Author · 16 March 1928 – 24 March 2010
William Mayne
An English writer of children's literature. He was born and spent most of his life in Yorkshire, where many of his books are set. He received the 1957 Carnegie Medal for A Grass Rope.
Works
The patchwork cat
Nicola Bayley
The patchwork cat
Drift
William Mayne
Drift
Earthfasts.
William Mayne
Earthfasts.
The mouse and the egg
William Mayne
The mouse and the egg
The battlefield.
William Mayne
The battlefield.
Low Tide
William Mayne
Low Tide
A house in town.
William Mayne
A house in town.
A swarm in May
William Mayne
A swarm in May
The Jersey shore.
William Mayne
The Jersey shore.
twelve dancers
William Mayne
twelve dancers
A grass rope
William Mayne
A grass rope
Underground alley.
William Mayne
Underground alley.
Ravensgill.
William Mayne
Ravensgill.
Sand
William Mayne
Sand
The Fairy Tales of London Town
William Mayne
The Fairy Tales of London Town
The incline.
William Mayne
The incline.
Plot night
William Mayne
Plot night
Ghosts
William Mayne
Ghosts
A year and a day
William Mayne
A year and a day
It
William Mayne
It
The Hamish Hamilton book of queens
Eleanor Farjeon
The Hamish Hamilton book of queens
Earthfasts
William Mayne
Earthfasts
The blue boat.
William Mayne
The blue boat.
Pandora
William Mayne
Pandora
Pig in the middle.
William Mayne
Pig in the middle.
Skiffy
William Mayne
Skiffy
No more school
William Mayne
No more school
Gideon ahoy!
William Mayne
Gideon ahoy!
Follow the footprints
William Mayne
Follow the footprints
A game of dark.
William Mayne
A game of dark.
Lady Muck
William Mayne
Lady Muck
last bus
William Mayne
last bus
Antar and the eagles
William Mayne
Antar and the eagles
Mousewing
William Mayne
Mousewing
Choristers' Cake
William Mayne
Choristers' Cake
All the king's men
William Mayne
All the king's men
Plot Night
William Mayne
Plot Night
Winter quarters
William Mayne
Winter quarters
A Swarm in May
William Mayne
A Swarm in May
William Mayne's Book of giants
William Mayne
William Mayne's Book of giants