“Encyclopedia Brown” Author Dies

Thanks to Donald Sobol, generations of children (since the early 1960’s) learned to read and solve mysteries alongside Enclyclopedia Brown, one of the most iconic characters in children’s literature,” said Don Weisberg, president of Penguin Young Readers Group, which publishes Sobol’s books. Sobol, died in Miami, at age 87, from natural causes on July 11, with his wife Rose by his side, his son John Sobol told the Associated press. The Encyclopedia Brown books also featured Brown’s friend and detective partner, the tough and athletic Sally Kimball. A female equal,  “That was groundbreaking back in 1963 when the series was first published,” Sobol said. Sobol authored more than 80 books and wrote on a daily basis to the very end.