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New Zealand author and bookseller Dorothy Butler, "a passionate advocate for children's literacy and the importance of books in young people's lives," died Sunday, AucklandNow reported. Although her bookstore was bought by new owners in 1999, it continues to bear her name. She was also the author of dozens of children's books, several nonfiction titles and her autobiography. In 1992 she was given the Margaret Mahy Award and in 1993 made an OBE.
Mary Sangster, chair of Booksellers NZ, noted: "Most will know of Dorothy because of the shop which she established in Ponsonby and which still bears her name. Many of us forget though, that she was also an author and an amazing ambassador for New Zealand children's literature. She was well respected and traveled widely teaching and promoting writing for children."
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