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Smith, Nora Archibald, 1859-1934

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Nora Archibald Smith (1859 – 1934) was an American children's author of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and sister of Kate Douglas Wiggin. Nora and Kate co-authored and co-edited a series of children's books.

Both sisters were active in the kindergarten movement that was developing at the turn of the twentieth century, and wrote repeatedly on the subject. They were admirers of Friedrich Froebel and promoted his theories on early childhood education.

A Partial Bibliography

Solo Works

  • The Children of the Future (1898)
  • Under the Cactus Flag (1899)
  • The Message of Froebel and Other Essays (1900)
  • Three Little Marys (1902)
  • Adventures of a Doll (1907)
  • Old, Old Tales from the Old, Old Book (1916)
  • Plays, Pantomimes, and Tableaux for Children (1917)
  • The Christmas Child (1920)
  • Boys and Girls of Bookland (1923)
  • Kate Douglas Wiggin as Her Sister Knew Her (1925)
  • A Truly Little Girl (1927)
  • Bee of the Cactus Country (1932)


With Kate Douglas Wiggin

  • The Posy Ring (1903)
  • Magic Casements: A Second Fairy Book (1907)
  • Pinafore Palace (1907)
  • Tales of Laughter: A Third Fairy Book (1908)
  • The Arabian Nights (1909)
  • Tales of Wonder: A Fourth Fairy Book (1909)
  • The Fairy Ring (1910)
  • The Talking Beasts (1911)
  • An Hour with the Fairies (1912)
  • Twilight Stories (1925)
  • Tales of Laughter (1926)
  • Golden Numbers (1929)

External links


This biographical information was gathered from the Nora_Archibald_Smith page, courtesy of the Wikipedia project.

Books

Children's Rights A book of nursery logic
The Story Hour
Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know
The Talking Beasts

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