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Ruth Tietjen Councell

Born: California
Pen Name: None

Connection to Illinois: Ruth Councell's husband, Rev. George Councell, served as rector of the Church of the Holy Spirit in Lake Forest until his assignment as Bishop of New Jersey in 2003.

Biography: Ruth studied botanical illustration at the Chicago Botanic Garden, and the Morton Arboretum, and holds a Certificate in Botanical Art from the Arboretum.


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Primary Audience(s): Children; Children

Email: ruth@councell.net
Website: http://councell.net/ruth.html
Ruth Tietjen Councell on WorldCat : http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=ruth+tietjen+councell


Selected Titles

Country Bear's good neighbor /
ISBN: 1563977869 OCLC: 48102984

Boyds Mills Press, Honesdale, Penn. : 2001.

Country Bear borrows all the ingredients for a cake from his neighbor and then gives her the cake as a present. Includes a recipe for apple cake.

  Country bear's neighbour.
ISBN: 1852131225 OCLC: 20392969

Orchard, 1988.

Country Bear's surprise /
ISBN: 1563976749 OCLC: 37907064

Boyds Mills Press, Honesdale, PA. : 1997.

Trying to find out why his birthday has been forgotten, Country Bear persists in interrupting the activities of what appears to be a secret club.

Once upon a bedtime story :
ISBN: 1563974843 OCLC: 37568143

Boyds Mills Press, Honesdale, Pa. : 1997.

Sixteen traditional stories retold by award-winning author.

 

 

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