Joan Mary Gale Robinson

Joan Mary Gale Thomas
(1910-02-10)10 February 1910^[1]
Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, England^[2]

20 August 1988(1988-08-20) (aged 78)^[3]
King's Lynn, Norfolk^[3]

children's writer, illustrator

English

1939–1978

Richard Gavin Robinson

(m. 1941)

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She published her first book for children in 1939. She married writer and illustrator Richard Gavin Robinson in 1941. They lived in King's Lynn, Norfolk.^[5]

When Marnie Was There (1967), her first young adult novel, was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal that year.^[6] Hayao Miyazaki selected Marnie as one of his fifty recommended children's books,^[7] and Studio Ghibli adapted it into a film of the same name.

Thomas, Joan Gale (1939). A Stands for Angel. London: Mowbray. 18756677.

Thomas, Joan Gale (1948). God of All Things. London: Mowbray. 503832196.

Robinson, J. G. (1953). Teddy Robinson. London: George G. Harrap & Co. 771729290.

Robinson, J. G. (1957). Mary–Mary. London: George G. Harrap & Co. 504362374.

. Virtual International Authority File (VIAF). 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015. Some works were published as Joan Thomas (maiden name).