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Ethel Pochocki

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Born: September 16 1925

Died: 3030 11 20102010

Ethel Frances Pochocki was a children's book author living in Brooks, Maine.

She developed a passion for books and writing working at the New York City Public Library. While raising eight children, she turned to writing in the early morning hours. Her writing career began when she won an essay writing contest about her experience taking in inner city kids with the Fresh Air Project in New York City. Through the 1960s and 1970s, she contributed numerous essays and poems to the leading Catholic publications of the time. Her award winning books include her collaborations with Maine illustrator Mary Beth Owens, such as The Gazebo, Penny for a Hundred and Rosebud and Red Flannel. She also collaborated with award winning illustrator Barry Moser on Blessing of the Beasts and The Mushroom Man.

Her contributions to children's literature were recognized by the Maine Library Association with the 2008 Katahdin Award for Lifetime Achievement and the 1991 Lupine Award for outstanding childrens literature. Her classic, Penny for a Hundred, was designated a notable book of 1996 by the Smithsonian Magazine.

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Ethel Pochocki

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Books from Ethel Pochocki

Once Upon a Time Saints

Blessing of the Beasts

The Attic Mice

Around the Year Once upon a Time Saints

Wildflower Tea

More Once Upon a Time Saints

More Once upon a Time Saints

The Mushroom Man

The Adventures of Pilaf, Almondine, and Tetrazzini

Maine Marmalade

The Gazebo

Saints Heroes

The Attic Mice (Young Piper)

The Wind Harp and Other Angel Tales

The Mushroom Man: 30th Anniversary Edition