Rylant, Cynthia

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Rylant, Cynthia
Date of birth
1954-06-06
Associated country
United States
Place of residence/headquarters
Lake Oswego (Or.)
Field of activity
Children's literature
Occupation
Authors
Librarians
Associated Language
eng
Gender
female
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 5649459
Wikidata: Q5200153
Library of congress: n 81046404
Sources of Information
  • Best wishes, c1992:CIP t.p. (Cynthia Rylant) data sheet (b. June 6, 1954)
  • When I was young in the mountains, c1981:t.p. (Cynthia Rylant)
  • Wikipedia, March 18, 2019(Cynthia Rylant (born 6 June 1954) is an American author and librarian; written more than 100 children's books, including works of fiction (picture books, short stories and novels), nonfiction, and poetry; born in Hopewell, West Virginia, daughter of John Tune Smith, and Leatrel Smith née Rylant; uses her mother's maiden name as her pen name; lived in Kent, Ohio, for many years, working as a librarian at the Cincinnati Public Library. She later moved to Akron, Ohio, and worked at the Akron Public Library; in 1993, Rylant relocated to Eugene, Oregon; in 2003, she moved to Portland, Oregon)
  • Her When I was young in the mountains, c1981:t.p. (Cynthia Rylant)
  • Her Best wishes, c1992:CIP t.p. (Cynthia Rylant) data sheet (b. June 6, 1954)
  • Brownie & Pearl see the sights, 2013:t.p. (Cynthia Rylant) flap of back cover (author of more than one hundred books for young people, including the beloved Henry and Mudge, Annie and Snowball, Brownie & Pearl, and Mr. Putter & Tabby series; lives in Lake Oswego, Oregon)