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Michael Bedard

Michael Bedard grew up in a busy household in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. His first experience with writing came in high school when a teacher introduced him to poets such as William Blake, John Keats, T. S. Eliot, and Emily Dickinson, and he soon determined to become a writer himself. Studying both English and philosophy at the University of Toronto, Bedard graduated in 1971 and took a job in a university library. He also married and started a family. While working as a pressman for a small print shop, he found a publisher for his first two original fairy tale collections for children, Woodsedge and Other Tales and Pipe and Pearls.

From the outset, Bedard followed a challenging path as a writer. In both his early collections he made few concessions to young readers in terms of language. Although some reviewers complained, this adult tone is a quality Bedard has maintained throughout his fiction.

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Born 1949

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  • Cover of: The Lightning Bolt

    First published in 1989 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: My Best Friend's a Duck

    First published in 2002 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Nacido Salvaje

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  • Cover of: NIGHTINGALE

    First published in 1992 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Opposites Book Buddy ("Sitting Ducks")

    First published in 2003 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The Painted Wall and Other Strange Tales (Aesop Accolades (Awards))

    First published in 2003 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Pato Desplumado

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  • Cover of: PIPE AND PEARLS - A Gathering of Tales - Underground; In the Prison; At the End of The Lane; The Mask; The Steamer Trunk; The Chalk Circle; The Dream Master; The Wizard of the Danbury Wood
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    First published in 1980 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Redwork

    First published in 1992 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Sitting Duck Buddies (Sitting Ducks)

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  • Cover of: Stained glass
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    First published in 2001 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Tinder Box
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    First published in 1990 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Un Invitado Muy Pesado

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  • Cover of: Vuela, Pato, Vuela!

    First published in 2003 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: William Blake: The Gates of Paradise

    First published in 2006 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The Wolf of Gubbio

    First published in 2000 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Sitting ducks
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    First published in 2002 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Quacking up!: wacky jokes for feathered folks
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    First published in 2004 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Green Man
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    First published in 2012 — 1 edition
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Born 1949

Subjects

Children's fiction, Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Ducks, fiction, Alligators, fiction, Ducks, Pictorial works, Alligators, Fairy tales, Animals, fiction, Fantasy fiction, Ghosts, Good and evil, Horror stories, Humorous stories, Juvenile literature, Adaptations, Alchemy, American Authors, American Novelists, Authors, American, Authors, fiction, Biography, Birds, fiction, Bronte, charlotte, 1816-1855, fiction

Places

Canada

People

Brontë family, Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), Florence Wyle (1881-1968), Frances Loring (1887-1968), Songling Pu (1640-1715), Willa Cather (1873-1947)

Time

20th century, Tang dynasty, 618-907

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ID Numbers

  • OLID: OL242867A

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April 22, 2024 Edited by MARC Bot adding https:// to link URL
April 22, 2024 Edited by MARC Bot move website to links
April 12, 2010 Edited by Open Library Bot Added photos to author pages.
November 18, 2008 Edited by Sarah Breau Changed author website to author's personal studio blog
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import