Invertebrates in Children's Books Quiz

Answer: Dr. Doolittle

The "Doctor Doolittle" books were originally written as letters home to author Hugh Lofting's children, when he was sent off to fight in the trenches in World War I.
There are fourteen books in the series, three of which were published posthumously after Lofting's death in 1947. The first one, "The Story of Doctor Doolittle", was first published in 1920.
"Doctor Doolittle in the Moon" was published in 1928.

Answer: She has an itchy foot

Illustrated by Axel Scheffler, "The Snail and the Whale" was first published in 2004 and is well on the way to becoming a classic children's tale.
Who could resist
"This is a tale of a tiny snail
And a great big, grey - blue humpback whale." :-D
Julia Donaldson is also the author of "The Gruffalo" and "The Gruffalo's Child", published in 1999 and 2004 respectively.

Answer: Samantha

"Charlotte's Web", by E. B White, was first published in 1952. The book has since sold over 35 million copies, and been translated into over 20 languages. It was also the recipient of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Prize for Children's Literature in 1970.
E. B. White also wrote the book "Stuart Little" on which the film of 1999 was (loosely) based.

Answer: Beelzebub

The character of Beelzebub shows how a hero doesn't always have to be big and strong and handsome - he just has to know the right thing and be prepared to do it, even if it is dangerous. "The Wickedest Witch in the World" was the final Miss Smith book to be published, in 1971.
The other three books are "The Tree That Sat Down" (1945), "The Stream That Stood Still" (1948), and "The Mountain of Magic" (1950). All three of the books are now out of print and old copies are highly sought after collector's items.

Answer: Richard Scarry

The "Busytown" books, with their loveable animal characters have been translated into over 30 languages, and were also made into an animated television show for children. The original books were considerably longer than modern reprints, and are now collectors items.

Answer: Piccoli

Piccoli, by renowned photographer Philippe Halsman, was first published in 1953. Beautifully illustrated by Paul Julian, it is now a collector's item.
The story, written by Halsman for his daughters, tell how the tiny girl Piccoli lives in a matchbox and befriends a young boy called Terry; after helping overcome various problems in his life, she floats away on his toy balloon.

Answer: She marries the head of the New York Fire Department

The ladybird has been haunted all her life by the fear of her house burning down and her children being gone. At the end of the book she gets married to the Chief of the NY Fire Department and can finally live peacefully in safety.
In the film released in 1996, various parts of the storyline differ from the book, and the ladybird ends up becoming a midwife and delivering 1000 babies.

Answer: Memory

Stephen was coming too close to realising the truth about Will being one of the Old Ones, and Will decided to take his memories of the various incidents that aroused his suspicions.
"Silver on the Tree" is the fifth and final book in the "The Dark is Rising" sequence, and was first published in 1977.

Answer: Flambards

The eponymous first of the "Flambards" series of books, by K.M. Peyton, was first published in 1967.
In the 1979 TV series, the part of Tizzy was played by Paul Ahmet. The scripts for 12 of the 24 episodes were written by K.M. Peyton.

Answer: 1969

Eric Carle's much loved story has been around for over forty years now; it was first published in 1969 and has never been out of print since. It has been translated into almost 50 languages, and has sold 30 million copies around the world.