Carolyn White

Born: 03/27/1948   Brooklyn
Parents: Aaron White, Sylvia White
Spouse: Winston A. Wilkinson
Address(es):
Permanent :
1661 Mt. Vernon Avenue
East Lansing , MI 48823
Contact Information:
Phone : 517-351-5866
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Writings

Image Title Genre Audience Publisher Date
Image of The Adventure of Louey and Frank The Adventure of Louey and Frank Fiction , Picture Book Children New York : Greenwillow Books 2001
Whuppity Stoorie : a Scottish folktale
- Reviewed in the New York Times Book Review.
Folklore Children New York : Putnam's 1997
The Tree House Children : an African tale
- American Booksellers Magazine Pick of the List, 1994.
Folklore Children New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Children 1994
A History of Irish Fairies Non Fiction , Folklore Adult New York, NY : Carroll & Graf Publishers 1976 -2005
Other writings:
- Works have appeared in Healing Arts Magazine and are included in The Leprechaun Book, Orpheus & Company, Nice Jewish Girls. Many poems, stories in Parabola, Magical Blend, Poet Lore, Studia Mystica, Earth's Daughters, Kansas Quarterly, Michigan Quarterly Review, Negative Capability and others. Revisions of a number of children's picture books using folklore motifs
What is the aim or goal of your writing: "Writing is my entire life. It is my way to explore my passions, my hopes and fears, as well as working out a good story. What I most want is for some one to read my work and say: 'Ah, that's right.' Writing is a means of self-exploration."

May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: Yes

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
Author

Education:

Degree Institution Location Date
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Secondary Education Northern State University Aberdeen , SD 1956

Career:

Position Organization Location Date
Children's book author, middle-grade author, folklorist, storyteller. MI 1974

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