Shen Roddie Biography - Writings, Sidelights - Personal, Addresses, Career, Honors Awards, Adaptations

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Born in Singapore; Education: Earned B.A. in history. Religion: Christian.

Agent—Eunice McMullen, Low Ibbotsholme Cottage, Off Bridgelane, Troutbeck Bridge, Windermere, Cumbria LA23 1HU, England.

Writer. Has also worked as a journalist, public relations director for an oil company, copywriter, and radio presenter.

Shortlist citation, Sheffield Book Prize, for Mrs. Wolf.

Henry's Box and Toes Are to Tickle were adapted for a television special by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC-TV) and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC-TV).

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Shen Roddie - Writings

Hatch, Egg, Hatch!: A Touch-and-Feel Action Flap Book, illustrated by Frances Cony, Joy Street Books (Boston, MA), 1991. Animal Stew: A Lift-the-Flap Surprise Book, illustrated by Patrick Gallagher, Houghton Mifflin (Boston, MA), 1991. Mrs. Wolf, illustrated by Korky Paul, Tango Books (London, England), 1992, Dial Books for Young Readers (New York, NY), 1993. Shen Roddie Mini Beasty'…

Shen Roddie - Sidelights

Shen Roddie told SATA: "If my mother is to be believed, I started making up tales and spewing them out when I was a pesky thing of five. I would mercilessly regale her guests with peculiar stories while she fixed the coffee. This progressed to telling real-life stories as a journalist on the national daily, which memorably included interviewing the crew of Apollo 17—the last men to w…

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