Rylant, Cynthia
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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
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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)
Wikipedia description:
Cynthia Rylant (née Smith; born June 6, 1954) is an American author and librarian. She has written more than 100 children's books including works of fiction (picture books, short stories and novels), nonfiction, and poetry. Several of her books have won awards including her novel Missing May, which won the 1993 Newbery Medal, and A Fine White Dust, which was a 1987 Newbery Honor book. Two of her books are Caldecott Honor Books.
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