Elinor Whitney Field

This article is about the children's book author. For the film actress, see Elinor Field.

Elinor Whitney Field (1889–1980) was an American writer of children's books. ^[1] Her book Tod of the Fens was published in 1928 and was the recipient of a Newbery Honor. She and Bertha Mahony founded The Horn Book Magazine, the oldest U.S magazine dedicated to reviewing children's literature.

Works

• Tyke-y: His Book and His Mark^[2]
• Tod of the Fens (1928)^[2]
• Realms of gold in children's books (1929) (with Bertha Mahony)^[3]
• Contemporary illustrators of children's books (1930) (with Betha Mahony)^[3]
• Try all ports, 1933
• Five Years of Children's Books (1936) (with Betha Mahony)^[3]
• Illustrators of Children's Books, 1744-1945 (1947)^[3]
• Writing and Criticism: A Book for Margery Bianco (1951)^[3]
• Newbery medal books, 1922-1955, with their author's acceptance papers & related material chiefly from the Horn book magazine (1955) (with Bertha Mahony)^[3][4]
• Caldecott medal books, 1938-1957, with the artists' acceptance papers & related material chiefly from the Horn book magazine (1957) (with Bertha Mahony)^[3][4]
• Horn book reflections on children's books and reading; selected from eighteen years of the Horn book magazine, 1949-1966 (1969)^[4]