About
Children's literature scholar living in Manchaca, Texas.
Education: Michigan State University (BA, 1969); Duke University (MA, 1970; PhD, 1975). Distinguished professor emerita of English, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas. Past editor of the Children's Literature Association Quarterly. Has also collaborated with husband, Donald W. Olson, on articles about astronomy and art or literature.
Featured Work
What the Presidents Read: Childhood Stories and Family Favorites
What the Presidents Read identifies favorite reading of the presidents and many first family members when they were young, accompanied by brief, readable commentary from eye-witness reporters, historians, journalists, curators, biographers, literary scholars, and U. S. presidents. Over 100 color illustrations. Foreword by Ted Widmer. Co-edited by Elizabeth Goodenough and Marilynn S. Olson
