--- title: "2 Michael O. Tunnell Quotes - Famous Writer" description: "American writer, children's literature critic, professor of children's literature and teacher education... | Michael O. Tunnell is an American children'..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b027/author-michael-o-tunnell-104062.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Michael O. Tunnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b027/author-michael-o-tunnell-104062.jpg) # Michael O. Tunnell (1950) Writer **2** quotes in **12** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Michael O. Tunnell is a writer. ## Quick Facts About Michael O. Tunnell Born January 1, 1950 Profession Writer ## About Michael O. Tunnell American writer, children's literature critic, professor of children's literature and teacher education... \| Michael O. Tunnell is an American children's writer and educator. He was the department chair of children's literature at Brigham Young University (BYU), but recently retired. He has published several books on children's literature, especially on the work of Lloyd Alexander. Tunnell is a member of t ## Quotes by Michael O. Tunnell > [“And as you see, poor Idris was...persuaded,shall we say? Yes,persuaded to tell me about Tyre and his own route back to Al-Kal'as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-o-tunnell/and-as-you-see-poor-idris-was-persuaded-shall-we-say-yes-persuaded-to/) Michael O. Tunnell [Aladdin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/aladdin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/872/michael-o-tunnell-104062_aladdin_and-as-you-see-poor-idris-was-persuaded_790778.jpg) > [“Suddenly, out of the mist came a parachute with a fresh Hershey chocolate bar from America. It took me a week to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-o-tunnell/suddenly-out-of-the-mist-came-a-parachute-with-a-fresh-hershey/) Michael O. Tunnell [Candy bar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/candy-bar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/17c/michael-o-tunnell-104062_candy-bar_suddenly-out-of-the-mist-came-a-parachut_2677457.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-o-tunnell/#itemlist", "name": "Michael O. Tunnell Quotes", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“And as you see, poor Idris was...persuaded,shall we say? Yes,persuaded to tell me about Tyre and his own route back to Al-Kal'as from there. Faysal, reveal to her his pain.\" The Captain of the Guard dragged Idris forward. Faysal then ripped away his shirt, and Aminah gasped. Angry scars laced his bare chest, some of the burns still crusted and weeping. 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