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(1923-2012) Writer. Jean Merrill was born in Rochester, New York, and died in Randolph, Vermont. She was an author of children’s books.

Full Name

Jean Merrill

Locations

New York

Author's Timeline


Unknown

RESIDENCE

Ms. Merrill had lived in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York.

1923

BIRTH

Jean Fairbanks Merrill was born in Rochester, New York, on January 27, 1923.

1951

LITWORK

Henry, The Hand-Painted Mouse
New York: Coward, McCann, Inc.

Children's book.

1957

LITWORK

A Song For Gar
Whittlesey House

Children's book.

1960

LITWORK

Shan's Lucky Knife: A Burmese Folk Tale
New York: W. R. Scott

Children's book.

1960

LITWORK

Blue's Broken Heart
E. M. Hale and Company

Children's book.

1961

LITWORK

The Superlative Horse: A Tale Of Ancient China
New York: William R. Scott, Inc.

Children's book.

1964

LITWORK

The Pushcart War
New York: W. R. Scott

Children's book.

1970

LITWORK

How Many Kids Are Hiding on My Block?
Albert Whitman & Co
0807534188 / 978-0807534182
Children's book written with Frances Gruse Scott.

1972

LITWORK

The Toothpaste Millionaire
Boston: Houghton Mifflin
0395111862 / 978-0395111864
Children's book.

1973

LITWORK

The Bumper Sticker Book
Albert Whitman & Company

Children's book.

1992

LITWORK

The Girl Who Loved Caterpillars: A Twelfth-Century Tale From Japan
New York: HarperCollins
0399218718 / 978-0399218712
Children's book.

2012

DEATH

Jean Merrill died at her home in Randolph, Vermont, on August 2, 2012.

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