Happy (early) 80th, Russell E. Erickson! ("Warton" toad series, 1970s)

[Lenona]

His birthday is tomorrow.

He lives in Bristol, Connecticut.

https://jillsbooks.wordpress.com/2011/10/18/fiction-favorites-warton-and-morton/
(about the toads, Warton and Morton)

From "Contemporary Authors":

"A Toad for Tuesday was named notable children's book by the American
Library Association, among best books of the year by School Library
Journal, outstanding book for young readers by the New York Times, and
among the year's ten best books by Learning, all 1974; Warton and
Morton was listed among books of the year by Child Study Association
of America, 1976."

http://excellentkidsbooks.blogspot.com/2012/04/toad-for-tuesday-by-rusell-e-erickson.html
(more about "A Toad for Tuesday")

https://www.google.com/search?num=10&hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&q=russell+erickson+books&oq=russell+erickson+books&gs_l=img.3...873.873.0.1263.1.1.0.0.0.0.47.47.1.1.0...0.0.iUjwAJqtcUs&biw=1920&bih=931&sei=UVn4T8_oLaH10gHhgOGABw
(book covers)


WRITINGS:
Juvenile:
•The Snow of Ohreeganu, Lothrop, 1974.
("The elephant and the mouse help the lion keep his reckless promise
to bring snow to a nearby village.")

•A Toad for Tuesday, Lothrop, 1974.
("Warton the toad is proud of himself when he straps on a pair of
homemade skis and goes to visit Aunt Toolia. But then an owl carries
Warton off to his lair, promising to eat him on Tuesday. Can Warton
make friends with the owl in just five days?")

•Warton and Morton, Lothrop, 1976.
•Warton's Christmas Eve Adventure, Lothrop, 1977.
•Warton and the King of the Skies, Lothrop, 1978.
•Warton and the Traders, Lothrop, 1979.
•Warton and the Castaways, Lothrop, 1980.
•Warton and the Contest, Lothrop (New York), 1986.



Lenona.