Allen Chaffee

Born in 1884 and living until 1985, Allen Chaffee was the pen name of Antoinette Gurney. According to Goodreads, she used her maternal grandfather's name as a pseudonym and later adopted it legally in 1919.

Her books were written for children and often centered on the lives of wild animals. Titles associated with her include The Adventures of Fleet Foot and Her Fawns, Brownie Flat Tail Builds a House, and other stories that bring forest life close to young readers in a warm, storybook style.

Because reliable biographical information online appears to be limited, many personal details about her life are not easy to confirm. What is clear is that her work has had a long afterlife through public-domain editions and reader communities that continue to rediscover her animal stories.