Caroline Dwight Emerson Explained

Caroline Dwight Emerson (March 14, 1891 – December 19, 1973) was an American writer of children's books and an educator.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Biography

Emerson was born on March 14, 1891, in Amherst, Massachusetts to Benjamin Kendall Emerson and Mary Annette (Hopkins) Emerson.

She taught at the Brearley School from 1918 – 1935 and was the elementary director at the Spence School in New York from 1935 to 1949. She earned a Bachelor of Science from Columbia University in 1930.

Emerson published more than a dozen books during her career as a writer.

Emerson died at Harrington Memorial Hospital in Southbridge, Massachusetts on December 19, 1973.

Selected works

• A Merry-Go-Round of Modern Tales. Illustrated by Lois Lenski. Dutton, 1927.^[4]
• Mr. Nip and Mr. Tuck. Illustrated by Lois Lenski. Dutton, 1930.^[5]
• Father's Big Improvements. Scholastic, 1936.^{[6] [7]}
• Old New York for Young New Yorkers; published later as New York City, Old and New. Illustrated by Alida Conover. Dutton, 1932, 1937, 1953.^{[8] [9] [10] [11] [12]}
• Indian Hunting Grounds. Illustrated by Remington Schuyler. J. B. Lippincott, 1938.^{[13] [14]}
• School Days in Disneyville. Walt Disney Productions, 1939.^{[15] [16]}
• Mickey Sees the U.S.A. D.C. Heath and Company, 1944.^[17]
• The Little Green Car. Grosset, 1946. Illustrated by Paul Galdone.^{[18] [19]}
• Mr. Nip and Mr. Tuck in the Air. Illustrated by W.C. Nims. Dutton, 1946.^{[20] [21]}
• Make Way for the Thruway. Golden Press, 1961.^[22]
• The Magic Tunnel. Stokes, 1940; Scholastic, 1964.^{[23] [24] [25] [26]}
• All in a Day's Work. Wonder Books, 1964.^[27]
• New Amsterdam; Old Holland in the New World. Illustrated by Harvey Kidder. Garrard Publishing Company, 1967.^[28]

External links

• Caroline D. Emerson on Goodreads
• "The Contemporaneous in Fairy Lore" in The Horn Book Magazine

Notes and References

1. News: 1973-12-22 . Caroline D. Emerson . en-US . The New York Times . subscription . 2023-04-19 . 0362-4331.
2. Book: Good Housekeeping . 1927 . International Magazine Company . en.
3. "Caroline D. Emerson." Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors. Gale, 2002. Gale Literature Resource Center. Accessed 19 Apr. 2023.
4. Book: Emerson, Caroline Dwight . A Merry-go-round of Modern Tales . 1927 . E.P. Dutton . en.
5. Book: Emerson, Caroline Dwight . Mr. Nip and Mr. Tuck . 1930 . E.P. Dutton . en.
6. Book: Emerson, Caroline Dwight . Father's Big Improvements . 1960 . Scholastic Book Services . en.
7. Web site: Book Reviews, Sites, Romance, Fantasy, Fiction . 2023-04-19 . Kirkus Reviews . en.
8. Book: Emerson, Caroline Dwight . Old New York for Young New Yorkers . 1937 . E.P. Dutton & Company, Incorporated . en.
9. Web site: Book Reviews, Sites, Romance, Fantasy, Fiction . 2023-04-19 . Kirkus Reviews . en.
10. Book: Emerson, Caroline D. . New York City, Old and New . 1953 . Dutton . en.
11. News: 1932-10-29 . History of New York written for young folk . 21 . The Buffalo News . 2023-04-19.
12. News: 1932-07-26 . New York Day by Day . 8 . Hinton Daily News . 2023-04-19.
13. Book: Emerson, Caroline Dwight . Indian Hunting Grounds . 1938 . Frederick A. Stokes Company . en.
14. Web site: Book Reviews, Sites, Romance, Fantasy, Fiction . 2023-04-19 . Kirkus Reviews . en.
15. Book: Productions . Walt Disney . School Days in Disneyville . Emerson . Caroline Dwight . 1939 . D.C. Heath and Company . en.
16. Book: Emerson, Caroline D. . School Days in Disneyville . 1939 . Heath . en.
17. Book: Emerson, Caroline Dwight . Mickey Sees the U.S.A. . 1944 . D.C. Heath and Company . en.
18. Book: Emerson, Caroline Dwight . Little Green Car . 1946 . Grosset . en.
19. Web site: Book Reviews, Sites, Romance, Fantasy, Fiction . 2023-04-19 . Kirkus Reviews . en.
20. Book: Story Parade . 1946 . Story parade, Incorporated . en.
21. Book: New York Times Saturday Review of Books and Art . 1970 . Arno Press . en.
22. Book: Emerson, Caroline Dwight . Make Way for the Thruway . 1961 . Golden Press . en.
23. Book: Emerson, Caroline Dwight . The Magic Tunnel . 1966 . Scholastic Book Services . en.
24. Book: Emerson, D. Caroline . Magic Tunnel . 1964 . New York Scholastic Book Service . en.
25. Book: Emerson, Caroline Dwight . The Magic Tunnel: A Story of Old New York . 1972 . SRA, Science Research Associates . en.
26. Web site: Book Reviews, Sites, Romance, Fantasy, Fiction . 2023-04-19 . Kirkus Reviews . en.
27. Book: Emerson, Caroline Dwight . All in a Day's Work . 1964 . Wonder Books . en.
28. Book: Emerson, Caroline Dwight . New Amsterdam; Old Holland in the New World . 1967 . Garrard Publishing Company . 978-0-8116-6903-0 . en.