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Hazel Townson (12 April 1928 – 11 October 2010) was an English children's-literature author. She had over fifty books published from 1975 onwards, including in countries such as the Netherlands, Spain, France and Japan. ==Career== Hazel Townson began her writing career with ''Punch'' magazine, for which she was a regular contributor for many years. The magazine invited her to write reviews of children's books, which would eventually lead to her writing her own material. She also worked as Chief Assistant Librarian for part of Greater Manchester, a role that included responsibility for libraries in 110 schools, eleven public children's libraries, and four colleges. Her first book, entitled ''Looking for Lossie'', was published in 1975. As of 1998, Townson published books totalled 55. These ranged from picture books to teenage novels. Some of Townson's books, such as ''The Speckled Panic'' and ''Terrible Tuesday'', have been adapted for television. She also had stories commissioned for Granada Television's ''Time for a Story'', ''Tickle on the Tum'' and ''Story World'' programmes. In an article for Books for Keeps, Townson wrote: "I've been lucky with my illustrators. For instance, Philippe Dupasquier and Tony Ross both have the exact measure of childhood, felicitous touches of humour and an apparently total recall of their own early days. Each of their illustrations can be dwelt upon lovingly to extract from it more and more delicious detail - such as one of Tony Ross's illustrations for ''Terrible Tuesday'', which shows gunmen threatening a bank manager on the steps of his bank. Not only does the bank manager have his hands up in surrender, but also the passing baby in its pram and the statue in the road outside. Even a dog has raised its front paws, and the birds their wings." She frequently visited schools, libraries, colleges and writers' groups to talk about children's literature and to assist with creative writing. Following its formation in 1985, Townson chaired the panel for the annual "Lancashire Children's Book of the Year" award. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hazel Townson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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