Grace Moon

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Grace Moon

1877–1947

Known for stories set in the American Southwest, this early 20th-century writer brought Native American characters and settings to young readers in books that were widely read in their day. Her work included a Newbery Honor title and reflected years spent traveling and living in the West.

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Wongo and the Wise Old Crow

Wongo and the Wise Old Crow

by Grace Moon, Carl Moon

About the author

Grace Moon was an American children's author and novelist, born in 1877 and died in 1947. She is best remembered for books for younger readers set in the American Southwest, especially stories that drew on desert landscapes, pueblos, and frontier life.

Her best-known book is Runaway Papoose, which received Newbery Honor recognition. She wrote a number of other novels as well, including The Black Pony, Sugar Bear, and Daughter of Thunder, building a body of work that connected adventure storytelling with western settings.

Moon was married to photographer Carl E. Moon, whose own work focused on the Southwest and Native communities. Together they became associated with a popular, romantic view of the region, and her books remain of interest today both as children's literature and as part of that cultural moment.