Beverley Joan Randell Price (born 1931), known by the pen name Beverley Randell, is a New Zealand children's author, whose work has been published by 16 publishers in several languages. Born in

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, she studied English and History at

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before becoming a teacher. In 1955 her first story, ''John the Mouse who Learned to Read'', was published, and has sold around 267,000 copies. Over the years Randell has written hundreds of books, many aimed at children with limited reading skills, but also books aimed at adults. She married Hugh Price, a publisher, in 1955. To date, over two million copies of her books have been sold. In the

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, Randell was appointed a

Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit The New Zealand Order of Merit is an order of merit in the New Zealand royal honours system. It was established by royal warrant on 30 May 1996 by Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand, "for those persons who in any field of endeavour, have ren ...

, for services to children's literature and education.

Honours

(New Zealand) 2004 * Ordre national du Merite Chevalier ribbon

Chevalier de la Ordre national du Mérite (France) 2005

Works

Some of Randell's books include: *''Wellington At Work In The 1890s'', (Hugh Price joint author) 2009, New Zealand, Steele Roberts *''Baby Bear Goes Fishing'', (Isabel Lowe ill.) 1994, New Zealand, Nelson Price Milburn *''Baby Hippo'', (Elizabeth Russell-Arnot ill.) 1994, New Zealand, Nelson Price Milburn *''Sally's Beans'', (Meredith Thomas ill.) 1994, New Zealand, Nelson Price Milburn *''Tabby In The Tree'', (Julian Bruere ill.) 1994, New Zealand, Nelson Price Milburn *''Father Bear Goes Fishing'', (Isabel Lowe ill.) 1993, New Zealand, Price Milburn *''

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'' (adapted by Randell), (Clare Bowes ill.) 1976, England, Methuen Educational *''The Hungry Kitten'', (Judith Trevelyan ill.) 1974, England, Methuen Educational *''Baby Lamb's First Drink'', (Ernest Papps ill.) 1973, New Zealand, Price Milburn *''Lizard Loses His Tail'', (Judith Trevelyan ill.) 1973, New Zealand, Price Milburn *''John, The Mouse Who Learned to Read'', ( Noela Young, ill.) 1969, England,

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References

External links

National Library of New Zealand catalogue entry for Randell
1931 births New Zealand children's writers New Zealand women children's writers People educated at Wellington Girls' College Writers from Wellington City Living people Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit Victoria University of Wellington alumni {{NewZealand-writer-stub