Harry Allard | |
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Born | January 27, 1928 Evanston, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | February 1, 2017 (aged 89) |
Occupation | Writer |
Alma mater | Northwestern University, Middlebury College, and Yale University |
Genre | Children's literature |
Harry Allard (January 27, 1928 – February 1, 2017)[1][failed verification] was an American writer of children's books. Many of his books have received awards; a few have also been banned and challenged in the United States.
Allard was born in Evanston, Illinois on January 27, 1928.[2] He received a bachelor's degree from Northwestern University in 1949, a master's degree in French from Middlebury College, and a doctorate in French literature from Yale in 1952.[2]