Sheila K. McCullagh
Sheila K. McCullagh | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sheila Kathleen McCullagh (MBE) 3 December 1920 Surrey, England, United Kingdom |
| Died | 7 July 2014 (aged 93) Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Author |
| Known for | Children's literature |
Sheila Kathleen McCullagh MBE (3 December 1920 – 7 July 2014) was a British author of children's literature.[1]
Biography
McCullagh was born in Surrey. During her teens the family moved to Woodside House, just outside Felmersham on the road to Chellington. She wrote A Survey of the Parish of Felmersham in the year 1939-1940: it included samples of aggregate taken from the river and pressed flowers and crops collected from the land.
Her work was first published in the 1950s, when she was working as a lecturer at Leeds University.[2] From 1958 to 1963 she taught at a teacher's college in London, Ontario before taking up writing full time.[3] She went on to write many children's fantasy and educational books, including the Puddle Lane series.[4] A television adaptation of the book series starred and featured original music by Neil Innes.[5]
McCullagh spent many years lecturing in Canada and travelled widely, including to the Antarctic with Keith Shackleton and Peter Scott.[6] She was a devout Anglican.
During her career she wrote over 300 titles. In 2006 she signed a deal with the publisher Mercury Junior to bring her books back into print.[7]
In later life she moved to Cornwall and then Bath, where she lived with her partner Lois for 20 years. She died on 7 July 2014 in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, aged 93.[8][6]
Books
- Dragon Pirate Stories
- Griffin Pirate Stories
- Puddle Lane (series)
- One Two Three and Away) (series)
- Tim and the Hidden People (series)
- Hummingbirds
- Seahawk
- Buccaneers (series)
- Adventures in Space
- Little Dragons
References
- ↑ May, Hal. Trosky, Susan M. (ed.). Contemporary Authors: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide to Current Writers in Fiction, General Nonfiction, Poetry, Journalism, Drama, Motion Pictures, Television. Vol. 110. Gale. p. 347. ISBN 978-0810319103.
- ↑ "Pavenham". Bedfordshire Times and Independent. 4 January 1957. p. 4. Retrieved 14 September 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Sheila K(athleen) McCullagh". Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors. 2002. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ↑ Ashworth, Linda (April 1986). "Puddle Lane". Child Education. 63 (4). Scholastic Limited: 35. Retrieved 23 August 2026 – via Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Fantasy world of Puddle Lane but rewards are real". Leicester Mercury. 30 September 1985. p. 15 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- 1 2 "Sheila McCullagh MBE" (PDF). Royal Crescent Society Newsletter (12): 2. Autumn 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
- ↑ "Trip down Puddle Lane". The Bookseller. 24 February 2003. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ↑ "McCullagh - Sheila Kathleen". Announcements | Deaths. The Daily Telegraph. 11 July 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014.