Posted on 08/23/2021 at 08:14 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
A number of authors have died this month: James W. Loewen, Eloise Greenfield, and Jill Murphy. The former was best...
Posted on 07/03/2021 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Children’s literature lost another longtime presence last month. Patricia Reilly Giff — author of over one hundred books, including the...
Posted on 06/21/2021 at 02:51 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Author Robert Quackenbush, best known for his Henry the Duck children’s books, has died. The New York Times reports that...
Posted on 06/08/2021 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
The man who made Scholastic Inc. into a children’s-fiction powerhouse has died. The publisher announced that Richard Robinson died Saturday...
Posted on 05/27/2021 at 09:55 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
What a sad week it’s been in children’s literature: Lois Ehlert has also died. The Associated Press reports that she...
Posted on 05/27/2021 at 08:04 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
An author whose books were part of just about every living reader’s childhood has died. Eric Carle, who wrote and...
Posted on 05/17/2021 at 05:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
If you were asked to guess when the first definitive Canadian dictionary was published, would you have said the 1990s?...
Posted on 03/31/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
There must be something about writing children’s books — another beloved author of them has passed away only after reaching...
Posted on 03/29/2021 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
News broke over the weekend that beloved children’s author Beverly Cleary had passed away at age 104. For those who...
Posted on 03/26/2021 at 11:03 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Award-winning author Larry McMurtry died Thursday night at age eighty-four. Among his nearly fifty books were the Pulitzer-Prize winning Lonesome...
