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Anne Parrish
1888–1957
A sharp, versatile storyteller, she wrote both novels for adults and imaginative books for children, earning Newbery runner-up recognition three times. Coming from a creative family that included illustrator Maxfield Parrish, she built a literary career very much her own.
1 Audiobook
The Dream Coach
by Anne Parrish, Dillwyn Parrish
About the author
Anne Parrish was an American novelist and children's author, born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on November 12, 1888, and she died on September 5, 1957. Reliable reference sources identify her as a writer whose work ranged from adult fiction to children's literature.
She is especially remembered for the breadth of that work. In addition to publishing novels, she wrote children's books and was a runner-up for the Newbery Medal three times. Sources also note her family background in the arts, including her mother, painter Anne Lodge Parrish, and her father, the illustrator Maxfield Parrish.
That mix of literary imagination and visual culture seems to fit her career well: her books were known for storytelling that could be playful, thoughtful, and appealing to different kinds of readers. Though not as widely known today as some of her contemporaries, she remains a distinctive figure in early 20th-century American writing.