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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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Born 1911
Died 1988

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  • Cover of: Children's literature: a guide to reference sources.

    Cover of edition childrensliterat077havi Cover of edition childrensliterat00havi First published in 1966 — 14 editions
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  • Cover of: Favorite fairy tales told in Italy

    First published in 1965 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: Favorite fairy tales told in Scotland

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  • Cover of: Favorite fairy tales told in Ireland

    Cover of edition favoritefairytal0000havi_o9h1 First published in 1961 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: Favorite fairy tales told in Russia

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  • Cover of: The fairy tale treasury

    First published in 1972 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: Favorite fairy tales told in France: retold from Charles Perrault and other French storytellers.

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    First published in 1961 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: Favorite fairy tales told in Japan.

    First published in 1967 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: Children and literature: views and reviews.

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  • Cover of: Favorite fairy tales told in India.

    First published in 1973 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Favorite fairy tales told in Spain

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  • Cover of: The Faber book of North American legends

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  • Cover of: Favorite fairy tales told in Czechoslovakia

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  • Cover of: Ruth Sawyer.

    First published in 1965 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Favorite fairy tales told in Denmark

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  • Cover of: Children & poetry: a selective, annotated bibliography

    First published in 1969 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Children's books of international interest: a selection from four decades of American publishing

    Cover of edition childrensbooksof00havi First published in 1972 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Favourite Fairy Tales Told in Sweden

    Cover of edition favoritefairy00havi First published in 1966 — 5 editions
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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