author
Jasmine Stone Van Dresser
b. 1878
A writer of early 20th-century children's stories, she created gentle animal tales and moral adventures for young readers. Her books often carry a warm, old-fashioned sense of kindness, imagination, and everyday wonder.
1 Audiobook
The Little Brown Hen Hears the Song of the Nightingale & The Golden Harvest
by Jasmine Stone Van Dresser
About the author
Jasmine Stone Van Dresser was an American children's author active in the early 1900s. Library and public-domain records connect her with books including How to Find Happyland, The Little Brown Hen Hears the Song of the Nightingale; and The Golden Harvest, Jimsey, and The Story of Silky.
Available records also link her to the Stone family of writer Margaret M. Barbour Stone, whose daughter Jasmine Stone married artist William Van Dresser. Several of Jasmine Stone Van Dresser's books were illustrated by William T. Van Dresser and other artists, suggesting a body of work shaped by close collaboration as well as storytelling.
Because biographical information about her is limited in easily confirmed sources, only a few personal details can be stated confidently here. She is best remembered through her children's books, which survive in library catalogs and public-domain editions and reflect the tone of classic read-aloud fiction from the period.