Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin
Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin
Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin (August 5, 1856, San Francisco, California – August 24, 1923) was an acclaimed American author and educator known for her contributions to children's literature and education reform. She dedicated her life to fostering literacy and a love of reading, leaving a lasting impact through her work.
Personal Name: Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith
Birth: 1856
Death: 1923
Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin Books
(14 Books)
The close-knit Carey family is devastated by their father's death of typhoid fever, but with inexhaustible optimism and courage the group manages to continue to enriche not only its own life but also that of the community.
A collection of poems by British and American poets arranged under such headings as "A Year's Windfalls," "The Child's World," "Play-Time," and "Bells of Christmas."
Carol Bird was born on Christmas Day, and after she became ill, she helped make her last Christmas with her family and friends very special for everyone.
Sure a terrible time I was out o' the way, Over the sea, over the sea, Till I come to Ireland one sunny day,- Betther for me, betther for me: The first time me fut got the feel o' the ground I was strollin' along in an Irish city That hasn't its aquil the world around For the air that is sweet an' the girls that are pretty.'
Pauline Oliver, in Polly Oliver's Problem, chafes against spending the rest of her life helping her mother run a boarding house--then must take charge when the Widow Oliver suffers poor health and must move to a healthier clime.
Talkative, ten-year-old Rebecca goes to live with her spinster aunts, one harsh and demanding, the other soft and sentimental, with whom she spends seven difficult but rewarding years growing up.
Moving to Maine in the 1880s to live with her maiden aunts, ten-year-old Rebecca encounters many adventures and discovers the joy of a relationship with Christ.
