June Crebbin
June Crebbin | |
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| Born | 26 May 1938 Birstall, England, UK |
| Occupation | Teacher and writer |
| Nationality | British |
| Genre | Children's books |
June Crebbin (born 26 May 1938) is a British writer for children based in Leicestershire. After she took early retirement as a primary school teacher, she wrote and published over 40 books.
Life
[edit | edit source]Crebbin was born in Birstall, Leicestershire, just north of Leicester. She remembered creating poems that her father would type up for her. She trained as a primary school teacher[1] at Dudley Training College and she taught for thirty years. She taught mostly in Leicestershire but in the sixties she taught for a couple of years in Yorkshire and a year in Kalamazoo, MI.[2]
Her later interest in writing led her to take early retirement in 1990.[1] She enjoys riding horses, particularly dressage and she owned a pony and trap. She gets ideas from the children she once taught and by talking at a local riding school where she meets the younger riders.[3] She has created a number of books with horsey themes including Tarquin the Wonder Horse in 2000,[4] her collection of Horse Tales in 2005,[5] Jumping Beany and Ride to the Rescue.
She has written over forty books.[1] Her successes include Fly by Night and Carrie Climbs a Mountain which were recognised with a Book of the Year citation in 1989 and 1993.[2] Her story about a young owl Fly by Night was illustrated by Stephen Lambert and the five stories in Carrie Climbs a Mountain were illustrated by Thelma Lambert.[6][7] Hal the Highwayman, a first reading book illustrated by Polly Dunbar, was Editor's Choice at the children's book magazine Books for Keeps in 2003.[8]
She was chosen to edit Penguin's anthology of poetry The Puffin Book Of Fantastic First Poems.[9]
Private life
[edit | edit source]She and her husband John who is also a teacher have two adult sons. They live in Birstall.[2]
Selected works
[edit | edit source]- Fly by Night, illustrated by Stephen Lambert, 1993 Walker Books[10]
- The Puffin Book Of Fantastic First Poems (editor) 2000[11]
- My Dog, illustrated by Russell Ayto, 2001 Walker Books
- The Dragon Test illustrated by Polly Dunbar, 2003[12]
- Hal the Highway Man illustrated by Polly Dunbar, 2003[13]
- Lucy and the Fire Stone illustrated by Polly Dunbar, 2003[14]
- Hal the Pirate illustrated by Polly Dunbar, 2003[15]
References
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