Donald Sobol, author of beloved ‘Encyclopedia Brown’ children’s mystery series, dies at 87
Source: Washington Post
MIAMI Donald J. Sobol, author of the popular Encyclopedia Brown series of childrens mysteries, has died. He was 87.
Sobol died in Miami from natural causes July 11, with his wife Rose by his side, his son John Sobol told The Associated Press Monday.
Sobols series featured amateur sleuth Leroy Encyclopedia Brown, who would unravel local mysteries with the help of his encyclopedic knowledge of facts great and small. The books, first published in the early 1960s, became staples in classrooms and libraries nationwide. They were translated into 12 languages and sold millions of copies worldwide.
Thanks to Donald, generations of children have learned to read and solve mysteries alongside Encyclopedia Brown, one of the most iconic characters in childrens literature, said Don Weisberg, president of Penguin Young Readers Group, which publishes Sobols books.
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Teamster Jeff
(1,598 posts)zonkers
(5,865 posts)Bravo and thank you Mr. Sobol, wherever you are.
louis-t
(23,292 posts)Panasonic
(2,921 posts)growing up.
That quarter in the gas can is all is needed to hire Encyclopedia - and I loved it when his dad told a story and Brown would solve the mystery after closing his eyes and listening in.
Godspeed Mr. Sobol - you brightened my youth with these stories.
fishwax
(29,149 posts)krispos42
(49,445 posts)Liberal_in_LA
(44,397 posts)RIP Mr. Sobol
rocktivity
(44,576 posts)(Sally Kimball?) who kept the town bully (Bugs Meany?) at bay.
rocktivity
zonkers
(5,865 posts)Scout
(8,624 posts)including the one pictured in the OP.
loved those books.
pokerfan
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Read all I could get my hands on before moving onto to SF.