Brittney Ryan is an American New York Times bestselling author[1] of children's fantasy novels with a Christmas theme.
Brittney Ryan | |
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 Ryan from the book jacket of The Legend of Holly Claus | |
| Born | Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
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| Genre | Juvenile fantasy |
| Notable works | The Legend of Holly Claus (book) |
Books
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A reviewer from Publishers Weekly called The Legend of Holly Claus "a lush and leisurely Yuletide read."[2] The debut of the Holly Claus series was published by HarperCollins as part of the Julie Andrews Collection[3] along with children's books that were written by the actress Julie Andrews using the name Julie Andrews Edwards.[4]
Series
editHolly Claus
edit- The Legend of Holly Claus (novel) Julie Andrews Collection (2004)
- Holly Claus: The Christmas Princess Julie Andrews Collection (2007)
In 2015, a ballet company in Washington State presented Holly Claus: The Ballet of Dreams with a libretto written by Brittney Ryan. The ballet was directed and choreographed by Idalee Hutson-Fish.[5] As of 2020, film composer Laurent Eyquem was composing an original score to accompany a planned revival of the ballet.[6]
In 2005, the United States Post Office recognized the fictionalized setting of the Holly Claus novels as an address. Children can send mail to Holly by addressing their letter to: "Holly Claus, The Royal Palace, The City of Forever, The Land of the Immortals." The Post Office has assigned The Land of Immortals its own zip code of 90209–1225. Ryan replies to the letters from the perspective of Holly Claus.[7]
Awards
editRyan is a New York Times Best Selling author and Quill Award nominee for best book of the year 2005.[8]
Personal life
editRyan is a native of Portland, Oregon.
References
edit- ^ "New York Times Bestsellers: Children's. The Legend of Holly Claus by Brittney Ryan and Illustrated by Laurel Long. The Legend of Holly Claus and The Christmas Princess are part of the Julie Andrews Collection Books". New York Times. 26 December 2004. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ^ "The Legend of Holly Claus". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ^ The Julie Andrews Collection. 26 September 2006. Retrieved 29 March 2015 – via Amazon.
- ^ "Biography". Julie Andrews Online. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ^ Greenger, Nurit (30 November 2015). "Dance to the Magic of Your Life's Dream". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ "The Legend of Holly Claus". The Legend of Holly Claus. 20 April 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ "U.S. Post Office Recognizes The Land of the Immortals from Brittney Ryan's Best-Seller The Legend of Holly Claus; NY Times' Best-Seller Earns Zip Code for Children's Letters". Business Wire (Press release). Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ^ "And the Nominees Are..." Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 4 May 2015.