Michael O. Tunnell

Michael O. Tunnell (born 1950) is an American children's writer and educator. He teaches children's literature at Brigham Young University and has published several books on children's literature, especially on the work of Lloyd Alexander. He has served on the Newbery Award Committee and on the selection committee for the NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children. His children's books include novels, picture books, and non-fiction books.^[1]

Selected works

• "Profile: Eilonwy of the Red-gold Hair", Language Arts 66.5 (September 1989), pp. 558–
• "The Double-Edged Sword: Fantasy and Censorship", Language Arts 71.8 (1994), pp. 606–12
• "The Remarkable Journey of Lloyd Alexander", School Library Journal (2007), pp. 64–65
• "The Origins and History of American Children's Literature", The Reading Teacher 62.2 (2013), pp. 80–86

Books

• The Prydain Companion: A Reference Guide to Lloyd Alexander's Prydain Chronicles (1989)
• Lloyd Alexander (1991) (with James S. Jacobs)
• The Story of Ourselves: Teaching History Through Children's Literature (1992) (with Richard Ammon)
• The Joke's on George (1993)
• Chinook! (1993)
• Beauty and the Beastly Children (1993)
• Mailing May (1997)
• School Spirits (1997)
• Halloween Pie (1999)
• Children's Literature (1999) (with James S. Jacobs)
• Brothers in Valor (2001)
• Wishing Moon (2004)
• Moon Without Magic (2007)
• Children's Literature, Briefly (2008) (with James S. Jacobs)
• Wishes on the Moon (2009)
• Candy Bomber (2010)

References

1. Michael O. Tunnell at Fantastic Fiction

External links

• Official website
• Michael Tunnell, Department Chair, Teacher Education, BYU David O. McKay School of Education
• Michael O. Tunnell at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Michael O. Tunnell at Library of Congress Authorities, with 24 catalog records
• James S. Jacobs at LC Authorities, with 10 records, and at WorldCat
• Michael O. Tunnell papers, MSS 7798 at L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Brigham Young University