author
Alice Hale Burnett
Best known for the cheerful Merryvale stories, this early 20th-century writer created a warm small-town world filled with holidays, pranks, and childhood adventures. Her books have an easy, old-fashioned charm that still makes them inviting for young listeners.
3 Audiobooks
A Day at the County Fair
by Alice Hale Burnett
Christmas Holidays at Merryvale The Merryvale Boys
by Alice Hale Burnett
Hallowe'en at Merryvale
by Alice Hale Burnett
About the author
Alice Hale Burnett was an American writer of children's books. Reliable catalog and reference sources identify her as the author of the Merryvale books, a series set in a small town and centered on the everyday adventures of children.
Her stories were originally published in the early twentieth century by The New York Book Company. Titles associated with her include holiday-themed and seasonal books such as Christmas Holidays at Merryvale and Hallowe'en at Merryvale, which helped make the Merryvale setting her best-known fictional world.
Very little biographical detail appears to be widely documented online beyond her work itself. What stands out most is the cozy, playful tone of her books, which capture the pleasures of childhood, friendship, and community life.