Elinor Whitney Field (1889–1980) was an American writer of children's books. "Whitney, Elinor." Junior Book Of Authors (1951): Biography Reference Bank (H.W. Wilson). Web. 14 Apr. 2015. Her book Tod of the Fens was published in 1928 and was the recipient of a Newbery Honor. She and Bertha Mahony founded The Horn Book Magazine, the oldest U.S magazine dedicated to reviewing children's literature.
Works Tyke-y: His Book and His Mark Tod of the Fens (1928) Realms of gold in children's books (1929) (with Bertha Mahony) Contemporary illustrators of children's books (1930) (with Betha Mahony) Try all ports, 1933 Five Years of Children's Books (1936) (with Betha Mahony) Illustrators of Children's Books, 1744-1945 (1947) Writing and Criticism: A Book for Margery Bianco (1951) Newbery medal books, 1922-1955, with their author's acceptance papers & related material chiefly from the Horn book magazine (1955) (with Bertha Mahony) Caldecott medal books, 1938-1957, with the artists' acceptance papers & related material chiefly from the Horn book magazine (1957) (with Bertha Mahony) Horn book reflections on children's books and reading; selected from eighteen years of the Horn book magazine, 1949-1966 (1969)
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