Elizabeth Coatsworth
(1893 - 1986)
Elizabeth Jane Coatsworth (May 31, 1893 – August 31, 1986) was an American writer of fiction and poetry for children and adults. She won the 1931 Newbery Medal from the American Library Association award recognizing The Cat Who Went to Heaven as the previous year’s “most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.”
In 1968 she was a highly commended runner-up for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award for children’s writers.
Bibliography
Mother Goose Rhymes and Other Childhood Favorites (1972)
A generous selection of the work of Feodor Rojankovsky including nursery rhymes, folk tales, Bible stories and even Robinson Crusoe.
Georges Duplaix
Phyllis McGinley
Feodor Rojankovsky
The New Runaway Home (1954)
This is Book 6 of the Alice and Jerry basic reader series. The Harding family pulls up stakes and moves to California.
Pika and the Roses (1959)
A young rock rabbit encounters his first weasel and learns the old trick that these small animals have always used to fight weasels.
Rojankovsky’s Wonderful Picture Book (1972)
A collection of some of Rojankovsky’s best illustrations from the Golden Books.
Georges Duplaix
Phyllis McGinley
Runaway Home (1942)
This is Book 6 of the Alice and Jerry basic reading program.
Stories of Early America (1958)
Stories and poems about early American history for younger children.
Read online at archive.org.
Esther Averill
Carolyn Sherwin Bailey
Elizabeth Coatsworth
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Edgar Parin d’Aulaire
Ingri d’Aulaire
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Helen Sewell
Kurt Wiese
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Story Parade (1938)
A collection of stories and poems from Story Parade magazine.
Ruth Sawyer
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Vera Bock
Dorothy P. Lathrop
Kurt Wiese
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Story Parade Rainbow Book (1942)
A collection of stories and poems from Story Parade magazine.
Wanda Gág
Ruth Sawyer
Elizabeth Yates
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Robert McCloskey
Henry C. Pitz
Nora S. Unwin
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Story Parade Red Book (1937)
A collection of 39 stories for boys and girls by noted authors, and with numerous illustrations.
Margaret Wise Brown
Elizabeth Coatsworth
Charles Finger
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Lois Lenski
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Henry C. Pitz
Kate Seredy
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Story Parade Silver Book (1940)
A collection of stories and poems from Story Parade magazine.
Rutherford Montgomery
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Henry C. Pitz
Kurt Wiese
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Story Parade: Star Book, A Collection of Modern Stories for Boys and Girls (1944)
A collection of stories that had appeared in Story Parade Magazine.
Margery Williams Bianco
Elizabeth Coatsworth
Mabel L. Hunt
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Helen Sewell
Armstrong Sperry
Kurt Wiese
Et al
Story Parade Treasure Book (1946)
A collection of stories and poems from Story Parade magazine.
Chesley Kahmann
Laura E. Richards
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Kurt Wiese
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Story Parade Yellow Book (1939)
A collection of stories and poems from Story Parade magazine.
William Pène du Bois
Laura E. Richards
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William Pène du Bois
Lois Lenski
Henry C. Pitz
Leonard Weisgard
Kurt Wiese
Et al
Ventures Book 4 (1965)
A reader for fourth grade students.
Jean Fritz
Louis Slobodkin
James Thurber
E. B. White
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The White Horse (1942)
Voyaging on the Fair American to Genoa, Sally, Andrew and Captain Patterson are captured by Moroccan pirates.
The Wonderful Day (1946)
Sally and Andrew must rally around to save Five Bushel Farm.
Read online at archive.org.
Yankee Yarns: Stories from the Northeastern States (1944)
A collection of short stories set in the northeast states. Includes ‘A Nantucket Picnic’ by Elizabeth Enright and ‘Ice on Horse-Killer’ by Stephen W. Meader.
Elizabeth Coatsworth
Alice Dalgliesh
Elizabeth Enright
Stephen W. Meader
Cornelia Meigs
Mabel L. Robinson
Ruth Sawyer
Kate Seredy
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