 p.

Mazer, Norma Fox
Holtze, Sally Holmes. Presenting Norma Fox Mazer. Boston: Twayne, 1987.

Milne, A. A.
Toby, Marlene. A. A. Milne, Author of Winnie-the-Pooh. Chicago: Childrens Press, 1995.

Ward, Stasia. Meet A. A. Milne. New York: Powerkids Press, 2000.

Wheeler, Jill C. A. A. Milne. Edited by Rosemary Wallner. Edina, Minn.: Abdo, 1992.

Moore, Anne Carroll
Sayers, Frances Clarke. Anne Carroll Moore: A Biography. Atheneum, 1972.

Myers, Walter Dean
Bishop, Rudine Sims. Presenting Walter Dean Myers Boston: Twayne, 1990. [Juv]

Paulsen, Gary
Fine, Edith Hope. Gary Paulsen; Author and Wilderness Adventurer. Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow, 2000.

Paulsen, Gary. My Life in Dog Years. With drawings by Ruth Wright Paulsen. New York: Delacorte Press, 1998.

Paulsen, Gary. Puppies, Dogs, and Blue Northers; Reflections on Being Raised by a Pack of Sled Dogs. 1st ed. San Diego: Harcourt Brace, 1996.

Paulsen, Gary. Winterdance; The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod 1st ed. New York: Harcourt Brace, 1994.

Paulsen, Gary. Woodsong. 1st ed. New York: Bradbury, 1990.

Paulsen, Gary. Woodsong. [sound recording] New York: Bantam Audio, 1991.

Peters, Stephanie True. Gary Paulsen. Santa Barbara, CA: Learning Works, 1999.

Polacco, Patricia
Polacco, Patricia. Firetalking By Patricia Polacco. Photos by Lawrence Migdale. Katonah, NY: R. C. Owen, c1994. 32 p.

Ransome, Arthur
Hunt, Peter. Arthur Ransome. Twayne English Author Series, No. 484

Rey, H. A.
H. A. Rey. By Julie Berg. Edina, Minn.: Abdo & Daughters. Distributed by Rockbottom Books, 1994.

Ringgold, Faith
Ringgold, Faith. We Flew Over the Bridge; The Memoirs of Faith Ringgold. 1st ed. Boston: Little, Brown, 1995. 288p.

Gary Soto
Soto, Gary. Living Up the Street; Narrative Recollections. San Francisco, CA: Strawberry Hill, 1985.

Soto, Gary. A Summer Life. Hanover, NH: University Press of New England, 1990.

Stevenson, Robert Louis
Carpenter, Angelica Shirley. Robert Louis Stevenson; Finding Treasure Island. By Angelica Shirley Carpenter and Jean Shirley. Minneapolis, Minn.: Lerner, 1997.

Gherman, Beverly. Robert Louis Stevenson, Teller of Tales. 1st ed. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 1996.

Greene, Carol. Robert Louis Stevenson, Author of "A Child's Garden of Verses". Chicago: Childrens Press, 1994.

Murphy, Jim. Across America on an Emigrant Train. New York: Clarion, 1993.

Sabin, Francene. Robert Louis Stevenson--Young Storyteller. Illustrated by Pamela Johnson. Mahwah, NJ: Troll, 1992.

Yep, Laurence
Presenting Laurence Yep By Diane Johnson-Feelings. London: Twayne, 1995. Young adult; Biography and criticism

Zindel, Paul
Forman, Jack Jacob. Presenting Paul Zindel. Boston: Twayne, 1988.

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