author
Anne Parrish
1888–1957
A deft American novelist and children's writer, she moved easily between warm, imaginative books for young readers and thoughtful fiction for adults. Her work earned repeated Newbery recognition and helped make her a steady presence in early-20th-century American literature.
1 Audiobook
The Dream Coach
by Anne Parrish, Dillwyn Parrish
About the author
Born in Colorado Springs in 1888, Anne Parrish grew up in an artistic family and went on to build a career as both a novelist and a writer of children's books. Reliable reference sources identify her as an American author whose work reached both adult and younger readers.
She is especially remembered for children's books that were runners-up for the Newbery Medal on three occasions, as well as for novels that found a wide audience in the 1920s and 1930s. Her writing is often noted for its clear storytelling and its interest in women's lives, family ties, and the small emotional turns that shape ordinary experience.
Parrish died in 1957. Today, she remains an appealing figure for readers interested in classic American fiction and children's literature from the first half of the twentieth century.