author
Alice Christie Dillon
b. 1876
A New York City teacher turned author, she helped shape early reading for children through stories designed to be lively, clear, and memorable. Her work is closely tied to the widely shared Story Hour Readers series, which brought folktales, fables, and classic tales to young students.
1 Audiobook
Story Hour Readers — Book Three
by Ida Coe, Alice Christie Dillon
About the author
Born in Brooklyn in 1876, Alice Julia Christie Dillon was both an author and a primary school teacher in the New York City public schools. Her background in the classroom strongly shaped her writing, which focused on material for young readers.
She is best known for collaborating with Ida Coe on the Story Hour Readers books, a popular early-20th-century series created to help children grow into confident readers through short, engaging selections. The books gathered stories from many traditions and were meant to make reading feel enjoyable as well as instructive.
Dillon continued to be remembered through both her teaching and her books. She died in 1941, and her work remains of interest today through public-domain editions and audiobook collections that keep these classic schoolroom readers accessible.