Noel Streatfeild
b. 1895 - d. 1986English author (1895–1986)
Mary Noel Streatfeild OBE was an English author, best known for children's books including the "Shoes" books, which were not a series. Random House, the U.S. publisher of the 1936 novel Ballet Shoes (1936), published some of Streatfeild's subsequent children's books using the word "Shoes" in their titles, to capitalize on the popularity of Ballet Shoes; thus Circus Shoes, Party Shoes, Skating Shoes and many more. She won the third annual Carnegie Medal for The Circus Is Coming. She was a member of the historic Streatfeild family.
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Books by Noel Streatfeild
Timeline for Noel Streatfeild
1895
Noel Streatfeild born.
1916
Moved to London
1919
Enrolled at the Academy of Dramatic Art
1928
Tour of Australia
1931
Began work as a member of Deptford Voluntary Child Care
The Whicharts
1932
Elected to membership of PEN
Parsons Nine
1936
Travels to America
Ballet Shoes
It Pays to be Good
1937
Travels with Bertram Mills Circus
Caroline England
Tennis Shoes
1938
1939
Carnegie gold medal (The Circus is Coming)
Dennis the Dragon
Luke
Clothes-Pegs
Sally-Ann
1941
House is bombed
The Children of Primrose Lane
Baddacombes
1943
1945
1946
1947
1949
1952
1957
1961
1962
1968
Suffers a stroke
Gemma
Gemma and Sisters
Nicholas
The Barrow Lane Gang
The Growing Summer
1969
1971
1978
1979
Series of small strokes means move to a nursing home
The Maitlands: All Change at Cuckly place
1983
Awarded OBE
1986
Noel Streatfeild died.