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Happy 90th, Barbara Ker Wilson! (British-born Australian folklorist)
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Born in Sunderland, England, she moved to Australia in 1964 and now
lives in Victoria Point, Queensland.
"My first 'successful' work, written when I was eight, was a play
based on the coronation of King George VI; it was performed at my
primary school in England. Throughout my childhood I wrote poetry,
short stories and unfinished 'novels'."
https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/culture-magazines/wilson-barbara-ker
(tiny resume)
https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A15983
(brief bio)
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=barbara%20ker%20wilson&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=vi
(covers)
https://www.google.com/search?ei=DXCKXbvTKuis5wL53rbwDg&q=barbara+ker+wilson+kirkus&oq=barbara+ker+wilson+kirkus&gs_l=psy-ab.3..33i160l2.10416.11615..11824...0.0..0.295.1052.0j3j2......0....1..gws-wiz.......0i22i30.7zVGfhgCorw&ved=0ahUKEwj7jbSimurkAhVo1lkKHXmvDe4Q4dUDCAs&uact=5
(two Kirkus reviews)
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/11947.Barbara_Ker_Wilson
(reader reviews)
https://www.google.com/search?q=barbara+ker+wilson&source=lnms&tbm=vid&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiE1dKzmurkAhUIvFkKHXulDTMQ_AUIFCgD&biw=1100&bih=929
(videos)
From Contemporary Authors:
"Barbara Ker Wilson has blended a career as an editor and a writer
both in her native England and in her adopted country of Australia.
Writing mainly for a juvenile audience, she has produced picture
books, young adult novels, retellings of myths and folk tales from
around the world, and a miscellany of story collections. Writing for
adults, she has produced two popular novels, also read by teens: the
speculative history Jane Austen in Australia, published in the United
States as Antipodes Jane, and the historical romance The Quade
Inheritance. As an editor, she has worked for the publishers Bodley
Head and William Collins in England, as well as for Angus & Robertson,
Hodder & Stoughton, Reader's Digest, and the University of Queensland
Press in Australia; she has served as children's editor at most of
these houses."
WRITINGS BY THE AUTHOR:
FICTION; FOR CHILDREN
Path-through-the-Woods, illustrated by Charles Stewart, Constable,
1957, Criterion, 1958.
The Wonderful Cornet, illustrated by Raymond Briggs, Hamish Hamilton,
1958.
The Lovely Summer, illustrated by Marina Hoffer, Dodd, 1960.
Last Year's Broken Toys, Constable, 1962, published as In Love and
War, World, 1963.
Ann and Peter in Paris (and in London), two volumes, illustrated by
Harry and Ilse Toothill, Muller, 1963-65.
A Story to Tell: Thirty Tales for Little Children, illustrated by
Sheila Sancha, J. Garnet Miller, 1964.
Beloved of the Gods, Constable, 1965, published as In the Shadow of
Vesuvius, World, 1965.
A Family Likeness, illustrated by Astra Lacis Dick, Constable, 1967,
published as The Biscuit-Tin Family, World, 1968.
Hiccups and Other Stories: Thirty Tales for Little Children,
illustrated by Richard Kennedy, J. Garnet Miller, 1971.
The Willow Pattern Story, illustrated by Lucienne Fontannaz, Angus &
Robertson, 1978.
(With Jacques Cadry) The Persian Carpet Story, illustrated by Nyorie
Bungey, Methuen, 1981.
Kelly the Sleepy Koala, illustrated by Lorraine Itannay, Golden,
1983.
Molly, Golden, 1983.
Kevin the Kookaburra, illustrated by Sue Price, Golden, 1983.
Acacia Terrace, illustrated by David Fielding, Ashton Scholastic,
1988.
RETELLER; FOR CHILDREN
Scottish Folk Tales and Legends, illustrated by Joan Kiddell-Monroe,
Oxford University Press, Walck, 1954, published as Fairy Tales from
Scotland, Oxford University Press, 1999.
Fairy Tales of Germany, illustrated by Gertrude Mittelmann, Dutton,
1959.
Fairy Tales of Ireland, illustrated by G. W. Miller, Dutton, 1959.
Fairy Tales of Russia, illustrated by Jacqueline Athram, Dutton,
1959.
Fairy Tales of England, illustrated by J. S. Goodall, Dutton, 1960.
Fairy Tales of France, illustrated by William McLaren, Dutton, 1960.
Fairy Tales of India, illustrated by Rene Mackensie, Dutton, 1960.
Fairy Tales of Mexico, illustrated by G. W. Miller, Dutton, 1960.
Fairy Tales of Persia, illustrated by G. W. Miller, Dutton, 1961.
Legends of the Round Table, illustrated by Marra Calati, Hamlyn,
1966.
Greek Fairy Tales, illustrated by Harry Toothill, Muller, 1966,
Follett, 1968.
Animal Folk Tales, illustrated by Mirko Hanak, Hamlyn, 1968, Grosset &
Dunlap, 1971.
Tales Told to Kabbarli: Aboriginal Legends Collected by Daisy Bates,
illustrated by Harold Thomas, Angus & Robertson, 1972.
The Magic Fishbones and Other Fabulous Tales of Asia, illustrated by
Susanne Dolesch, Angus & Robertson, 1974.
The Magic Bird and Other Fabulous Tales from Europe, illustrated by S.
Dolesch, Angus & Robertson, 1976.
The Turtle and the Island: Folk Tales from Papua New Guinea, edited by
Donald S. Stokes, illustrated by Tony Oliver, Hodder & Stoughton,
1978.
Wishbones: A Folk Tale from China, illustrated by Meilo So, Macmillan,
1993.
OTHER; FOR CHILDREN
Look at Books (nonfiction), illustrated by John Woodcock, Hamish
Hamilton, 1960.
(Compiler) The Second Young Eve, Blackie, 1962.
(Editor) Bernhardt Gottlieb, What a Girl (and Boy) Should Know about
Sex, two volumes, Constable, 1962.
(Editor) Australian Kaleidoscope, illustrated by Margery Gill,
Collins, 1968, Meredith Press, 1969.
Australia, Wonderland down Under (nonfiction), Dodd Mead, 1969.
(Compiler) A Handful of Ghosts: Thirteen Eerie Tales by Australian
Authors, Hodder & Stoughton, 1976.
(Editor and author of notes) Alitji: In the Dreamtime (Aboriginal
Pitjantjatjara version of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in
Wonderland), adapted and translated by Nancy Sheppard, illustrated by
Byron Sewell, Adelaide University Press, 1976.
Just for a Joyride (reader), Holt Rinehart, 1977.
(Editor) Illustrated Treasury of Australian Stories and Verses for
Children, Nelson, 1987.
(Compiler) Brief Encounters: Short Stories, University of Queensland
Press, 1992.
(Compiler) Hands Up!: Who Enjoyed Their Schooldays, University of
Queensland Press, 1994.
NOVELS; FOR ADULTS
Jane Austen in Australia, Secker & Warburg, 1984, published as
Antipodes Jane, Viking (New York, NY), 1985.
The Quade Inheritance, Secker & Warburg, 1988, St. Martin's Press (New
York, NY), 1989.
NONFICTION; FOR ADULTS
Writing for Children, Boardman, 1960, Watts, 1961.
Noel Streatfeild: A Monograph, Bodley Head, 1961, Walck, 1964.
Lenona.
lives in Victoria Point, Queensland.
"My first 'successful' work, written when I was eight, was a play
based on the coronation of King George VI; it was performed at my
primary school in England. Throughout my childhood I wrote poetry,
short stories and unfinished 'novels'."
https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/culture-magazines/wilson-barbara-ker
(tiny resume)
https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A15983
(brief bio)
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=barbara%20ker%20wilson&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=vi
(covers)
https://www.google.com/search?ei=DXCKXbvTKuis5wL53rbwDg&q=barbara+ker+wilson+kirkus&oq=barbara+ker+wilson+kirkus&gs_l=psy-ab.3..33i160l2.10416.11615..11824...0.0..0.295.1052.0j3j2......0....1..gws-wiz.......0i22i30.7zVGfhgCorw&ved=0ahUKEwj7jbSimurkAhVo1lkKHXmvDe4Q4dUDCAs&uact=5
(two Kirkus reviews)
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/11947.Barbara_Ker_Wilson
(reader reviews)
https://www.google.com/search?q=barbara+ker+wilson&source=lnms&tbm=vid&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiE1dKzmurkAhUIvFkKHXulDTMQ_AUIFCgD&biw=1100&bih=929
(videos)
From Contemporary Authors:
"Barbara Ker Wilson has blended a career as an editor and a writer
both in her native England and in her adopted country of Australia.
Writing mainly for a juvenile audience, she has produced picture
books, young adult novels, retellings of myths and folk tales from
around the world, and a miscellany of story collections. Writing for
adults, she has produced two popular novels, also read by teens: the
speculative history Jane Austen in Australia, published in the United
States as Antipodes Jane, and the historical romance The Quade
Inheritance. As an editor, she has worked for the publishers Bodley
Head and William Collins in England, as well as for Angus & Robertson,
Hodder & Stoughton, Reader's Digest, and the University of Queensland
Press in Australia; she has served as children's editor at most of
these houses."
WRITINGS BY THE AUTHOR:
FICTION; FOR CHILDREN
Path-through-the-Woods, illustrated by Charles Stewart, Constable,
1957, Criterion, 1958.
The Wonderful Cornet, illustrated by Raymond Briggs, Hamish Hamilton,
1958.
The Lovely Summer, illustrated by Marina Hoffer, Dodd, 1960.
Last Year's Broken Toys, Constable, 1962, published as In Love and
War, World, 1963.
Ann and Peter in Paris (and in London), two volumes, illustrated by
Harry and Ilse Toothill, Muller, 1963-65.
A Story to Tell: Thirty Tales for Little Children, illustrated by
Sheila Sancha, J. Garnet Miller, 1964.
Beloved of the Gods, Constable, 1965, published as In the Shadow of
Vesuvius, World, 1965.
A Family Likeness, illustrated by Astra Lacis Dick, Constable, 1967,
published as The Biscuit-Tin Family, World, 1968.
Hiccups and Other Stories: Thirty Tales for Little Children,
illustrated by Richard Kennedy, J. Garnet Miller, 1971.
The Willow Pattern Story, illustrated by Lucienne Fontannaz, Angus &
Robertson, 1978.
(With Jacques Cadry) The Persian Carpet Story, illustrated by Nyorie
Bungey, Methuen, 1981.
Kelly the Sleepy Koala, illustrated by Lorraine Itannay, Golden,
1983.
Molly, Golden, 1983.
Kevin the Kookaburra, illustrated by Sue Price, Golden, 1983.
Acacia Terrace, illustrated by David Fielding, Ashton Scholastic,
1988.
RETELLER; FOR CHILDREN
Scottish Folk Tales and Legends, illustrated by Joan Kiddell-Monroe,
Oxford University Press, Walck, 1954, published as Fairy Tales from
Scotland, Oxford University Press, 1999.
Fairy Tales of Germany, illustrated by Gertrude Mittelmann, Dutton,
1959.
Fairy Tales of Ireland, illustrated by G. W. Miller, Dutton, 1959.
Fairy Tales of Russia, illustrated by Jacqueline Athram, Dutton,
1959.
Fairy Tales of England, illustrated by J. S. Goodall, Dutton, 1960.
Fairy Tales of France, illustrated by William McLaren, Dutton, 1960.
Fairy Tales of India, illustrated by Rene Mackensie, Dutton, 1960.
Fairy Tales of Mexico, illustrated by G. W. Miller, Dutton, 1960.
Fairy Tales of Persia, illustrated by G. W. Miller, Dutton, 1961.
Legends of the Round Table, illustrated by Marra Calati, Hamlyn,
1966.
Greek Fairy Tales, illustrated by Harry Toothill, Muller, 1966,
Follett, 1968.
Animal Folk Tales, illustrated by Mirko Hanak, Hamlyn, 1968, Grosset &
Dunlap, 1971.
Tales Told to Kabbarli: Aboriginal Legends Collected by Daisy Bates,
illustrated by Harold Thomas, Angus & Robertson, 1972.
The Magic Fishbones and Other Fabulous Tales of Asia, illustrated by
Susanne Dolesch, Angus & Robertson, 1974.
The Magic Bird and Other Fabulous Tales from Europe, illustrated by S.
Dolesch, Angus & Robertson, 1976.
The Turtle and the Island: Folk Tales from Papua New Guinea, edited by
Donald S. Stokes, illustrated by Tony Oliver, Hodder & Stoughton,
1978.
Wishbones: A Folk Tale from China, illustrated by Meilo So, Macmillan,
1993.
OTHER; FOR CHILDREN
Look at Books (nonfiction), illustrated by John Woodcock, Hamish
Hamilton, 1960.
(Compiler) The Second Young Eve, Blackie, 1962.
(Editor) Bernhardt Gottlieb, What a Girl (and Boy) Should Know about
Sex, two volumes, Constable, 1962.
(Editor) Australian Kaleidoscope, illustrated by Margery Gill,
Collins, 1968, Meredith Press, 1969.
Australia, Wonderland down Under (nonfiction), Dodd Mead, 1969.
(Compiler) A Handful of Ghosts: Thirteen Eerie Tales by Australian
Authors, Hodder & Stoughton, 1976.
(Editor and author of notes) Alitji: In the Dreamtime (Aboriginal
Pitjantjatjara version of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in
Wonderland), adapted and translated by Nancy Sheppard, illustrated by
Byron Sewell, Adelaide University Press, 1976.
Just for a Joyride (reader), Holt Rinehart, 1977.
(Editor) Illustrated Treasury of Australian Stories and Verses for
Children, Nelson, 1987.
(Compiler) Brief Encounters: Short Stories, University of Queensland
Press, 1992.
(Compiler) Hands Up!: Who Enjoyed Their Schooldays, University of
Queensland Press, 1994.
NOVELS; FOR ADULTS
Jane Austen in Australia, Secker & Warburg, 1984, published as
Antipodes Jane, Viking (New York, NY), 1985.
The Quade Inheritance, Secker & Warburg, 1988, St. Martin's Press (New
York, NY), 1989.
NONFICTION; FOR ADULTS
Writing for Children, Boardman, 1960, Watts, 1961.
Noel Streatfeild: A Monograph, Bodley Head, 1961, Walck, 1964.
Lenona.
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