CZ:Literature Workgroup/Children's and young adult literature
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Authors
Louisa May Alcott: (1832-88) American writer known for the novel Little Women that has been adapted for film, television and stage many times. [e]- L. Frank Baum: Add brief definition or description
Lewis Carroll: The pen-name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832-1898), British mathematician and author of children's books (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Through the Looking Glass, The Hunting of the Snark). [e]- Roald Dahl: Add brief definition or description
- Joel Chandler Harris: Add brief definition or description
- Rudyard Kipling: (1865-1936) British poet, short story writer, and novelist, though best known for his children's classics, the Just So Stories and the Jungle Books. [e]
- Beatrix Potter: Add brief definition or description
- J. K. Rowling: (1965–) Author of the bestselling Harry Potter fantasy novels. [e]
- Anna Sewell: Add brief definition or description
- Dr. Seuss: (Theodor Seuss Geisel, 1904-91) Extremely popular American writer of children's books, including books designed to teach reading. [e]
- Mark Twain: (1835-1910) Pen name of Samuel Clemens, a leading American novelist and humorist of the late 19th century. [e]
Works
- Alice in Wonderland: Add brief definition or description
- Black Beauty: 1877 novel by Anna Sewell. [e]
- Little Women: 1868 autobiographical novel by Louisa May Alcott depicting the coming-of-age of four young girls in mid-19th century New England. [e]