Ruth Sawyer
(1880 - 1970)
Ruth Sawyer (August 5, 1880–June 3, 1970), was an American storyteller and a writer of fiction and non-fiction for children and adults. She may be best known as the author of Roller Skates, which won the 1937 Newbery Medal. She received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award in 1965 for her lifetime achievement in children’s literature.
Bibliography
The Christmas Anna Angel (1944)
The Christmas Anna Angel makes Christmas cakes for Anna and her brother.
Read online at archive.org.
Collier’s Junior Classics Volume 2 (1962)
This collection includes fables, folk tales, and fairy tales.
Brothers Grimm
Joseph Jacobs
Rudyard Kipling
Charles Perrault
Howard Pyle
Ruth Sawyer
Et al
Irwin Greenberg
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Et al
The Contents of the Basket (1960)
A collection of essays on children's books and reading by authors and librarians.
William Pène du Bois
Annis Duff
Elizabeth Enright
Elizabeth Janet Gray
Amelia Howard Munson
Elizabeth Nesbitt
Ruth Sawyer
Taro Yashima
Journey Cake, Ho! (1953)
When hard times come, Johnny sets out to seek his fortune with the journey cake in his knapsack. When the journey cake escapes it leads him on a merry chase, picking up animals as it goes until Johnny finds himself home again.
Read online at archive.org.
Lucinda’s Year of Jubilo (1965)
With their father’s death and the failure of the family firm, the Wymans retreat to Maine to regroup.
Roller Skates (1936)
Lucinda spends a year on her own in New York city in the 1890’s while her parents travel abroad for her mother’s health.
Story Parade (1938)
A collection of stories and poems from Story Parade magazine.
Ruth Sawyer
Et al
Vera Bock
Dorothy P. Lathrop
Kurt Wiese
Et al
Story Parade Gold Book (1941)
A collection of stories and poems from Story Parade Magazine.
Ruth Sawyer
Et al
Dorothy P. Lathrop
Lois Lenski
Robert McCloskey
Et al
Story Parade Rainbow Book (1942)
A collection of stories and poems from Story Parade magazine.
Wanda Gág
Ruth Sawyer
Elizabeth Yates
Et al
Robert McCloskey
Henry C. Pitz
Nora S. Unwin
Et al
Told Under the Christmas Tree: An Umbrella Book (1948)
A collection of stories and poems about Christmas and Hanukkah.
Read online at archive.org.
Ludwig Bemelmans
Lucretia P. Hale
Ruth Sawyer
Et al
Miska Petersham
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
Et al
The Year of Jubilo (1940)
When their father dies and his business fails, the Wymans retreat to their cottage in Maine to regroup.