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Eleanor Farjeon (13 February 1881 – 5 June 1965) was an English author of children's stories and plays, poetry, biography, history and satire. [ 1 ] Several of her works had illustrations by Edward Ardizzone .
One room in the house of her childhood was called "the little bookroom", Farjeon explains in the Author's Note. Although there were many books all over the house, this dusty room was like an untended garden, full to the ceiling of stray, left-over books, opening "magic casements" on to other times and places for the young Eleanor, filling her mind with a silver-cobwebby mixture of fact, fancy ...
"Morning Has Broken" is a Christian hymn first published in 1931. It has words by English author Eleanor Farjeon and was inspired by the village of Alfriston in East Sussex, then set to a traditional Scottish Gaelic tune, "Bunessan".
The Eleanor Farjeon Award is made for distinguished service to the world of British children's books and is given to someone whose commitment and contribution is deemed to be outstanding. Founded in 1966, it is presented annually in memory of the celebrated author Eleanor Farjeon (1881–1965).
Farjeon is a surname that may refer to: Annabel Farjeon (1919–2004), British ballerina and author; Benjamin Farjeon (1838–1903), British novelist, playwright, printer and journalist; Eleanor Farjeon (1881–1965), English author of children's stories and plays, poetry, biography, history and satire; Harry Farjeon (1878–1948), British composer
One of his happiest collaborations was that with Eleanor Farjeon, especially on The Little Bookroom (Oxford, 1955 collection). Ardizzone illustrated some novels by the American author Eleanor Estes, including Pinky Pye, The Witch Family, The Alley, Miranda the Great, and The Tunnel of Hugsy Goode (1958 to 1972).
Eleanor Farjeon: English: 1937: 5+ Mr. Popper's Penguins: Richard Atwater: Robert Lawson: English: 1938: 5+ The Little Wooden Horse: Ursula Moray Williams: Joyce Lankester Brisley: English: 1938: 5+ Caps for Sale: Esphyr Slobodkina: English: 1938: 5+ Michka: Michka: Marie Colmont: Feodor Rojankovsky: French: 1941: 5+ The Little Red Engine Gets ...
Farjeon, Eleanor: Eleanor Farjeon's Book 1960 Penguin Books / Puffin Chosen by Eleanor Graham Farjeon, Eleanor: Italian Peepshow 1960 London: Oxford University Press 1960 US edition (NY: Henry Z. Walck) Ballantyne, Joan: Kidnappers at Coombe 1960 Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd. Ray, Cyril: Merry England 1960 London: Vista Books Graves, Robert: The ...