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Mabel Leigh Hunt

Mabel Leigh Hunt born in Coatesville, Indiana, and raised in Greencastle. At age ten she moved with her parents the Quaker settlement of Plainfield, Indiana. When her father died, she moved with her mother to Indianapolis. In 1910 she attended DePauw University in Greencastle. In 1923 she wet to Western University Library School in Cleveland. In 1926 she became a librarian at the Indianapolis Public Library. In 1934 she published her first book, Lucinda, A Little Girl of 1860. In 1938 she left became a full-time writer. Two of her books, Have You Seen Tom Thumb? and Better Known as Johnny Appleseed, were Newbery Honor books.

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American children's writer

Born 1 November 1892
Died 3 September 1971

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    First published in 1936 — 4 editions
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    First published in 1938 — 3 editions
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    First published in 1937 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1955 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1962 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1941 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Little grey gown

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    First published in 1951 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1958 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1961 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1947 — 1 edition
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American children's writer

Born 1 November 1892
Died 3 September 1971

Subjects

Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Quakers, Children's literature, Family life, Newbery Honor, Appleseed, johnny, 1774-1845, Appleseed, johnny, 1774-1845, juvenile literature, Banks and banking, Bears, Biography, Birthdays, Central Banks and banking, Circus, City and town life, Community life, Conduct of life, Cousins, Dwarfs, Family, Farm life, Folklore, Frontier and pioneer life, Girls, Grandfathers

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Johnny Appleseed (1774-1845), Tom Thumb (1838-1883)

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September 27, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
October 10, 2010 Edited by Sarah Breau Added bio, added to birth date, changed death date order, added Wikipedia link
October 10, 2010 Edited by Sarah Breau merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import