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Alida Malkus
1888–1976
A Newbery Honor writer with a gift for bringing history and legend to life, she wrote children's books that ranged from biography to historical adventure. Her stories often drew on years of travel, research, and a deep interest in the cultures of the Americas.
3 Audiobooks
Caravans to Santa Fe
by Alida Malkus
Timber line
by Alida Malkus
Raquel of the ranch country
by Alida Malkus
About the author
Alida Sims Malkus was an American writer of children's books, born on September 19, 1888, and remembered especially for nonfiction and historical fiction for young readers. Reference sources agree that her work often blended careful historical material with a light touch of fantasy, and that she received a Newbery Honor.
Biographical sources describe her as someone who was interested in art from an early age and who later studied in San Francisco after her family moved west. She also traveled widely in Europe and the Americas, and that curiosity shaped much of her writing. Her interest in archaeology and Indigenous history helped inspire books set in places such as Mexico and Peru, including some of her best-known historical adventures.
She died on September 27, 1976. A clear, verifiable portrait image was not available from the pages I could confirm during this search, so no profile image is included here.