BUTLER, Dorothy

BUTLER, Dorothy. New Zealander, b. 1925. Genres: Children's fiction, Novellas/Short stories, Children's non-fiction, Education, Literary criticism and history. Career: High school English teacher; worked as play center supervisor, university lecturer in children's literature, and teacher of night classes for Auckland Technical Institute, 1946-65; Dorothy Butler Children's Bookshop Ltd., Auckland, NZ, owner and managing director, 1965-90; Dorothy Butler Reading Centre, owner, 1978-84; Reed Methuen, children's editor, 1984. OBE, 1993. Publications: Cushla and Her Books, 1979; (with M. Clay) Reading Begins at Home, 1979; Babies Need Books, 1980, 3rd ed., 1995; The Dorothy Butler Pre-Reading Kit, 1980; Five to Eight, 1985; Come Back, Ginger, 1987; A Bundle of Birds, 1987; My Brown Bear Barney, 1988; Bears, Bears, Bears, 1989; Lulu, 1989; A Happy Tale, 1990; Higgledy Piggledy Hobbledy Hoy, 1991; Another Happy Tale, 1991; Good Morning, Mrs. Martin, 1992; The Little, Little Man, 1992; Farmyard Fiasco, 1992; By Jingo!, 1992; Where's Isabella?, 1992; My Brown Bear, Barney in Trouble, 1993; Birthday Rain, 1993; The Breakdown Day, 1993; My Brown Bear Barney at School, 1994; Farm Boy, City Girl, 1994; What Peculiar People, 1994; My Monkey Martha, 1995; Behave Yourself, Martha, 1995; Just a Dog, 1995; Hector: An Old Bear, 1995; Children, Books & Families, 1995; What a Birthday!, 1996; There Was a Time (autobiography), 1999; My Brown Bear, Barney at the Party, 2000; O'Reilly and the Real Bears, 2002. EDITOR: The Magpies Said: Stories and Poems from New Zealand, 1980; For Me, Me, Me, 1983; I Will Build You a House, 1984. Address: The Old House, Kare Kare, Auckland W, New Zealand.