Eleanor Estes





Eleanor Estes

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born
in West Haven, Connecticut, The United States
May 09, 1906

died
July 15, 1988

gender
female

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Eleanor Ruth Rosenfeld (Estes)was an American children's author. She was born in West Haven, Connecticut as Eleanor Ruth Rosenfield. Originally a librarian, Estes' writing career began following a case of tuberculosis. Bedridden while recovering, Estes began writing down some of her childhood memories, which would later turn into full-length children's books.

Estes's book Ginger Pye (1951) won the Newbery Medal, and three of her other books (The Middle Moffat, Rufus M., and The Hundred Dresses) were chosen as Newbery Honor books. She also received the Certificate of Award for Outstanding Contribution to Children’s Literature and was nominated for the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award. By the time of her death at age 82, Estes had written 19 childre...more


Average rating: 3.93 · 23,061 ratings · 1,819 reviews · 20 distinct works · Similar authors
The Hundred Dresses
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4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 12,001 ratings — published 1944 — 21 editions
Ginger Pye
3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 4,565 ratings — published 1950 — 24 editions
The Moffats (The Moffats, #1)
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3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 2,979 ratings — published 1941 — 20 editions
The Middle Moffat (The Moff...
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3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 929 ratings — published 1942 — 15 editions
The Witch Family
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4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 820 ratings — published 1960 — 15 editions
Pinky Pye
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3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 736 ratings — published 1958 — 14 editions
Rufus M. (The Moffats, #3)
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3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 540 ratings — published 1943 — 14 editions
The Moffat Museum (The Moff...
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3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 279 ratings — published 1983 — 10 editions
The Alley
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3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 145 ratings — published 2003 — 6 editions
The Tunnel of Hugsy Goode
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3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 1972 — 7 editions
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3.914691943127962 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 211 ratings

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