Eleanor Estes | |
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| Born | Eleanor Ruth Rosenfeld May 9, 1906 West Haven, Connecticut |
| Died | July 15, 1988 (aged 82) Hamden, Connecticut |
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| Education | Pratt Institute School of Information and Library Science |
| Period | 1941–1988 |
| Genre | Children's literature |
| Notable works | The Hundred Dresses The Moffats series Ginger Pye Pinky Pye |
| Notable awards | Newbery Medal 1952 Caroline Hewins Scholarship for Children's Librarians Pratt Institute Alumni Medal 1968 |
Eleanor Estes (May 9, 1906 – July 15, 1988)[1] was an American children's writer and a children's librarian. Her book Ginger Pye, for which she also created illustrations,[2] won the Newbery Medal. Three of her books were Newbery Honor Winners, and one was awarded the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award. Estes' books were based on her life in small-town Connecticut in the early 1900s.
- ^ "Eleanor Ruth Rosenfeld Estes." Almanac of Famous People. Gale, 2011. Biography In Context. Web. 18 Mar. 2013.
- ^ Cullinan, Bernice E. (2005). The Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature. Continuum International Publishing Group. ISBN 9780826417787.