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Elinor Whitney

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(1889 - 1980)

Elinor Whitney

Elinor Whitney Field was an American children’s book author. She won the Newbery Honor in 1928. She and her colleague Bertha Mahony founded The Horn Book Magazine, a respected arbiter of excellence in children’s publishing.



Bibliography

Realms of Gold in Children’s Books (1929)

A comprehensive guide to children’s literature as of 1929. Every author and illustrator of note is included. The dust jacket is by Dorothy P. Lathrop.

Author(s): Bertha E. Mahony
Elinor Whitney
Illustrator(s): Dorothy P. Lathrop
Arthur Rackham
Et al

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Timothy and the Blue Cart (1930)

Three children spend the summer on a farm in New Hampshire and make friends with the vegetable man and the horse that pulls his blue cart.

Author(s): Elinor Whitney
Illustrator(s): Berta Hader
Elmer Hader

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