George Mitchell

George Mitchell was an American children's author who lived from 1873 to 1967. The clearest confirmed details available online identify him as the author of Kernel Cob and Little Miss Sweetclover and Little Babs.

Kernel Cob and Little Miss Sweetclover, first published in 1918, is a fantasy for young readers illustrated by Tony Sarg. Little Babs, published in 1919 by P. F. Volland Company and illustrated by Arthur Henderson, shows the same interest in playful, child-centered storytelling.

Very little biographical information about Mitchell appears to be readily available in reliable public sources, so his life is harder to trace than his books. What does come through clearly is his place in early 20th-century American children's literature, especially in stories built around imagination, adventure, and the emotional world of children.