Elizabeth Jane Coatsworth was an American author of children's fiction and poetry. Her novel The Cat Who Went to Heaven won the 1931 Newbery Medal.Born in Buffalo, New York, Coatsworth attended Buffalo Seminary for High School, then graduated from Vassar College in 1915 and received a Master of Arts from Columbia University in 1916.
She was an international traveler, which later influenced her writing.Her first publications were poems in magazines, and her first book published was Fox Footprints (1923). In 1929, she married writer Henry Beston, with whom she had two children. She died at her home in Nobleboro, Maine, August 31, 1986.
She was an international traveler, which later influenced her writing.Her first publications were poems in magazines, and her first book published was Fox Footprints (1923). In 1929, she married writer Henry Beston, with whom she had two children. She died at her home in Nobleboro, Maine, August 31, 1986.
Series
Sally
1. Away Goes Sally (1934)
2. Five Bushel Farm (1939)
3. The Fair American (1940)
4. The White Horse (1942)
5. The Wonderful Day (1946)
1. Away Goes Sally (1934)
2. Five Bushel Farm (1939)
3. The Fair American (1940)
4. The White Horse (1942)
5. The Wonderful Day (1946)
Novels
Cricket and the Emperor's Son (1932)
Sword of the Wilderness (1936)
Alice-All-By-Herself (1937)
The Littlest House (1940)
House-Boat Summer (1942)
Runaway Home (1942)
Dollar for Luck (1951)
The Last Fort (1952)
The Peddler's Cart (1956)
Pika and the Roses (1959)
The Children Came Running (1960)
American Adventures (1968)
The Wanderers (1973)
Sword of the Wilderness (1936)
Alice-All-By-Herself (1937)
The Littlest House (1940)
House-Boat Summer (1942)
Runaway Home (1942)
Dollar for Luck (1951)
The Last Fort (1952)
The Peddler's Cart (1956)
Pika and the Roses (1959)
The Children Came Running (1960)
American Adventures (1968)
The Wanderers (1973)
Collections
The Giant Golden Book of Cat Stories (1953)
The Giant Golden Book of Dog Stories (1953)
The Giant Golden Book of Dogs, Cats, and Horses (1957)
The Sparrow Bush (poems) (1966)
The Snow Parlor (1971)
The Giant Golden Book of Dog Stories (1953)
The Giant Golden Book of Dogs, Cats, and Horses (1957)
The Sparrow Bush (poems) (1966)
The Snow Parlor (1971)
Picture Books
Chapter Books
Down Tumbledown Mountain (1858)
The Cat and the Captain (1927)
The Cat Who Went to Heaven (1930)
The Little Haymakers (1949)
Boston Bells (1952)
Old Whirlwind (1953)
The Sod House (1954)
The Cave of Ghosts (1958)
The Dog from Nowhere (1958)
You Say You Saw a Camel? (1958)
The Hand of Apollo (1960)
Lonely Maria (1960)
The Noble Doll (1961)
Ronnie and The Chief's Son (1962)
Desert Dan (1963)
Jock's Island (1963)
Jon The Unlucky (1964)
The Place (1965)
The Fox Friend (1966)
Kite and the Wind (1966)
Bess and the Sphinx (1967)
Lighthouse Island (1967)
Troll Weather (1967)
Down Half The World (1968)
The Lucky Ones (1968)
George and Red (1969)
Indian Mound Farm (1969)
They Walk in the Night (1969)
Grandmother Cat and the Hermit (1970)
Daniel Webster's Horses (1971)
Daisy (1973)
Pure Magic (1973)
All-of-a-sudden Susan (1974)
Marra's World (1975)
The Cat and the Captain (1927)
The Cat Who Went to Heaven (1930)
The Little Haymakers (1949)
Boston Bells (1952)
Old Whirlwind (1953)
The Sod House (1954)
The Cave of Ghosts (1958)
The Dog from Nowhere (1958)
You Say You Saw a Camel? (1958)
The Hand of Apollo (1960)
Lonely Maria (1960)
The Noble Doll (1961)
Ronnie and The Chief's Son (1962)
Desert Dan (1963)
Jock's Island (1963)
Jon The Unlucky (1964)
The Place (1965)
The Fox Friend (1966)
Kite and the Wind (1966)
Bess and the Sphinx (1967)
Lighthouse Island (1967)
Troll Weather (1967)
Down Half The World (1968)
The Lucky Ones (1968)
George and Red (1969)
Indian Mound Farm (1969)
They Walk in the Night (1969)
Grandmother Cat and the Hermit (1970)
Daniel Webster's Horses (1971)
Daisy (1973)
Pure Magic (1973)
All-of-a-sudden Susan (1974)
Marra's World (1975)
Anthologies edited
Non fiction
Anthologies containing stories by Elizabeth Coatsworth
Short stories
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