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Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith, 1856-1923We have 30 books for this author.
 
Kate Douglas Wiggin (September 28, 1856 - August 24, 1923) was an American children's author and educator. Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin was born in Philadelphia, and was of Welsh descent [1]. She started the first free kindergarten in San Francisco in 1878 (the "Silver Street Free Kindergarten"). With her sister in the 1880s she also established a training school for kindergarten teachers. She was also a writer of children's books, the best known being The Birds' Christmas Carol (1887) and Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1903). Kate Wiggin died at Harrow, Middlesex, England. External links
This biographical information was gathered from the Kate_Douglas_Wiggin page, courtesy of the Wikipedia project. BooksThe Arabian Nights Their Best-known TalesThe Birds' Christmas Carol Bluebeard; a musical fantasy A Cathedral Courtship Children's Rights A book of nursery logic The Diary of a Goose Girl The Flag-Raising The Girl and the Kingdom Learning to Teach Homespun Tales Marm Lisa Mother Carey's Chickens New Chronicles of Rebecca The Old Peabody Pew Penelope's English Experiences Penelope's Experiences in Scotland Penelope's Irish Experiences Penelope's Postscripts Polly Oliver's Problem Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm The Romance of a Christmas Card Rose O' the River The Story Hour The Story of Patsy Story of Waitstill Baxter A Summer in a Canyon Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know The Talking Beasts Timothy's Quest A Story for Anybody, Young or Old, Who Cares to Read It A Village Stradivarius The Village Watch-Tower |
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