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Anne Parrish


Born
in Colorado Springs, CO, The United States
November 12, 1888

Died
September 05, 1957

Genre
Children's Books, Literature & Fiction


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Three-time Newbery Honor winner, Anne Parrish came from a distinguished and artistic Philadelphia family. Her younger brother was author Dillwyn Parrish. Parrish trained at the Philadelphia School of Design for Women, although she later chose a career in literature. In 1923 her first romantic novel, Pocketful of Poses, was published simultaneously to her children's book, Knee-High to a Grasshopper, illustrated by her brother Dillwyn. Their collaboration was followed by 'Lustres' (1924). In 1925 'The Perennial Bachelor' was the eighth best-selling book for the entire year according to the New York Times and won the Ha ...more

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Average rating: 3.26 · 221 ratings · 83 reviews · 43 distinct works • Similar authors
Floating Island
3.63 avg rating — 83 ratings — published 1930 — 11 editions
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The Dream Coach
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2.94 avg rating — 79 ratings — published 1924 — 29 editions
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The Story of Appleby Capple
2.94 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 1950 — 3 editions
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All Kneeling
3.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1928 — 9 editions
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The Perennial Bachelor
3.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1925 — 16 editions
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And Have Not Love
4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1954
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The Methodist Faun
2.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1929
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The Lucky One
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1958
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To-morrow morning
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Knee-High To A Grasshopper
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