author

Helen Diehl Olds

b. 1895

A mid-20th-century writer for young readers, she is remembered for warm, practical stories such as Lark, Radio Singer and other books centered on everyday childhood adventures.

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Joan of the Journal

Joan of the Journal

by Helen Diehl Olds

About the author

Helen Diehl Olds was an American children's author born in 1895. Available book listings connect her with a sizable body of writing for younger readers, including Lark, Radio Singer, suggesting a career focused on lively, accessible fiction for children.

Reliable biographical detail appears to be scarce online, so much of her life story is not easy to confirm from readily available sources. What does come through clearly is her presence in children's publishing and a catalog of books that kept her name in circulation for later readers and collectors.