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Jan 22, 1930 — Aug 31, 2016· 86 yrs

UNITED KINGDOM AUTHOR · CHILDREN · FICTION

Brian Wildsmith

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Brian Lawrence Wildsmith (22 January 1930 – 31 August 2016) was a British painter and children's book illustrator. He won the 1962 Kate Greenaway Medal for British children's book illustration, for the wordless alphabet book ABC. In all his books, the illustrations are always as important as the text. For his contribution as a children's illustrator, Wildsmith was a runner-up for the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1966 and 1968.

South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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Once upon a time, in an old tree, beside a lake, a mother Wood Duck built her nest.

— from The Little Wood Duck, 1972

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The Little Wood Duck

1972

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The animals by the lake make fun of little Wood Duck for swimming in circles, but his uniqueness proves to be useful.

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Daisy

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Amazon Review: A young Christian lady on the brink of our Civil War - but not a preachy book, has a lot to offer today's reader 2nd book of Daisy Series: Daisy has been sent south to live with her Aunt while her Father is recovering from an injury. She is horrified by discovering the culture of slavery and struggles to live a servants life while surrounded by those of her class with different views. This book follows 4 years of Daisy's life. Follow Daisy as she grows into a beautiful young woman inside and out. ** ABOUT AUTHOR: Susan Bogert Warner (pen name, Elizabeth Wetherell; July 11, 1819 – March 17, 1885), was an American evangelical writer of religious fiction, children's fiction, and theological works. She is best remembered for The Wide, Wide World. Her other works include Queechy, The Hills of Shatemuck, Daisy Series: Vol 1 - Melbourne House, Daisy Series: Vol 2 - Daisy, Daisy Series, Vol 3 - Daisy in the Field, Walks from Eden, House of Israel, What She Could, Opportunities, and House in Town. Warner and her sister, Anna, wrote a series of semi-religious novels which had extraordinary sale, including Say and Seal, Christmas Stocking, Books of Blessing, 8 vols., The Law and the Testimony.

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What did I find?

1993

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Various animals are discovered in unusual places all over the house but at the end of the day all are found in the narrator's bed.

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