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Eleanor Cameron

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Canada

gender

female

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Children's Books, Science Fiction & Fantasy

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Eleanor Frances Butler Cameron (1912 - 1996) was a Canadian children's author who spent most of her life in California. She is best known for her Mushroom Planet series and Julia Redfern series.

She also wrote several non-fiction books discussing the writing and enjoyment of children's books.

In 1972 she and Roald Dahl exchanged barbs across three issues of The Horn Book, a magazine devoted to critical discussions of children's and young adult fiction.

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Books by Eleanor Cameron

Average rating: 3.90 · 1,420 ratings · 158 reviews · 18 distinct works

	The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet 3.96 avg rating — 637 ratings — published 1954 — 9 editions	My rating:
	Stowaway to the Mushroom Planet 3.93 avg rating — 240 ratings — published 1956 — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Court of Stone Children 3.70 avg rating — 117 ratings — published 1973 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Time and Mr. Bass by Eleanor Cameron, Fred Meise (Illustrator) 3.90 avg rating — 93 ratings — published 1967 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Mr. Bass's Planetoid by Eleanor Cameron, Louis Darling (Illustrator) 3.74 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 1958	My rating:
	A Room Made of Windows by Eleanor Cameron, Trina Schart Hyman (illustrator) 3.87 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 1971 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Mystery For Mr. Bass 3.86 avg rating — 50 ratings	My rating:
	A Spell Is Cast by Eleanor Cameron, Beth Krush (Illustrator), Joe Krush (Illustrator) 3.89 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 1964 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Julia and the Hand of God 3.79 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1977 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Green and Burning Tree: On the Writing and Enjoyment of Children's Books 4.46 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1985	My rating:

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Series by Eleanor Cameron

Mushroom Planet (5 books)
by Eleanor Cameron, Fred Meise (Illustrator)

3.93 avg rating — 1,098 ratings

Julia Redfern (5 books)
by Eleanor Cameron

3.78 avg rating — 128 ratings

Mushroom Planet series (1 book)
by Eleanor Cameron, Fred Meise (Illustrator)

3.90 avg rating — 93 ratings

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Quotes by Eleanor Cameron

“And I sometimes think that a moment of touching is the difference between complete utter despair and the ability to carry on.”
― Eleanor Cameron, The Court of Stone Children

tags: hope , touching

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