Mabel C. Hawley

Mabel C. Hawley was not a single, well-documented public author so much as a Stratemeyer Syndicate house name attached to children's series fiction. Project Gutenberg lists Hawley as the author of the Four Little Blossoms books, including Four Little Blossoms at Oak Hill School, Four Little Blossoms at Brookside Farm, and Four Little Blossoms on Apple Tree Island.

Reliable sources on the name itself are scarce, but sources connected to these books describe Mabel C. Hawley as a pseudonym used within the Stratemeyer Syndicate, the famous American book-packaging company behind many long-running children's series. One source specifically links the name to Josephine Lawrence, an American novelist and journalist who also wrote for the Syndicate; because documentation on that attribution is limited in the sources reviewed here, it is best treated cautiously.

What is clear is the kind of reading the name represents: upbeat children's fiction centered on family life, school days, holidays, and small adventures. For readers who enjoy classic series books with a gentle, old-fashioned feel, Mabel C. Hawley offers exactly that.