Mary Graham Bonner (September 5, 1890February 12, 1974) was a Canadian-American children's writer.
Mary Graham Bonner was born on September 5, 1890, in Cooperstown, New York, to Margaret Cary (Worthington) and George William Graham Bonner.A dual citizen of the United States and Canada, she attended Halifax Ladies' College and the Halifax Conservatory of Music in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
In 1916, Bonner married journalist Eugene E. Early.BONNER, Mary Graham, in Who's Who in America (14th edition, 1926); p. 304
Bonner published dozens of books. Her Canada and Her Story (1942) is a concise history of Canada for young readers. It won the 1942 Constance Lindsay Skinner Award. Several other books are nonfiction for young readers, including one about pigeons (Courier of the Sky) and one about baseball (Big Baseball Book for Boys).
She died on February 12, 1974, in New York City.
Publications
Daddy's Bedtime Animal Stories, 1916 Daddy's Bedtime Fairy Stories, 1916 Daddy's Bedtime Bird Stories, 1917 365 Bedtime Stories, 1923 A Parent's Guide to Children's Reading, 1926 The Magic Map, 1927 Mrs. Cucumber Green, 1927 Magic Journeys, 1928 Miss Angelina Adorable, 1928 Madam Red Apple, 1929 The Magic Music Shop, 1929 Etiquette for Boys and Girls: A Handbook of Manners for Use by Mothers, Governesses and Teachers, 1930 A Hundred Trips to Storyland, 1930 The Magic Universe, 1930 The Big Baseball Book for Boys, 1931 The Magic Clock, 1931 The Animal Map of the World, 1932
A Story Teller's Holiday, 1938
Danger on the Coast: A Story of Nova Scotia, 1942
Out to Win: A Baseball Story, 1947
The Mysterious Caboose, 1949
Winning Dive: A Camp Story, 1950 The Base-Stealer, 1951 Wait and See, 1952 Dugout Mystery, 1953 Baseball Rookies Who Made Good, 1954 How to Play Baseball, 1955 Complete Cheerful Cherub: 1001 Verses, 1956
The Real Book About Sports, 1958
Spray Hitter, 1959 The Real Book About Journalism: The Story of the American Newspaper, 1960 Wonders of Invention, 1961 Mystery at Lake Ashburn, 1962 Wonders of Musical Instruments, 1963
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