Meindert DeJong's prominent place in children's literature seems assured, although he has passed the peak of his popularity. In thirty-four years (1938-1972) he published twenty-seven books for children, and his work has won major awards, including the N...

Byline: CLARISSA DICKSON WRIGHT When every paper, TV and radio station today shows images of death and destruction in Iraq, my recollections seem almost impossible to believe. But picture an oval Regency dining room in St John's Wood, North London, looking out...

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