Elizabeth Jane Coatsworth was an American author of children's fiction and poetry. Her novel The Cat Who Went to Heaven won the 1931 Newbery Medal.Born in Buffalo, New York, Coatsworth attended Buffalo Seminary for High School, then graduated from Vassar College in 1915 and received a Master of Arts from Columbia University in 1916.
She was an international traveler, which later influenced her writing.Her first publications were poems in magazines, and her first book published was Fox Footprints (1923). In 1929, she married writer Henry Beston, with whom she had two children. She died at her home in Nobleboro, Maine, August 31, 1986.
She was an international traveler, which later influenced her writing.Her first publications were poems in magazines, and her first book published was Fox Footprints (1923). In 1929, she married writer Henry Beston, with whom she had two children. She died at her home in Nobleboro, Maine, August 31, 1986.
Series
Sally
1. Away Goes Sally (1934)
2. Five Bushel Farm (1939)
3. The Fair American (1940)
4. The White Horse (1942)
5. The Wonderful Day (1946)
1. Away Goes Sally (1934)
2. Five Bushel Farm (1939)
3. The Fair American (1940)
4. The White Horse (1942)
5. The Wonderful Day (1946)
Novels
Cricket and the Emperor's Son (1932)
Sword of the Wilderness (1936)
Alice-All-By-Herself (1937)
The Littlest House (1940)
House-Boat Summer (1942)
Runaway Home (1942)
Dollar for Luck (1951)
The Last Fort (1952)
The Peddler's Cart (1956)
Pika and the Roses (1959)
The Children Came Running (1960)
American Adventures (1968)
The Wanderers (1973)
Sword of the Wilderness (1936)
Alice-All-By-Herself (1937)
The Littlest House (1940)
House-Boat Summer (1942)
Runaway Home (1942)
Dollar for Luck (1951)
The Last Fort (1952)
The Peddler's Cart (1956)
Pika and the Roses (1959)
The Children Came Running (1960)
American Adventures (1968)
The Wanderers (1973)
Collections
The Giant Golden Book of Cat Stories (1953)
The Giant Golden Book of Dog Stories (1953)
The Giant Golden Book of Dogs, Cats, and Horses (1957)
The Sparrow Bush (poems) (1966)
The Snow Parlor (1971)
The Giant Golden Book of Dog Stories (1953)
The Giant Golden Book of Dogs, Cats, and Horses (1957)
The Sparrow Bush (poems) (1966)
The Snow Parlor (1971)
Anthologies edited
Picture Books show
Chapter Books show
Non fiction show
Books containing stories by Elizabeth Coatsworth
A Newbery Halloween (1993)
A Dozen Scary Stories by Newbery Award-Winning Authors
edited by
Martin H Greenberg and Charles G Waugh
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