One of New Zealand's best loved and internationally known authors passed away on the 23rd July 2012. She was loved by lot's of people (including adults). Some of her titles were The lion in the meadow, 24 hours, The Seven Chinese Brothers, The Man Whose Mother was a Pirate, 24 Hours, Maddigans Fantasia(Series) and many more. Her books have been translated into German, French, Spanish, Dutch, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Italian, Japanese, Catalan and Afrikaans.
Margret Mahy was the eldest of five children. She was born and raised in New Zealand's Whakatane. Her father often told her and her four younger siblings adventure stories. These stories then influenced her story writing in later life. Her father was a bridge builder and her mother was a teacher. Margret wrote her first published copy at the age of seven.Margret Mahy worked as a librarian at the Christchurch library.She won lots of awards for her books.
Everyone will miss her and her stories.
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