Born: 08/27/1927   Detroit , MI
Died: 02/27/2007
Parents: J. F. Douglas and Thirza Potter
Spouse: Dean J. (City engineer for Dearborn)
Children: Elizabeth Schlaff, Marylou Potts, Dean M., Ann, Amy
Address(es):
Last known address:
Dearborn , MI

Image	Title	Genre	Audience	Publisher	Date
	The Dodges, The Auto Family Fortune & Misfortune - Jt. author with Jean Maddern Pitrone	Biography	Adult	South Bend, Ind. : Icarus Press	1981
	The John Dodge Story - Jt. author with Jean Maddern Pitrone	Biography , Michigan	Adult	Rochester, Mich. : Meadow Brook Hall Publication, Oakland University	1978
	Real Book of First Stories	Short Stories	Children	New York: Rand McNally	1972
	What Hides Inside - Describes in verse the soft, furry, or fuzzy things a boy and girl find hidden in the countryside.	Non Fiction , Poetry	Children	New York: Rand McNally	1972
	How to Make Money from Your Sparetime by Writing - Contributor	Non Fiction	Adult	New York: Simon & Schuster	1971
	Right Foot, Wrong Foot	Picture Book	Children	Austin, Tex., Steck-Vaughn Co;	1968
	Hey! Let's Go	Fiction , Picture Book	Children	Racine, Wi. : Whitman Publishing	1967
	Nina the Nurse, Hospital Helper	Fiction	Children	acine, Wi. : Whitman Publishing	1967
	Animal Babies	Non Fiction	Children	Racine, Wi. : Whitman Publishing	1966
	Daisy Tells	Fiction	Children	Orlando FL: Steck-Vaughn Company	1966
	Santa's Surprise Book - A "Little Golden Book"	Fiction	Children	Racine, Wi. : Whitman Publishing	1966
	In, On, Under, and Through	Picture Book	Children	Racine, Wi. : Whitman Publishing	1965
	The Five Star General		Children	Racine, Wi. : Whitman Publishing	1965
	Other writings: - Articles in Parents' Magazine, Catholic Digest, Writers Digest, Detroit News Magazine, and others. Verse has been published in Childcraft, and short stores in Jack and Jill, Humpty Dumpty, and Wee Wisdom		Adult , Children

What is the aim or goal of your writing: 2nd ed. says, "Writing for me is a marvelous and necessary process in which I preserve 'important' moments in life that otherwise might be lost-and then share these moments with someone I care about-the reader. The 'important' moment may be the excitement of a child discovering the joys of clattering down the street in Coke-can shoes, or it may be the joy of discovering, in the memory of an elderly relative, a wonderfully dramatic scene in which three tough and powerful business tycoons wrestle for control over the million-dollar company they all have built. I think it is important to communicate not only ideas and themes, but some human insights. It is the writer's obligation- and pleasure- to enhance the reader's interest and joy in living. Words- in stories or poems- whether for a child or an adult, should in some way contribute to the reader's Joie de Vivre."

May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: No

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
Author
Poet

MeLCat Links:
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