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A look at the big Names
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• This American author was born in 1904 as Theodor Seuss Geisel in
Massachussets.
• An artist at heart, he pursued different avenues before
being asked to produce children’s books.
• One of his first books, A Cat in the Hat, written in 1957.
• He created his own writing style, with rimes andSocial consciousness that changed
Children’s books.
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His Legacy
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Robert Munsch
• Born in 1945 in Pennsylvania, Munsch says he was not very good in school !
• He worked in daycare centers, where he started to compose short stories for the
kids.
• After many people suggested he should publish his stories, he finally listened !
This was 1971 !
• By that time, he had moved to Canada ( Ontario ) to work.
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English author Helen Beatrix Potter (1866 – 1943)
Loved animals and wanted to protct the environment
Her most famous characters are from the
Peter Rabbit Collection, which we can find in many
young children’s objects ( clothes, room decorations … )
Recently, a movie was made about her life and struggles
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E.B. White
A classical American author who wrote
3 children’s books classics :
1945
1952
1970
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C.S. LewisThe Chronicles of Narnia
( 7 books from 1949 to 1954 )
• In continuous publication since 1954 • Over 100 million copies in 41 languages.
J R R TolkienThe Lord of the Rings ( 3 books from 1937 to 1955 )
one of the most popular and influential works in 20th-century
literature
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• Milne is most famous for his Pooh books about a boy named Christopher Robin, after his son, and various characters inspired by his son's stuffed animals, most notably the bear named Winnie-the-Pooh ( 1926 ).
• The name of the character came from a Canadian black bear
named Winnie (after Winnipeg ), that was used as a military mascot in World War I, and left to London Zoo after the war.
• E. H. Shepard illustrated the original Pooh books, using his own son's teddy, Growler ("a magnificent bear"), as the model.
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Christopher Robin's original toys are now under glass in
New York.
•Ownership of the Pooh Empire passed from A A Milne,
to Stephen Slesinger ( a comic strip mogal ) and his family
and finally, to the Disney corporation.
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• Roald Dahl ( 1916 – 1990 ) wrote many books that became
popular for your generation (some even were made into movies ! )
The Gremlins ;
James and the Giant Peach ;
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ( Willy Wonka );
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator ;
The Twits ;
Matilda and more …
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More Big Names
L.Frank Baum :
The Wizard of OzThe Brothers Grimm (1816)
Fairy Tales ( Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood … )
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L.M. Montgomery ( a Canadian ):
Anne of Green Gables
Mark Twain Charles Dickens : A Christmas Carol