From beloved children's author, Frances Jenkins Olcott, comes classic tales of fairies and elves from the Old Country. As director of the Children's Library in Philadelphia, Olcott spent years studying what made the best books for little ones. She penned or edited over a score of books for children after her career as a librarian.
Frances Jenkins Olcott (1872–1963) was the first head librarian of the children's department of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh in 1898. She also wrote many children’s books and books for those in the profession of providing library service to children and youth. She was born in France to American parents.