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Eleanor Estes
Eleanor Estes was an American children's author and a children's librarian. Her book, Ginger Pye, which she also created illustrations for, won the Newbery Medal. Three of her books were Newbery Honor Winners, and one was awarded the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award. Estes' books were based on her life in small town Connecticut in the early 1900s.
BornEleanor Ruth Rosenfeld, May 9, 1906, West Haven, Connecticut
DiedJuly 15, 1988, Hamden, Connecticut
OccupationWriter, illustrator, librarian
EducationPratt Institute School of Information and Library Science
Period1941–1988
GenreChildren's literature
Notable worksGinger Pye, The Hundred Dresses, The Moffats series Pinky Pye
Notable awardsNewbery Medal, 1952, Caroline Hewins Scholarship for Children's Librarians, Pratt Institute Alumni Medal, 1968

About Eleanor Estes

Children's Author Eleanor Estes was born in West Haven, Connecticut, United States on May 9, 1906. She dies at the age of 82, on July 15, 1988.

Author of nearly two dozen children's books, including Ginger Pye, which won the Newbery Medal in 1951. The Moffats, The Hundred Dresses, and Pinky Pye are among her other works.

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Eleanor Estes before becoming famous

Eleanor Estes was born in the Zodiac sign Taurus (The Bull), and 1906 is also the year of Horse (馬) in the Chinese Zodiac.

She worked as a children's librarian in New Haven before winning a scholarship at the Pratt Institute's library school. In 1941, she released the first installment of her popular Moffats series.

Achievement of Eleanor Estes

The Moffats, a book about four children who lived in a small Connecticut village around the turn of the century, was an early success for her.

Eleanor Estes's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

She was one of four children raised in West Haven, Connecticut. She married Rice Estes, a librarian, and they had a daughter named Helena.

Eleanor Estes Collabed with

Children's Author Kevin Henkes (for his children's book Olive's Ocean) was another Newbery Medal winner.

Eleanor Estes Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Eleanor Estes updated on March 17 2023.