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Zibby Oneal was born on March 17, 1934, in Omaha, Nebraska. "My mother loved books, both for their content and because they are beautiful objects. Our house was full of them. She read aloud to us a great deal. I can remember finding it miraculous that she could look at the strange black marks on a page and see a story there. I planned to fill pages with black marks of my own as soon as I learned how to make them. Wanting to write goes back that far anyway."

"[Our] house ... was full of paintings as well, and though I am no artist, I think in terms of color and composition. All my books have begun with a picture in mind--a character and a place visualized. When I can see these things clearly--almost as if they were a painting on a wall--then...more

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Average rating: 3.65 · 195 ratings · 35 reviews · 9 distinct works

	The Language of Goldfish by Zibby Oneal, D. Brodie (Editor) 3.68 avg rating — 131 ratings — published 1980 — 14 editions	My rating:
	In Summer Light 3.70 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 1985 — 4 editions	My rating:
	A Formal Feeling: A Novel 3.91 avg rating — 11 ratings — 5 editions	My rating:
	The Improbable Adventures Of Marvelous O'hara Soapstone by Zibby Oneal, Paul Galdone 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	My rating:
	Grandma Moses: 2painter of Rural America 2.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 5 editions	My rating:
	A Long Way To Go by Zibby Oneal, Michael Dooling 2.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 6 editions	My rating:
	War Work 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	My rating:
	Turtle and Snail by Zibby Oneal, Margot Tomes 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1979	My rating:
	Maude And Walter 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	My rating:

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