Eve Titus (July 16, 1922 – February 4, 2002) was an American

children's writer Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. Modern children's literature is classified in two different ways: genre or the intended age of the reader. Children's ...

. She is particularly known for her books featuring the

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mice characters Anatole, a heroic and resourceful French mouse, and

Basil of Baker Street ''Basil of Baker Street'' is a series of children's novels written by Eve Titus and illustrated by Paul Galdone. The stories focus on the titular Basil of Baker Street and his personal biographer Doctor David Q. Dawson. Together they solve the m ...

, a

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mouse

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who emulates Sherlock Holmes. Anatole later became the subject of a Canadian-produced

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television series entitled '' Anatole'' while Basil was adapted into the 1986

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animated feature film, ''

The Great Mouse Detective ''The Great Mouse Detective'' (also known as ''The Adventures of the Great Mouse Detective'' for its 1992 theatrical re-release and ''Basil the Great Mouse Detective'' in some countries) is a 1986 American animated mystery adventure film produce ...

''. Titus was a member of

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and

The Baker Street Irregulars The Baker Street Irregulars is an organization of Sherlock Holmes enthusiasts founded in 1934 by Christopher Morley. The nonprofit organization currently numbers some 300 individuals worldwide. The group has published '' The Baker Street Journa ...

Books

*'' Anatole'' (1956) *'' Anatole and the Cat'' (1957) *''

'' (1958) *''Anatole and the Robot'' (1960) *''The Kitten Who Couldn't Purr'' (1960) *''Anatole Over Paris'' (1961) *''Mouse and the Lion'' (1962) *''Anatole in Italy'' (1963) *''Basil and the Lost Colony'' (1964) *''Anatole and the Poodle'' (1965) *''Anatole and the Piano'' (1966) *''The Two Stonecutters'' (1967) *''Anatole and the Thirty Thieves'' (1969) *'' Mr Shaw's Shipshape Shoeshop'' (1970) *''Anatole and the Toy Shop'' (1970) *''Basil and the Pygmy Cats'' (1971) *''Why the Wind God Wept'' (1972) *''Basil in Mexico'' (1976) *''Anatole and the Pied Piper'' (1979) *''Basil in the Wild West'' (1982)

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at SciFan (Basil series) * * American children's writers Writers from New York City 20th-century American women writers 20th-century American writers 1922 births 2002 deaths {{US-child-writer-stub