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R.I.P. Joan Mary Smith, 78, in Aug. 2011 (British author: "We Three Kings from Pepper Street Prime," 1985)
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leno...@yahoo.com
Nov 4, 2012, 5:54:37 PM11/4/12
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I only found out because I included her city's name (Leicester) in my search - if you search on her birthdate, it doesn't help.
http://www.thisisannouncements.co.uk/11081616?s_source=clmi_innl
(That is, the names of her husband and children all match.)
She was also a physiotherapist.
Not to be confused with Joan Smith (born in 1938), the Regency romance novelist. Or the 59-year-old British novelist/journalist/activist.
In "Something About the Author":
"....Children's books do need a workmanlike plot, even more than adult works, and I have to work on this. I find legend useful and often tie a modern problem to a local folk tale, frequently one with a foreign location.......
"I do think writing for children is harder than writing for adults, in that there is a choice - either the well plotted, turn the page, action story OR the in-depth, analytical development of character. Children demand action, teachers and librarians demand literary values. Therefore, a children's writer has to satisfy both, not one or the other."
WRITINGS:
Just Like Corduroy, 1972
The Folk Doll of Sion, 1973
The Dittany Bush, 1975
("Sam is convinced his grandmother is a witch. He told his friend Jonathon who wants proof. Over an afternoon tea grandma proves all.")
Pilgrim's Way, 1976
November and the Truffle Pig, 1977
("Jean-Paul, her owner, was in despair when Pogie showed no tendency to nose out the truffles that were part of his grandparent's livelihood. Pogie was given until November to prove herself, and after that she could well end up as bacon! Surely only a miracle could make a good truflle pig out of a creature as stupid as Pogie?")
The Hole in the Road, 1979
Saturday and the Last Stitch, 1979
("A small motherless boy longs to have his grandmother finish the scarf he hopes to wear for his father's football match, and for the school outing, set in Luxembourg.")
Augusta, 1979
("Augusta is a dog talking & doing things with William.")
The Great Cube Race, 1982
(story about Rubik's Cube - see here for an excerpt; scroll down about 3/5 http://www.80sactual.com/2007/04/rubiks-cube.html )
The Gift of Umtal, 1982
("Cob, with his family on a holiday in Brittany, discovers that the awakened spirit of an ancient chief has chosen him as the recipient of a powerful gift.")
Grandmother's Donkey, 1983
("Grandmother fights with her temperamental donkey and tries to find the perfect pet for her grandson.")
We Three Kings from Pepper Street Prime, 1985
("Pepper Street Primary presents a dramatic Carol Concert with Em in the leading part and members of the football team among the kings.")
The Pepper Street Papers, 1987
Pepper Street Hero, 1992
Lenona.
http://www.thisisannouncements.co.uk/11081616?s_source=clmi_innl
(That is, the names of her husband and children all match.)
She was also a physiotherapist.
Not to be confused with Joan Smith (born in 1938), the Regency romance novelist. Or the 59-year-old British novelist/journalist/activist.
In "Something About the Author":
"....Children's books do need a workmanlike plot, even more than adult works, and I have to work on this. I find legend useful and often tie a modern problem to a local folk tale, frequently one with a foreign location.......
"I do think writing for children is harder than writing for adults, in that there is a choice - either the well plotted, turn the page, action story OR the in-depth, analytical development of character. Children demand action, teachers and librarians demand literary values. Therefore, a children's writer has to satisfy both, not one or the other."
WRITINGS:
Just Like Corduroy, 1972
The Folk Doll of Sion, 1973
The Dittany Bush, 1975
("Sam is convinced his grandmother is a witch. He told his friend Jonathon who wants proof. Over an afternoon tea grandma proves all.")
Pilgrim's Way, 1976
November and the Truffle Pig, 1977
("Jean-Paul, her owner, was in despair when Pogie showed no tendency to nose out the truffles that were part of his grandparent's livelihood. Pogie was given until November to prove herself, and after that she could well end up as bacon! Surely only a miracle could make a good truflle pig out of a creature as stupid as Pogie?")
The Hole in the Road, 1979
Saturday and the Last Stitch, 1979
("A small motherless boy longs to have his grandmother finish the scarf he hopes to wear for his father's football match, and for the school outing, set in Luxembourg.")
Augusta, 1979
("Augusta is a dog talking & doing things with William.")
The Great Cube Race, 1982
(story about Rubik's Cube - see here for an excerpt; scroll down about 3/5 http://www.80sactual.com/2007/04/rubiks-cube.html )
The Gift of Umtal, 1982
("Cob, with his family on a holiday in Brittany, discovers that the awakened spirit of an ancient chief has chosen him as the recipient of a powerful gift.")
Grandmother's Donkey, 1983
("Grandmother fights with her temperamental donkey and tries to find the perfect pet for her grandson.")
We Three Kings from Pepper Street Prime, 1985
("Pepper Street Primary presents a dramatic Carol Concert with Em in the leading part and members of the football team among the kings.")
The Pepper Street Papers, 1987
Pepper Street Hero, 1992
Lenona.
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