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John Patience

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in Lancashire, The United Kingdom

January 19, 1949

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John Patience was born in Lancashire, England, in 1949 and trained in typography and book design at the Harris College in Preston, Lancashire. After college, he worked briefly as a designer for a couple of publishers in London, England but he really wanted to have his own children's books published. He did various jobs to earn a living, whilst writing and developing his skills as an illustrator.

John's first self-authored illustrated children's book was published in 1980 - 'The Seasons in Fern Hollow'. Over the next few years this grew into four further series called 'Tales from Fern Hollow', eventually totalling 17 titles.

Since then John has had more than 100 titles published in many countries around the world and translated into many lang ...more

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Average rating: 3.96 · 1,532 ratings · 173 reviews · 262 distinct works • Similar authors

	Savipoti-Tobi soovikaev by John Patience (Author & Illustrator), Jane Patience, Tiit Heidmets (Translator) 4.33 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 1987 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Adventures in Fern Hollow 4.54 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 1984 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mr. Rusty's New House 4.08 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 1983 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mrs. Merryweather's Letter really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 1985 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Seasons in Fern Hollow 4.29 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 1981 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sports Day 4.17 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 1983 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Brock the Balloonist 4.09 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 1983 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Granny Bouncer's Rescue 4.19 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 1984 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Brass Band Robbery 3.98 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 1983 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Steadfast Tin Soldier & The Princess and the Pea 3.36 avg rating — 50 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Fern Hollow (39 books)
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4.12 avg rating — 719 ratings

Once Upon a Storytime (13 books)
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3.64 avg rating — 223 ratings

Classic Treasury 1 The Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales (13 books)
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3.64 avg rating — 223 ratings

Classic Treasury 2 Hans Andersen Fairy Tales (8 books)
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3.69 avg rating — 118 ratings

Wind in the Willows Pop-up Books (5 books)
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