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1) Dr. Seuss
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Twayne's United States authors volume TUSAS 544
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Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Dr. Seuss.
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"Dr. Seuss: American Icon examines one of the most influential authors and artists of the 20th century: Theodor Seuss Geisel, best known as "Dr. Seuss." Here, Philip Nel takes a fascinating look into the key aspects of Seuss's career - his poetry, politics, art, marketing, and place in the popular imagination." "Nel argues convincingly that Dr. Seuss is one of the most influential poets in America. His nonsense verse, like that of Lewis Carroll and...
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Twayne's United States authors volume TUSAS 598
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Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Maurice Sendak.
6) Ellen Raskin
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Twayne's United States authors series. Children's literature volume TUSAS 579
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Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Ellen Raskin.
7) Betsy Byars
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Twayne's United States authors volume TUSAS 636
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Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Betsy Byars.
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Twayne's United States authors volume TUSAS 630
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Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Virginia Hamilton.
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Twayne's United States authors volume TUSAS 685
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Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Patricia MacLachlan.
12) Ludwig Bemelmans
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Twayne's United States authors volume TUSAS 665
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Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Ludwig Bemelmans.
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Twayne's United States authors series. Children's literature volume TUSAS 541
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Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Elizabeth George Speare.
14) Minders of make-believe: idealists, entrepreneurs, and the shaping of American children's literature
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Profiles editors, authors, librarians, booksellers, and other figures who have used their passion for books to help advance children's literature in the United States.
15) Susan Cooper
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Twayne's United States authors volume TUSAS 696
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Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Susan Cooper.
16) Mary Mapes Dodge
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Twayne's United States authors series. Children's literature volume TUSAS 604
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Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Mary Mapes Dodge.
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Twayne's masterwork studies volume no. 159
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Provides in-depth analysis of the literary work A Little Princess, as well as its importance and critical reception. Includes a chronology of the life and works of the author.
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Twayne's masterwork studies volume no. 164
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Provides in-depth analysis of the literary work Little House on the Prairie, as well as its importance and critical reception. Includes a chronology of the life and works of the author.
20) The Wizard of Oz
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After being transported by a cyclone to the land of Oz, Dorothy and her dog are befriended by a scarecrow, a tin man, and a cowardly lion, who accompany her to the Emerald City to look for a wizard who can help Dorothy return home to Kansas.