Commire, Anne, ed. Something about the Author. Vol. 28. Detroit: Gale Research, 1982. Contains a brief bibliography, a list of Shannon's works and their adaptations, and a limited biographical account, which draws heavily upon Shannon's Newbery acceptance paper.

Kirkpatrick, D. L., ed. Twentieth Century Children's Writers. 2d ed. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1983. Presents a brief biographical entry, a list of Shannon's works, and a short critical evaluation with emphasis upon Dobry.

Kunitz , Stanley J., and Howard Haycraft, eds. The Junior Book of Authors. 2d ed. New York: H. W. Wilson, 1951. Contains Shannon's autobiographical sketch with the added note that Dobry received the Newbery Medal in 1935.

Mainiero, Lina, ed. American Women Writers: A Critical Reference Guide from Colonial Times to the Present. Vol.

4. New York: Frederick Ungar, 1982.

Includes a short biographical sketch, a list of Shannon's works, a brief bibliography, and a few critical comments focusing...