Baker, Margaret J(oyce)

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BAKER, Margaret J(oyce)

BAKER, Margaret J(oyce). British, b. 1918. Genres: Children's fiction, Biography. Publications: The Fighting Cocks, 1949; Nonsense Said the Tortoise (in U.S. as Homer the Tortoise), 1949; Four Farthings and a Thimble, 1950; A Castle and Sixpence, 1951; Benbow and the Angels, 1952; The Family That Grew and Grew, 1952; Treasure Trove, 1952; Homer Sees the Queen, 1953; The Young Magicians, 1954; Lions in the Potting Shed (in U.S. as Lions in the Woodshed), 1954; The Wonderful Wellington Boots, 1955; Anna Sewell and Black Beauty, 1956; Acorns and Aerials, 1956; The Bright High Flyer, 1957; Tip and Run, 1958; Homer Goes to Stratford, 1958; The Magic Seashell, 1959; The Birds of Thimblepins, 1960; Homer in Orbit, 1961; Into the Castle, 1962; The Cats of Honeytown, 1962; Away Went Galloper, 1962; Castaway Christmas, 1963; Cut Off from Crumpets, 1964; The Shoe Shop Bears, 1964; Homer Goes West, 1965; Hannibal and the Bears, 1965; Bears Back in Business, 1967; Porterhouse Major, 1967; Hi-Jinks Joins the Bears, 1970; Snails' Place, 1970; The Last Straw, 1971; Boots and the Ginger Bears, 1972; The Sand Bird, 1973; Prickets Way, 1973; Lock Stock and Barrel, 1974; Home from the Hill, 1968; Sand in Our Shoes, 1976; The Gift Horse, 1982; Catch as Catch Can, 1983; Beware of the Gnomes, 1985; The Waiting Room Doll, 1986; Fresh Fields for Daisy, 1987. Address: Prickets, Old Cleeve, Near Minehead, Somerset TA24 6HW, England.