Eleanor Cameron: Dimensions of Amazement
Visit this page for more information on Eleanor's biography.
Between 1992 and 2015 The Golden Duck Awards for Excellence in Science Fiction gave the Eleanor Cameron Award to the most deserving middle grade science fiction novel. Since 2018 the award has been granted by the Core Excellence in Children's and Young Adult Science Fiction Notables List. Learn more about the awards and see lists of the winners here.
Eleanor Cameron vs. Roald Dahl
Features links to all three parts of Eleanor Cameron's 1973 article "McLuhan, Youth, and Literature" where she first took on Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The ensuing letters, including one from Dahl himself, are included. All were originally published in Horn Book.
Karen Rose and Eleanor Cameron
The story of a brief-but-intense friendship between Eleanor and a fellow writer, the talented Karen Rose.
Eleanor Cameron's letters and manuscripts are housed in the Kerlan Collection, part of the University of Minnesota's Children's Research Literature Collection. This page features a brief bio and a listing of the contents of her papers.
The Wonders of Eleanor Cameron
A brief but evocative overview of Eleanor's career written by Virginia Johnson at Librarypoint (Central Rappahannock Regional Library).
Written by Mushroom Planet superfan Leon, this is a lovingly detailed encyclopedic page devoted to the six books in the series.
Eleanor Cameron at Old Children's Books
An insightful and thorough overview of Cameron's career, with some pertinent biographical data included. Written by Suzanne Price at Old Children's Books.
The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet at Lehman College
Watch the 2020 production of Penny Prince and Jeffrey Beer's musical adaptation of The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet.