Helen Sewell

Helen Sewell
Born27 June 1896
Mare Island, California
Died24 February 1957 (aged 60)
New York, New York
NationalityAmerican
EducationPratt Institute, Packer Collegiate Institute

Helen Sewell (June 27, 1896 – February 24, 1957) was an American illustrator and writer of children's books. She won a Caldecott Medal Honor as illustrator of The Thanksgiving Story[1] by Alice Dalgliesh and she illustrated several novels that were runners-up for the Newbery Medal.

Some of her papers were donated to the University of Minnesota,[2] and other papers are at Cornell University. [3]

  1. ^ Neal, Neal, Helen Moore Sewell, Britannica online
  2. ^ Helen Sewell Papers Children's Literature Research Collections. University of Minnesota Libraries
  3. ^ Helen Sewell papers at Cornell University