Beverley Joan Randell Price MNZM (born 1931), known by the pen name Beverley Randell, is a New Zealand children's author, whose work has been published by 16 publishers in several languages.
[1] Born in Wellington, she studied English and History at Victoria University College before becoming a teacher.
In 1955 her first story, John the Mouse who Learned to Read, was published, and has sold around 267,000 copies.
[1] Over the years Randell has written hundreds of books, many aimed at children with limited reading skills, but also books aimed at adults.
[1] In the 2004 Queen's Birthday Honours, Randell was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to children's literature and education.