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Elizabeth Coatsworth

Born

in Buffalo, New York, The United States

May 31, 1893

Died

August 31, 1986

Genre

Children's Books, Poetry, Biographies & Memoirs

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Elizabeth Jane Coatsworth was best known as the author of Away Goes Sally, The Cat Who Went to Heaven, which won the 1931 Newbery Medal, and the four Incredible Tales, but in fact she wrote more than 90 books for children. She was extremely interested in the world around her, particularly the people of Maine, as well as the houses and the surrounding land. She also loved the history and myths of her favorite places, those near her home and those encountered on her countless travels.

Coatsworth graduated from Vassar College in 1915 and received a Master of Arts from Columbia University in 1916. In 1929, she married writer Henry Beston, with whom she had two children. When she was in her thirties, her first books of adult poetry were publishe ...more

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Average rating: 3.77 · 7,984 ratings · 993 reviews · 180 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Cat Who Went to Heaven by Elizabeth Coatsworth, Lynd Ward (Illustrator) 3.74 avg rating — 6,645 ratings — published 1930 — 70 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Enchanted by Elizabeth Coatsworth, Stephen Petroff (Illustrator) 3.76 avg rating — 84 ratings — published 1951 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Away Goes Sally (Sally, #1) by Elizabeth Coatsworth, Helen Sewell (Illustrator) 3.73 avg rating — 83 ratings — published 1934 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jock's Island by Elizabeth Coatsworth, Lilian Obligado (Illustrator) 3.82 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 1963 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Five Bushel Farm (Sally, #2) by Elizabeth Coatsworth, Helen Sewell (Illustrator) 3.89 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 1939 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Werefox by Elizabeth Coatsworth, Ingrid Fetz (Illustrator) 4.16 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 1973 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Here I Stay 4.17 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 1938 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The White Horse (Sally, #4) by Elizabeth Coatsworth, Helen Sewell really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 1942 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fair American (Sally, #3) 3.84 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 1940 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Song of the Camels: A Christmas Poem by Elizabeth Coatsworth, Anna Vojtech (Illustrator) 4.15 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 1997 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Elizabeth Coatsworth

Sally (5 books)
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Elizabeth Coatsworth

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Once-Upon-A-Time-in-America (7 books)
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Elizabeth Coatsworth

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Quotes by Elizabeth Coatsworth (?)

“November comes
And November goes,
With the last red berries
And the first white snows.

With night coming early,
And dawn coming late,
And ice in the bucket
And frost by the gate.

The fires burn
And the kettles sing,
And earth sinks to rest
Until next spring.”
― Elizabeth Coatsworth

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“The magic of autumn has seized the countryside; now that the sun isn't ripening anything it shines for the sake of the golden age; for the sake of Eden; to please the moon for all I know.”
― Elizabeth Coatsworth, Personal Geography: Almost an Autobiography

tags: autumn, golden-age, moon, sun

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“I say that almost everywhere there is beauty enough to fill a person's life if one would only be sensitive to it. but Henry says No: that broken beauty is only a torment, that one must have a whole beauty with man living in relation to it to have a rich civilization and art. . . . Is it because I am a woman that I accept what crumbs I may have, accept the hot-dog stands and amusement parks if I must, if the blue is bright beyond them and the sunset flushes the breasts of sea birds?”
― Elizabeth Coatsworth, Personal Geography: Almost an Autobiography

tags: art, beauty, civilization, woman

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