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Phyllis McGinley

Phyllis McGinley (March 21, 1905 – February 22, 1978) was an American author of children's books and poetry. Her poetry was in the style of light verse, specializing in humor, satiric tone and the positive aspects of suburban life. She won a Pulitzer prize in 1961.

McGinley enjoyed a wide readership in her lifetime, publishing her work in newspapers and women's magazines such as the Ladies Home Journal, as well as in literary periodicals, including The New Yorker, The Saturday Review and The Atlantic. She also held nearly a dozen honorary degrees – "including one from the stronghold of strictly masculine pride, Dartmouth College" (from the dust jacket of Sixpence in Her Shoe (copy 1964)). Time Magazine featured McGinley on its cover on June 18, 1965.
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American writer and poet (1905–1978)

Born	21 March 1905
Died	22 February 1978

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A Subtreasury of American humor

by E. B. White, Katharine S. White, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Leonard Q. Ross, Frank R. Stockton, Anita Loos, Sinclair Lewis, John Mosher, Edward Streeter, and 91 others
First published in 1941 — 24 editions
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Times three: selected verse from three decades

by Phyllis McGinley
First published in 1960 — 12 editions
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The United States in Literature

by James Edwin Miller, Carlota Cárdenas de Dwyer, Kerry M. Wood, John Smith, William Bradford, Sarah Kemble Knight, William Byrd II, Cotton Mather, Jonathan Edwards, and 190 others
First published in 1952 — 12 editions
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Prentice Hall: Literature: Silver

by Sumner Braunstein, Rudolfo A. Anaya, Maya Angelou, Isaac Asimov, Toni Cade Bambara, Basho, Rosemary Carr Benet, Morris Bishop, Arna Bontemps, and 74 others
First published in 1991 — 9 editions
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Saint-watching.

by Phyllis McGinley First published in 1969 — 9 editions
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The year without a Santa Claus

by Phyllis McGinley
First published in 1957 — 9 editions
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Love letters.: [Poems]

by Phyllis McGinley First published in 1954 — 7 editions
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A wreath of Christmas legends.

by Phyllis McGinley First published in 1967 — 6 editions
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A pocketful of wry

by Phyllis McGinley
First published in 1940 — 6 editions
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The province of the heart: [essays]

by Phyllis McGinley
First published in 1959 — 5 editions
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Sixpence in her shoe

by Phyllis McGinley
First published in 1964 — 4 editions
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The most wonderful doll in the world

by Phyllis McGinley
First published in 1950 — 4 editions
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All around the town

by Phyllis McGinley
First published in 1948 — 3 editions
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Stones from a glass house: new poems by Phyllis McGinley

by Phyllis McGinley
First published in 1946 — 3 editions
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The horse who lived upstairs

by Phyllis McGinley
First published in 1944 — 3 editions
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Merry Christmas, happy New Year.

by Phyllis McGinley First published in 1958 — 3 editions
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Wonderful time.

by Phyllis McGinley First published in 1966 — 3 editions
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A short walk from the station

by Phyllis McGinley First published in 1951 — 3 editions

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Prentice Hall Literature: Bronze

by Sumner Braunstein, Teresa Palomo Acosta, Aesop, Paul Annixter, Isaac Asimov, Mary Austin, Russell Baker, Basho, Pura Belpré, and 89 others
First published in 1991 — 3 editions
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The plain princess

by Phyllis McGinley and Helen Stone
First published in 1945 — 2 editions
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American writer and poet (1905–1978)

Born	21 March 1905
Died	22 February 1978

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OLID: OL1013062A
GoodReads: 62056
ISNI: 0000000114972116
Library of Congress Names: n50007804
VIAF: 114041772
Wikidata: Q7188601
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