The Great Christmas Kidnaping Caper (1975) All titles of the gang"s stories have been titled "The Great something-or-other", and take place in Manhattan(except for the fourth, which begins when the gang is accidentally sent to Vermont in a care package). Originally, the trio lived in the Bijou Theater, but Marvin led them in a semi-successful robbery of a cheese shop down the street, and they temporarily moved in there.Īt the start of the second story, they move into a dollhouse in the toy section of Macy"s Department Store, and all subsequent adventures have either taken place or begun there. His two cohorts in adventure are the scholarly Raymond("the Rat") and the sensitive Fats("the Fuse", although his birth name is revealed to be Dudley in the most recent story). She has two grown children, David and Elizabeth, and a young grandchild, who will surely inspire more stories.She currently lives in Chappaqua, New New York From 1969 to the present, Jean has written five children"s novels about a gang of three mice in New York City, led by the daredevil Marvin, who prefers to be called "Merciless Marvin the Magnificent".
Van Leeuwen now lives in another small town north of New York City with her husband, Bruce Gavril. Her Bound for Oregon was a Child Study Association Book of the Year, and Cabin on Trouble Creek was nominated for children's Choice awards in eight states. Her historical picture books include Going West, which was cited as an IRA Teachers' Choice and Across the Wide Dark Sea, selected by the New York Public Library as one of the "100 Titles for Reading and Sharing." She has written historical fiction for older readers as well. Many of her other books have grown out of her long-time interest in American history.
Her own two children were the inspiration for the Oliver and Amanda Pig stories, as well as several others, including Dear Mom, You're Ruining My Life. She has won numerous awards, among them the William Allen White Award, the South Carolina Children's Book Award, the Massachusetts Honor Book Award, and the Washington Irving Children's Choice Award, as well as many ALA Notable Book citations. Jean Van Leeuwen is the author of more than fifty children's books, including picture books, Easy-to-Read books, and middle-grade fiction.
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