Tor Seidler (born 1952 in

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) is an American author of

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. Many of his books feature

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animals. ''Mean Margaret'' was nominated for a

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, ''The Wainscott Weasel'' was named a Notable Children's Book by the

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, and ''A Rat's Tale'' was named Best Book of the Year by ''

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''. In 1998, ''A Rat's Tale'' was adapted into a puppet film by

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and distributed by

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and

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planned to adapt ''The Wainscott Weasel'' into a movie, which started development in 2003. However, Fox shelved the concept in 2006. He studied literature at

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Published books

* ''The Dulcimer Boy'' (1979) * ''Terpin'' (1982) * ''A Rat's Tale'' (1985) *''The Tar Pit'' (1987) *''Take a Good Look'' (1990) * ''The Steadfast Tin Soldier'' (HarperCollins, 1992) – picture book illustrated by

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, retelling the 1838 fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen, *''The Wainscott Weasel'' (1993) *''Mean Margaret'' (1997) *''The Silent Spinbills'' (1998) *''The Revenge of Randal Reese-Rat'' (2001) *''The Brothers Below Zero'' (2002) *''Brain Boy and the Death Master'' (2003) *''Toes'' (2006) * ''Gully's Travels'' (Scholastic, 2008), *''Firstborn'' (2015)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Seidler, Tor 1952 births American children's writers Living people Stanford University alumni Writers from New Hampshire Writers from New York City Lakeside School (Seattle) alumni American male novelists People from Littleton, New Hampshire