Bill Wallace
Subtitle: author of adventure and animal stories
By: Jane McKellips ; series editor, Gini Moore Campbell
Series: I am Oklahoma children's series
Publisher: Oklahoma Hall of Fame ; Oklahoma Heritage Association Publishing
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 40
ISBN-13: 9781938923210
Subjects: American Authors; Biography; Authors; Children's literature; Human-animal relationships
Description: "Bill Wallace, an award-winning author of children's books, was known worldwide for his writings. Readers thrilled at the adventurous situations in which he sometimes placed his characters. Some of Bill's other books were funny with animals as the main characters. He wrote a total of 38 books. Seven of those he wrote with his wife Carol. Bill also traveled all over the United States, giving speeches about his books. Schools would often have him speak to various grades where students would learn about his life and his writing, He was an entertaining speaker, as well as a caring person. He tried to answer every letter he received from his fans, which could be from 500 to 1,200 letters a month."--Publisher's description
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Bill Wallace, animal lover; title: A dog called toy; title: Snakes and stray dogs; title: Best buds; title: A good way of saying things; title: A dog called kitty; title: Never say quit; title: The real backward bird dog; title: Bill's last years