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Ruth Sawyer

Ruth Sawyer was an American storyteller and a writer of fiction and non-fiction for children and adults. She may be best known as the author of Roller Skates, which won the 1937 Newbery Medal. She received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award in 1965 for her lifetime achievement in children's literature. Source: wikipedia

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Born 5 August 1880
Died 3 June 1970

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  • Cover of: Roller skates

    Cover of edition rollerskates0000sawy_j3x0 Cover of edition rollerskates0000unse First published in 1923 — 22 editions
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  • Cover of: The way of the storyteller

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  • Cover of: This way to Christmas

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    First published in 1915 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: The Year of the Christmas Dragon

    First published in 1960 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Journey cake, ho!

    First published in 1953 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Herself, himself & myself: a romance

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  • Cover of: The long Christmas

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    First published in 1940 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The least one

    First published in 1941 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Picture tales from Spain.

    First published in 1936 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The remarkable Christmas of the cobbler's sons

    First published in 1994 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Maggie Rose, her birthday Christmas.

    First published in 1952 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: My Spain: a storyteller's year of collecting

    First published in 1967 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Childcraft [Volume 3]: Folk and Fairy Tales

    First published in 1935 — 3 editions
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    First published in 1987 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Home for Christmas: stories for young and old

    First published in 2002 — 3 editions
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    First published in 1952 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1946 — 2 editions
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Born 5 August 1880
Died 3 June 1970

Subjects

Fiction, Christmas, Christmas stories, Juvenile fiction, Children's fiction, Folklore, Carols, Juvenile literature, Fairy tales, Children's stories, Christmas, fiction, Family, Literary collections, Storytelling, Activity programs in education, Adventure and adventurers, fiction, American Fantasy fiction, American fantasy fiction, Angels, Animals, fiction, Anna, Catalogs, Cats, Children's literature, Christmas -- Folklore

Places

Spain, Austria, Maine, Accra, Barbary, Bohemia, Bremen, Carcassonne, China, England, Falmouth, Gulf of Guinea, Hungary, Jerusalem's Lot, London, New York, New York (N.Y.), Russia, Tyrol, United States, Zachry

People

Anna and Margaret Kester, Booth, Gerard Lumley, Goldilocks, Herb Tooklander, Mr. Ketchum, Noah, the Moors

Time

1890s, in the days of King Alfred

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January 25, 2022 Edited by dcapillae fix dates
January 25, 2022 Edited by dcapillae Edited without comment.
September 27, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import