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Eleanor Estes

Born

in West Haven, Connecticut, The United States

May 09, 1906

Died

July 15, 1988

Genre

Children's Books

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Eleanor Ruth Rosenfeld (Estes)was an American children's author. She was born in West Haven, Connecticut as Eleanor Ruth Rosenfield. Originally a librarian, Estes' writing career began following a case of tuberculosis. Bedridden while recovering, Estes began writing down some of her childhood memories, which would later turn into full-length children's books.

Estes's book Ginger Pye (1951) won the Newbery Medal, and three of her other books (The Middle Moffat, Rufus M., and The Hundred Dresses) were chosen as Newbery Honor books. She also received the Certificate of Award for Outstanding Contribution to Children’s Literature and was nominated for the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award. By the time of her death at age 82, Estes had written 19 childre ...more

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	The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes, Louis Slobodkin (Illustrator) 4.11 avg rating — 41,775 ratings — published 1944 — 93 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ginger Pye (The Pyes, #1) 3.69 avg rating — 13,580 ratings — published 1951 — 42 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Moffats (The Moffats, #1) by Eleanor Estes, Louis Slobodkin (Illustrator) 4.01 avg rating — 11,048 ratings — published 1941 — 60 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Middle Moffat (The Moffats, #2) by Eleanor Estes, Louis Slobodkin (Illustrator) 4.03 avg rating — 3,158 ratings — published 1942 — 35 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Witch Family 4.05 avg rating — 2,850 ratings — published 1960	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pinky Pye (The Pyes, #2) by Eleanor Estes, Edward Ardizzone (Illustrator) 3.88 avg rating — 2,023 ratings — published 1958 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rufus M. (The Moffats, #3) by Eleanor Estes, Louis Slobodkin (Illustrator) 4.01 avg rating — 1,865 ratings — published 1943 — 41 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Moffat Museum (The Moffats, #4) 4.08 avg rating — 894 ratings — published 1983 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Alley (The Alley, #1) by Eleanor Estes, Edward Ardizzone (Illustrator) 3.79 avg rating — 375 ratings — published 1964 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Miranda the Great 3.70 avg rating — 178 ratings — published 1967 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Moffats (4 books)
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The Pyes (2 books)
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4.04 avg rating — 2,909 ratings

The Alley (2 books)
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3.82 avg rating — 505 ratings

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“After a long, long time she reached an important conclusion. She was never going to stand by and say nothing again.”
― Eleanor Estes, The Hundred Dresses

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“Halloween shadows played upon the walls of the houses. In the sky the Halloween moon raced in and out of the clouds. The Halloween wind was blowing, not a blasting of wind but a right-sized swelling, falling, and gushing of wind. It was a lovely and exciting night, exactly the kind of night Halloween should be.”
― Eleanor Estes, The Witch Family

tags: halloween

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“She was never going to stand by and say nothing again.”
― Eleanor Estes, The Hundred Dresses

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