June Crebbin

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June Crebbin
Born (1938-05-26) 26 May 1938 (age 86)
Birstall, England, UK
OccupationTeacher and writer
NationalityBritish
GenreChildren's books

June Crebbin (born 26 May 1938) is a British writer for children based in Leicestershire. After she took early retirement as a primary school teacher, she wrote and published over 40 books.

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Life

Crebbin was born in Birstall, Leicestershire, just north of Leicester. She remembered creating poems that her father would type up for her. She trained as a primary school teacher [1] at Dudley Training College and she taught for thirty years. She taught mostly in Leicestershire but in the sixties she taught for a couple of years in Yorkshire and a year in Kalamazoo, MI. [2]

Her later interest in writing led her to take early retirement in 1990. [1] She enjoys riding horses, particularly dressage and she owned a pony and trap. She gets ideas from the children she once taught and by talking at a local riding school where she meets the younger riders. [3] She has created a number of books with horsey themes including Tarquin the Wonder Horse in 2000, [4] her collection of Horse Tales in 2005, [5] Jumping Beany and Ride to the Rescue.

She has written over forty books. [1] Her successes include Fly by Night and Carrie Climbs a Mountain which were recognised with a Book of the Year citation in 1989 and 1993. [2] Her story about a young owl Fly by Night was illustrated by Stephen Lambert and the five stories in Carrie Climbs a Mountain were illustrated by Thelma Lambert. [6] [7] Hal the Highwayman, a first reading book illustrated by Polly Dunbar, was Editor's Choice at the children's book magazine Books for Keeps in 2003. [8]

She was chosen to edit Penguin's anthology of poetry The Puffin Book Of Fantastic First Poems. [9]

Private life

She and her husband John who is also a teacher have two adult sons. They live in Birstall. [2]

Selected works

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  1. 1 2 3 "Walker Books - June Crebbin". www.walker.co.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Crebbin, June 1938– | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Crebbin, June – Jane Badger Books" . Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  4. ↑ Crebbin, June (2000). Tarquin the Wonder Horse. Walker. ISBN   978-0-7445-5957-6.
  5. ↑ Horse Tales. Candlewick Press. 2005. ISBN   978-0-7636-2657-0.
  6. ↑ Crebbin, June (1994). Carrie Climbs a Mountain. Walker. ISBN   978-0-7445-3192-3.
  7. ↑ "FLY BY NIGHT". Kirkus Reviews. 1 June 1993. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  8. ↑ Stones, Rosemary (May 2003). "BfK No. 140". Books for Keeps (140). Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  9. ↑ "The Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems". Centre for Literacy in Primary Education. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  10. ↑ Crebbin, June (1995). Fly by Night. Candlewick Press. ISBN   978-1-56402-508-1.
  11. ↑ "June Crebbin". www.penguin.co.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  12. ↑ The Dragon Test Walker Books
  13. ↑ Hal the Highway Man Walker Books
  14. ↑ Lucy and the Fire Stone Walker Books
  15. ↑ Hal the Pirate Walker Books
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