author
Laura Rountree Smith
1876–1924
Best known for charming early-20th-century children's stories and verses, this American writer filled her books with talking animals, playful fantasy, and gentle everyday lessons. Her work includes Story Time Tales, Fifty Funny Animal Tales, and The Fairy Babies, along with lyrics for the song “Little Sir Echo.”
14 Audiobooks
Snubby Nose and Tippy Toes
by Laura Rountree Smith
Polite bunny
by Laura Rountree Smith
The fairy babies
by Laura Rountree Smith
The Box of Smiles, and Other Stories
by Laura Rountree Smith
The Tiddly Winks
by Laura Rountree Smith
Twinkle Toes and His Magic Mittens
by Laura Rountree Smith, F. R. Morgan
Mother Bunny and her flowers
by Laura Rountree Smith
Three little kittens who lost their mittens
by Laura Rountree Smith
Helps and hints for Hallowe'en
by Laura Rountree Smith
The Gingerbread Boy and Joyful Jingle Play Stories
by Laura Rountree Smith
The Runaway Bunny
by Laura Rountree Smith
The Tale of Bunny Cotton-Tail
by Laura Rountree Smith
The tale of Curly-Tail
by Laura Rountree Smith
The Roly-Poly book
by Laura Rountree Smith
About the author
Laura Rountree Smith was an American children's author who published widely in the 1910s and 1920s. Library of Congress records credit her with books such as Story Time Tales (1920), The tale of Bunny Cotton-tail (1922), The bunny and bear book (1923), Fifty funny animal tales (1923), and The fairy babies (1924). Her stories often center on animals, fairies, and imaginative play, making them a good fit for young listeners.
She also wrote lyrics for “Little Sir Echo,” a song first published in 1917 that later became well known as a children's camp song. That mix of storytelling and verse helps explain the light, musical feel of much of her work.
Laura Rountree Smith was born in 1876 and died in 1924. A suitable verified portrait image could not be confirmed from the sources reviewed, so no profile image is included.