The Terrible Mr. Twitmeyer

by Lilian Moore, Leone Adelson, Leonard Shortall (Illustrator)

The dogcatcher, Mr. Twitmeyer, never revealed what he did with the dogs that he caught.

Genres: Childrens

64 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1952

About the author

Lilian Moore grew up in New York, received a degree in teaching from Hunter College, and did graduate work at Columbia University. She attended college during the Depression, so job opportunities were few. She worked for the Bureau of Educational Research, helping children who could not read in their Reading Clinic. Ms. Moore was also a reading specialist for the New York Board of Education. She trained teachers and did extensive research into reading difficulties.

She was the editor of Scholastic's first paperback book club, the Arrow Book Club, beginning in 1957. As she said, "Imagine making it possible for these youngsters to choose and buy good books for the price of comics!" She was an editor at Wonder Books, Thomas Y. Crowell, and contributor to Humpty Dumpty magazine.

In addition, Ms. Moore was a founding member of the Council on Interracial Books for Children. Ms. Moore died on July 20, 2004, at the age of 95.

She is best known for her poetry and easy-to-read books.

Reviews

[Cheryl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Too bad the other reviewer is such a cynic... should he even be reading children's books? I thought this darling, and will continue to try to track down whatever I can find from Lilian Moore.

[Kay Morrill · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read this to students every year. It’s a much loved story.

[Madison · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perfect introduction to chapter books for young kids- relatable, short chapters, and just the right amount of silly.

[Campbell · Rating 1 out of 5]

It wasn't interesting. Nothing fun really happened. Duh, there's a dog catcher. Duh, they're scared of him. Duh, he catches a dog. Duh . . .

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