

May I Bring a Friend by Beatrice Schenk de Regniers, Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak. Her husband, Francis de Regniers, died in 1992. How does each of the characters in this scene feel.

She adopted some of her works for the theater, including the musical "Everyone Is Good for Something," produced in Louisville, Ky., in 1986. Before writing books, she was a professional dancer and edited American Heart Association publications. de Regniers, who came to the Washington area in the mid-1990s, was born in Lafayette, Ind., and attended the University of Chicago.

"That is why a book for young people that honestly has its roots in the author's feelings as a child is not likely to seem old-fashioned or out-of-date." "I think the way young children feel today-the way they feel deep inside-is the way children have always felt: bewildered, happy, sad, scared, friendly, angry, jokey, lonely," she once wrote. She said her upbringing inspired her stories. de Regniers wrote "The Adventures of Silly Billy" in 1961, among other titles. Michael Dirda wrote in The Washington Post Book World that the reissue was a "well-nigh irresistible" tale of two young siblings who tease each other while discussing amusing uses for a shoe, like stuffing it with pickles or popcorn or glue. de Regniers collaborated with illustrator Maurice Sendak on two books, "The Giant Story" in 1953, and "What Can You Do With a Shoe" in 1955 and its reissue in 1997.

Her book "May I Bring a Friend?," which had illustrations by Beni Montresor, received the American Library Association's Randolph Caldecott Medal in 1965. Way I Feel.Sometimes by Beatrice Schenk De Regniers and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. She sheds light on the theory that many poems written by 'Anon' or 'Anonymous' in times past were most likely written by women - I had never considered this! She goes on to paint a picture of the oppression of women and their creative talents, and especially their lack of equal rights to men.Beatrice Schenk de Regniers, 85, an award-winning author of nearly 50 children's books and the editor of Scholastic Book Services' Lucky Book Club for youngsters from 1961 to 1981, died March 1 at her home in Washington after a stroke. Ella breaks down the purpose of creating an anthology of poems written only by women, girls (some as young as 5 years old) and one non-binary writer. Within her introduction, she tells us of the origin of her love of poetry after her beloved Granny had shared a poetry book with her when she was a young child. Way I Feel.Sometimes by Beatrice Schenk De Regniers and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Author, Ella Risbridger has researched and brought together an incredible anthology of poems.
