Elinor Whitney

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Elinor Whitney Field was an American children's book author. Her book Tod of the Fens (1928) was the recipient of a Newbery Honor. She and Bertha Mahony founded The Horn Book Magazine, the oldest US magazine dedicated to reviewing children's literature.
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Average rating: 3.05 · 56 ratings · 21 reviews · 13 distinct worksSimilar authors
Tod of the Fens

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2.73 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 1928 — 7 editions
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Horn Book Reflections: On C...

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The Young Adult Award-Winne...

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Try All Ports

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Timothy and the Bue Cart

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Tyke-y: His book and his mark

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“Some men call us idle, but what, forsooth, is idleness? Is it to laugh and be merry, and to be no man's enemy; and is busy-ness to quarrel over gold and silver and be no man's friend?...I quarreled once over gold and silver, but dost think they are worth it?”
Elinor Whitney, Tod of the Fens

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Children's Books: Winner & Honors from 1929 8 73 Dec 08, 2013 02:30PM  
Parents of Tweens...: Newbery Honor Books 9 70 Feb 16, 2014 09:22PM  
Newberry & Caldec...: Reading Newbery & Caldecott Books Challenge 4 44 Jan 30, 2021 01:14PM  
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