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1881–1935
A lively early-20th-century children's writer, she filled her books with talking animals, holiday adventures, and gentle lessons meant to delight young readers. Her stories have the cozy, imaginative feel of a read-aloud from another era.
Born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in 1881, Edna Groff Deihl was an American writer of children's fiction. She published a string of storybooks in the 1920s and 1930s, including Aunt Este's Stories of the Flower and Berry Babies, Mother Brown Earth's Children, Holiday-time Stories, My Twin Kitties, and My Twin Puppies.
Her books were written for young children and often centered on animals, nature, and special occasions. The titles alone give a sense of her style: warm, playful, and easy to imagine being read aloud at bedtime or in a classroom.
Some records also connect her with writing for the Harrisburg Telegraph, suggesting she was part of her local literary world as well as a published author. She died in Harrisburg in 1935, but her work remains of interest to readers who enjoy vintage children's books and forgotten writers from the early 20th century.