Nationality American Name Brittney Ryan | Genre Juvenile fantasy Role Author | |
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Occupation Author, composer, singer, dancer, and storyteller Notable works The Legend of Holly Claus and sequels Books The Legend of Holly Claus, Holly Claus: The Christmas Princess | ||
Brittney Ryan tells how Nancy Krasne gets things done!
Brittney Ryan is an American New York Times bestselling author, of children's fantasy novels with a Christmas theme, but also has a background in the arts as a performer, dancer, composer, and theatrical storyteller.
Contents
- Brittney Ryan tells how Nancy Krasne gets things done
- Brittney Ryan on Empowerment and Nancy Krasne
- Personal life
- Books
- Holly Claus
- Ballet
- Letter Writing
- Awards
- References
Brittney Ryan on Empowerment and Nancy Krasne
Personal life
Brittney Ryan is a native of Portland, Oregon where she attended the University of Portland's School of Performing & Fine Arts. She currently resides in California.
Books
A reviewer from Publisher Weekly recommends The Legend of Holly Claus to "searching for a lush and leisurely Yuletide read." The debut of the Holly Claus series was published by Harper Collins and marketed as part of the Julie Andrews Collection along with children's books that were written by the actress Julie Andrews using the name Julie Andrews Edwards.
Holly Claus
Ballet
The Legend of Holly Claus has been made into a ballet called Holly Claus: The Ballet of Dreams with the libretto updated by the author and the director/choreographer Idalee Hutson-Fish.
Letter Writing
In 2005 the United States Post Office recognized the fictionalized setting of the Holly Claus novels as an address. Children can send mail to the main character from the novel 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. Brittney Ryan replies to the letters from the perspective of Holly Claus.
Awards
Quill Award nominee for best book of the year 2005