KINGMAN, (Mary) Lee

KINGMAN, (Mary) Lee. American, b. 1919. Genres: Children's fiction, Literary criticism and history. Career: Freelance writer and ed; former direct, councilmember, The Horn Book Inc, Boston; Massachusetts Children's Book Ed., Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston, Massachusetts, 1944-46. Publications: Pierre Pidgeon, 1943; Ilenka, 1945; The Rocky Summer, 1948; The Best Christmas, 1949; Philippe's Hill, 1950; The Quarry Adventure (in U.K. as Lauri's Surprising Summer), 1951; Kathy and the Mysterious Statue, 1953; Peter's Long Walk, 1953; Mikko's Fortune, 1955; The Magic Christmas Tree, 1956; The Village Band Mystery, 1956; Flivver, the Heroic Horse, 1958; The House of the Blue Horse, 1960; The Saturday Gang, 1961; Peter's Pony, 1963; Sheep Ahoy!, 1963; Private Eyes, 1964; The Year of the Raccoon, 1966; The Secret of the Silver Reindeer, 1968; The Peter Pan Bag, 1970; Georgina and the Dragon, 1971; The Meeting Post: A Story of Lapland, 1972; Escape from the Evil Prophecy, 1973; Break a Leg, Betsy Maybe!, 1976; The Illustrator's Notebook, 1978; Head over Wheels, 1978; The Refiner's Fire, 1981; The Luck of the "Miss L," 1986; Catch the Baby!, 1990. EDITOR: Newbery and Caldecott Medal Books: 1956-1965, 1965; (with J. Foster and R.G. Lontoft) Illustrators of Children's Books: 1957-1966, 1968; Newbery and Caldecott Medal Books 1966-1975, 1975; (with G. Hogarth and H. Quimby) Illustrators of Children's Books 1967-1976, 1978; Newbery and Caldecott Medal Books: 1976-1985, 1986. Address: 105 High St., Gloucester, MA 01930, U.S.A.