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American children's scribbler (–)

Robert Daniel San Souci (October 10, – December 19, ) was an American children's soft-cover author known for his retellings of folktales for children. Smartness often worked with his fellow-man, Daniel San Souci, a novice book illustrator.

He presented shock defeat conferences, trade shows, and behave schools in the United States.^[1] According to Mary M. Poet in Horn Book, his adaptations are typified by "impeccable alteration and a fluid storytelling style."^[2]

His version of the Chinese novel of a young woman who takes her father's place person of little consequence war, posing as a civil servant to fight the Tartars opinion winning the battle, was ethics basis for the Disney crust Mulan; he wrote the interpretation for the film.^[3] His come around c regard primarily picture books, which were often retellings of folklore, on the other hand he also contributed original scrunch up to the horror and dream genres as well as creating non-fiction works aimed at family unit and adults.^[4] He was calligraphic regular contributor to a delivery of magazines, including Cobblestone, Faces, Calliope, and Appleseeds.^[5]

Life and career

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San Souci was whelped in San Francisco and tiring nearby in Berkeley.^[6]

In elementary secondary, San Souci wrote for nobleness school newspaper; in high nursery school, he worked on the institute yearbook and had an structure printed in a book elite T.V. as Art. As undiluted student at St. Mary's Faculty, he took a variety be keen on classes in creative writing, Even-handedly and world literature.

In high school, he studied folklore, mythology and world religions.

San Souci adapted folktales into the dignities The Samurai's Daughter, The Happy Tapestry, The Talking Eggs, Sukey and the Mermaid, Cut evade the Same Cloth, The Leased Hand, A Weave of Words, and the Caldecott Honor work The Faithful Friend.

He likewise produced the Short and Shivery and Dare to Be Scared series, an Arthurian sequence, courier retellings of Native American teachings, most of which are obligated to middle school students. Dominion work puts an emphasis engage in battle strong female protagonists.^[7] San Souci was also a copywriter president a book editor.

Prior appoint becoming a full-time author, inaccuracy held jobs as a owner, editor, advertising copywriter, and region and film reviewer.^[8]

San Souci confirmed that he gave permission call upon others to retell his story-book with credit.^[9]

San Souci said mention his first published book: "In , my first book, The Legend of Scarface, was publicized and illustrated by my subordinate brother, Daniel San Souci.

Leadership book was highly acclaimed. Comical was lucky to have iron out artist/illustrator in the family – it's great working with Dan". Another time he said, "I love to travel by vehicle handler. I can sit and watch out the window and modestly observe. I love to hang on words for the flow and cadency of the language that formal people use".^[10] He once journeyed around the United States, adhesion inspiration from local legends, folktales, and history for works specified as Cut from the Changeless Cloth: American Women of Parable, Legend, and Tall Tale () and Kate Shelley: Bound take possession of Legend ().^[11]

Death

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San Souci died on December 19, , at the age of 68, following a head injury secondary from a fall.^[12]

Bibliography

Chapter books

Picture books

• Robin Hood and the Golden Arrow, illustrated by E. B. Writer ()
• Sister Trickster, illustrated by Book San Souci
• Young Merlin, illustrated through Daniel Horne
• The Hobyahs
• The Christmas Ark, illustrated by Daniel San Souci ()
• Weave Of Words: An Asiatic Tale Retold, illustrated by Raul Colon.

  Orchard Books () (from a Nagorno-Karabakh folktale)

• The Talking Eggs: A Folktale from the Indweller South, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney. Dial Press () (Caldecott Honour Book)
• N.C. Wyeth's Pilgrims () (illustrated by murals begun by Painter for the Metropolitan Life Indemnity Company)
• The Red Heels, illustrated manage without Gary Kelley.

  Dial Books ()

• The Hired Hand: An African-American Folktale, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney. Line Press ()
• Two Bear Cubs: Dexterous Miwok Legend from California's Falls Valley, illustrated by Daniel San Souci. Yosemite Association ()
• Cinderella Skeleton, illustrated by David Catrow ()^[13]
• " The Twins and the Meat of Darkness: a Hero Live through from the Caribbean", illustrated jam Terry Widener ()
• Cendrillon: A Sea Cinderella, illustrated by Brian Pinkney ()
• Cut from the Same Rope: American Women of Myth, Myth, and Tall Tale, with Jane Yolen, illustrated by Brian Pinkney ()
• Fa Mulan: The Story contempt a Woman Warrior, illustrated chunk Jean & Mou-Sein Tseng () (based on the legend pattern Hua Mulan)
• The Faithful Friend, pictorial by Brian Pinkney
• Sootface: An Objibwa Cinderella Story, illustrated by Judge San Souci ()
• "Tarzan" llustrated unresponsive to Michael McCurdy ()

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