The Big Loop

by Claire Huchet Bishop, Carles Fontserè (Illustrator)

Hardcover

First published October 1, 1955

About the author

Claire Huchet Bishop (December 30 1898 – 13 March 1993) was a Swiss-born American children's novelist and librarian. She was the winner of the Newbery Honor Medal for "Pancakes-Paris" and "All Alone," and won the Josette Frank Award for "Twenty and Ten." Her children's book "The Five Chinese Brothers" won the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award in 1959.

An American born in Geneva, Switzerland, Bishop grew up in France and Geneva. She attended the Sorbonne and started the first children's library in France.
After marrying American concert pianist Frank Bishop, she moved to the United States. She worked for the New York City Public Library from 1932-1936. She was an apologist for Roman Catholicism and an opponent of antisemitism.

She was a lecturer and storyteller throughout the U.S., and a children's book editor. Beal was the President of International Council of Christians & Jews from 1975–1977, and the President of the Jewish-Christian Fellowship of France from 1976-1981.

After residing in New York for 50 years, Bishop returned to France and died in Paris in 1993. She was 94 years old.

Reviews

[Kevin Hill · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a coming of age novel. I read it aged 8 or 9 and immediately wanted to ride in the Tour. If you can find a copy for your tween boys, do so. Epic.