Caroline Dwight Emerson
Caroline Dwight Emerson (March 14, 1891 – December 19, 1973) was an American writer of children's books and an educator.[1][2][3]
Biography
[edit]Emerson was born on March 14, 1891, in Amherst, Massachusetts to Benjamin Kendall Emerson and Mary Annette (Hopkins) Emerson.[3]
She taught at the Brearley School from 1918 – 1935 and was the elementary director at the Spence School in New York from 1935 to 1949.[1][3] She earned a Bachelor of Science from Columbia University in 1930.[3]
Emerson published more than a dozen books during her career as a writer.[3]
Emerson died at Harrington Memorial Hospital in Southbridge, Massachusetts on December 19, 1973.[1][3]
Selected works
[edit]- A Merry-Go-Round of Modern Tales. Illustrated by Lois Lenski. Dutton, 1927.[4]
- Mr. Nip and Mr. Tuck. Illustrated by Lois Lenski. Dutton, 1930.[5]
- Father's Big Improvements. Scholastic, 1936.[6][7]
- Old New York for Young New Yorkers; published later as New York City, Old and New. Illustrated by Alida Conover. Dutton, 1932, 1937, 1953.[8][9][10][11][12]
- Indian Hunting Grounds. Illustrated by Remington Schuyler. J. B. Lippincott, 1938.[13][14]
- School Days in Disneyville. Walt Disney Productions, 1939.[15][16]
- Mickey Sees the U.S.A. D.C. Heath and Company, 1944.[17]
- The Little Green Car. Grosset, 1946. Illustrated by Paul Galdone.[18][19]
- Mr. Nip and Mr. Tuck in the Air. Illustrated by W.C. Nims. Dutton, 1946.[20][21]
- Make Way for the Thruway. Golden Press, 1961.[22]
- The Magic Tunnel. Stokes, 1940; Scholastic, 1964.[23][24][25][26]
- All in a Day's Work. Wonder Books, 1964.[27]
- New Amsterdam; Old Holland in the New World. Illustrated by Harvey Kidder. Garrard Publishing Company, 1967.[28]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Caroline D. Emerson". The New York Times. 1973-12-22. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
- ^ Good Housekeeping. International Magazine Company. 1927.
- ^ a b c d e f "Caroline D. Emerson." Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors. Gale, 2002. Gale Literature Resource Center. Accessed 19 Apr. 2023.
- ^ Emerson, Caroline Dwight (1927). A Merry-go-round of Modern Tales. E.P. Dutton.
- ^ Emerson, Caroline Dwight (1930). Mr. Nip and Mr. Tuck. E.P. Dutton.
- ^ Emerson, Caroline Dwight (1960). Father's Big Improvements. Scholastic Book Services.
- ^ "Book Reviews, Sites, Romance, Fantasy, Fiction". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
- ^ Emerson, Caroline Dwight (1937). Old New York for Young New Yorkers. E.P. Dutton & Company, Incorporated.
- ^ "Book Reviews, Sites, Romance, Fantasy, Fiction". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
- ^ Emerson, Caroline D. (1953). New York City, Old and New. Dutton.
- ^ "History of New York written for young folk". The Buffalo News. 1932-10-29. p. 21. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
- ^ "New York Day by Day". Hinton Daily News. 1932-07-26. p. 8. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
- ^ Emerson, Caroline Dwight (1938). Indian Hunting Grounds. Frederick A. Stokes Company.
- ^ "Book Reviews, Sites, Romance, Fantasy, Fiction". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
- ^ Productions, Walt Disney; Emerson, Caroline Dwight (1939). School Days in Disneyville. D.C. Heath and Company.
- ^ Emerson, Caroline D. (1939). School Days in Disneyville. Heath.
- ^ Emerson, Caroline Dwight (1944). Mickey Sees the U.S.A. D.C. Heath and Company.
- ^ Emerson, Caroline Dwight (1946). Little Green Car. Grosset.
- ^ "Book Reviews, Sites, Romance, Fantasy, Fiction". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
- ^ Story Parade. Story parade, Incorporated. 1946.
- ^ New York Times Saturday Review of Books and Art. Arno Press. 1970.
- ^ Emerson, Caroline Dwight (1961). Make Way for the Thruway. Golden Press.
- ^ Emerson, Caroline Dwight (1966). The Magic Tunnel. Scholastic Book Services.
- ^ Emerson, D. Caroline (1964). Magic Tunnel. New York Scholastic Book Service.
- ^ Emerson, Caroline Dwight (1972). The Magic Tunnel: A Story of Old New York. SRA, Science Research Associates.
- ^ "Book Reviews, Sites, Romance, Fantasy, Fiction". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
- ^ Emerson, Caroline Dwight (1964). All in a Day's Work. Wonder Books.
- ^ Emerson, Caroline Dwight (1967). New Amsterdam; Old Holland in the New World. Garrard Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0-8116-6903-0.
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