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Shirley Climo


Born
in Cleveland, OH, The United States
November 25, 1928

Died
August 25, 2012

Genre
Children's Books


Shirley Climo was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1928. She attended DePauw University until her mother died unexpectedly in 1949. She dropped out of college and took up her mother's work writing scripts for the weekly WGAR-Radio children's program Fairytale Theatre. During her lifetime, she wrote 24 books including The Korean Cinderella; Magic and Mischief: Tales from Cornwall; A Treasury of Princesses: Princess Tales from Around the World; A Treasury of Mermaids: Mermaid Tales from Around the World; and Someone Saw a Spider: Spider Facts and Folktales. She died on August 25, 2012 at the age of 83. ...more

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Average rating: 3.91 · 5,675 ratings · 871 reviews · 27 distinct works • Similar authors
The Egyptian Cinderella
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3.94 avg rating — 1,999 ratings — published 1989 — 11 editions
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The Korean Cinderella
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3.83 avg rating — 1,140 ratings — published 1993 — 11 editions
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The Persian Cinderella
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3.95 avg rating — 1,051 ratings — published 1999 — 10 editions
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Cobweb Christmas: The Tradi...
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The Irish Cinderlad
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Atalanta's Race: A Greek Myth
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