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Frances Carpenter

Born

in Washington, D.C., The United States

April 30, 1890

Genre

Children's Books

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Frances Aretta Carpenter was born in 1890, in Washington, D.C., the daughter of Frank G. Carpenter, a journalist and travel book author. She was educated at Smith College, receiving her BA in 1912. In 1920, she married W. Chapin Huntington, with whom she had two children. Carpenter was well traveled, accompanying her father on his investigate tours as a girl, and her husband on his stints with the United States Foreign Service. Those experiences are reflected in her many children's books, which feature folklore from many parts of the world.

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Frances Carpenter’s books

Average rating: 3.73 · 529 ratings · 65 reviews · 69 distinct works • Similar authors

	Tales of a Korean Grandmother: 32 Traditional Tales from Korea 3.70 avg rating — 333 ratings — published 1947 — 15 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
	Tales of a Chinese Grandmother: 30 Traditional Tales from China by Frances Carpenter, Malthe Hasselriis 3.76 avg rating — 126 ratings — published 1937 — 22 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
	Tales of a Russian Grandmother by Frances Carpenter, Ivan Bilibin (Illustrator) 4.60 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1933 — 11 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 Elephant's Bathtub: Wonder Tales from the Far East by Frances Carpenter, Hans Guggenheim (Illustrator) 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1962 — 4 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
	Wonder Tales of Dogs and Cats by Frances Carpenter, Malthe Hasselriis (Illustrator) 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1996 — 5 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
	People From the Sky: Ainu Tales from Northern Japan by Frances Carpenter, Betty Fraser (Illustrator) 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1972 — 2 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
	Pocahontas and Her World by Frances Carpenter, W. Langdon Kihn (Illustrator) 3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1966 — 6 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
	Tales of a Swiss Grandmother by Frances Carpenter, Ernest Biéler (Illustrator) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1940 — 2 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
	African Wonder Tales by Frances Carpenter, Joseph Escourido (Illustrator) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1963	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
	Wonder Tales of Seas and Ships by Frances Carpenter, Peter Spier (Illustrator) 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1959 — 3 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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Quotes by Frances Carpenter (?)

“Between old and young there should be consideration and respect.”
― Frances Carpenter, Tales of a Korean Grandmother: 32 Traditional Tales from Korea

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“..if you put enough raindrops together you have a river.”
― Frances Carpenter

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