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Eleanor Estes
AuthorBooks · Second hand1906-1988
Eleanor Estes was an American children's writer and a children's librarian. Her book Ginger Pye, for which she also created illustrations, 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.
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About Eleanor Estes
Birth
1906
Death
1988
First book
1944
Years writing
82
Eleanor Estes was an American children's writer and a children's librarian. Her book Ginger Pye, for which she also created illustrations, 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 Estes was born in West Haven and dedicated her life to children's literature.
Before becoming a renowned author, she worked as a librarian, which influenced her love for stories.
Her most iconic work, The Hundred Dresses, is a fundamental classic of juvenile fiction.
Throughout her prolific career, she published a total of 22 works centered on family life.
In addition to writing, Estes also stood out as an illustrator of her own literary worlds.
