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A Midwestern writer remembered for children’s books and regional storytelling, with strong ties to southern Illinois. Her work includes titles such as The Shell Book and Sixty-Eighth Street.
by Florance Walton Taylor
She was an Illinois author from Carterville, in the southern part of the state, and is listed by the Illinois Center for the Book as Florance Walton Taylor. That record also links her with a range of books for younger readers and general audiences.
The titles associated with her include The Shell Book, The Mummy’s Ring, Papoose in Moccasins, The Green Thumb Book, Sixty-Eighth Street, The Velvet Room, The Dog Show Book, and The Mystery of the Japanese Garden. Taken together, they suggest a writer interested in nature, everyday childhood life, and light adventure.
Reliable biographical detail about her appears to be limited online, so a fuller life story is hard to confirm with confidence. Even so, the surviving catalog and author-directory records show a productive author whose books reached readers through both fiction and informational writing.