John Bennett (author)
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John Bennett wrote and illustrated children's books. He was born in Chillicothe, Ohio
. He wrote The Pigtail of Ah Lee Ben Loo with Seventeen other Laughable Tales and 200 Comical Silhouettes, which won the Newbery Honor in 1929.
Chillicothe, Ohio
Chillicothe is a city in and the county seat of Ross County, Ohio, United States.Chillicothe was the first and third capital of Ohio and is located in southern Ohio along the Scioto River. The name comes from the Shawnee name Chalahgawtha, meaning "principal town", as it was a major settlement of...
. He wrote The Pigtail of Ah Lee Ben Loo with Seventeen other Laughable Tales and 200 Comical Silhouettes, which won the Newbery Honor in 1929.
Works
- Master Skylark: A Story of Shakespeare's Time (1897)
- The Pigtail of Ah Lee Ben Loo, with Seventeen Other Laughable Tales & 200 Comical SilhouettesThe Pigtail of Ah Lee Ben LooThe Pigtail of Ah Lee Ben Loo with Seventeen other Laughable Tales and 200 Comical Silhouettes is a children's book written and illustrated by John Bennett. This is a collection of fairy tales and short stories, some in verse. It was first published in 1928 and was a Newbery Honor recipient in 1929....
(1928) - The Doctor to the Dead (1946)
External links
- Partial review of Mr. Skylark: John Bennett and the Charleston Renaissance. By Harlan Greene. University of Georgia Press, 2001. ISBN 0820322113
- Her answer. Words by John Bennett. Music by Oliver Croone. For high voice and piano. (From the Sibley Music Library Digital Score Collection)