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Virginia Haviland

An American librarian and writer who became an international authority in children's literature. She chaired the prestigious Newbery-Caldecott Award Committee, traveled and wrote extensively. Haviland is also well known for her Favorite Fairy Tales series, featuring stories from sixteen countries.

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Author, Librarian (1911–1988)

Born 1911
Died 1988

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  • Cover of: Children's literature: a guide to reference sources.
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    First published in 1965 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: The fairy tale treasury
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    First published in 1972 — 8 editions
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    First published in 1967 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: The Faber book of North American legends
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  • Cover of: Children's books of international interest: a selection from four decades of American publishing
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  • Cover of: Favorite Fairy Tales Told in England: Retold from Joseph Jacobs by Virginia Haviland
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Author, Librarian (1911–1988)

Born 1911
Died 1988

Subjects

Folklore, Fairy tales, Books and reading, Children, Children's literature, Tales, Children's fiction, Bibliography, History and criticism, Children, books and reading, Children's literature, American, Folklore, juvenile literature, History, Juvenile literature, Children's literature, bibliography, Folklore, denmark, Addresses, essays, lectures, American literature, bibliography, Anthologie, Artists, Aufsatzsammlung, Authors, Authors and readers, Authorship, Automobile driving

Places

United States, Denmark, Czech Republic, Czechoslovakia, England, France, Germany, Greece, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Norway, Poland, Russia, Russia (Federation), Scotland, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden

People

Bertha E. Mahony Miller, Mark Twain (1835-1910), R. Sawyer, Ruth Sawyer, Ruth Sawyer (1880-), William Penn (1644-1718)

Time

18th century, 19th century

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September 30, 2023 Edited by bitnapper Edited without comment.
September 30, 2023 Edited by bitnapper merge authors
December 12, 2022 Edited by tmanarl merge authors
April 2, 2022 Edited by JeneeWhitney Added new photo
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import