Jean Merrill Has Passed On
August 13, 2012
Celebrated author Jean Merrill has passed on at 89-years-old. Some of Merrill's most popular titles include Shan's Lucky Knife: A Burmese Folk Tale (1960), The Pushcart War (1964) and The Toothpaste Millionaire (1972).
"Ms. Merrill wrote more than 30 books and a dozen scripts for animated television adaptations of her work. Almost all involved underdogs overcoming the odds. In some of her most popular books, the odds amount to nothing less than the established economic and social order."