author

Mary Frances Blaisdell

b. 1874

A writer of early 20th-century children's books, she is best remembered for gentle animal stories and simple, imaginative tales made for young readers. Her books often turn everyday play, nature, and nursery-world adventures into warm, easy listening.

2 Audiobooks

Bunny Rabbit's Diary

Bunny Rabbit's Diary

by Mary Frances Blaisdell

Boy Blue and His Friends

Boy Blue and His Friends

by Mary Frances Blaisdell, Etta Blaisdell McDonald

About the author

Mary Frances Blaisdell was an American children's author born in 1874. Surviving catalog and library records show her publishing from the late 1890s into the 1910s and 1920s, with work ranging from school readers to storybooks for children.

Her books include Bunny Rabbit's Diary, Tommy Tinker's Book, Twilight Town, Polly and Dolly, Pretty Polly Flinders, and Cherry Tree Children. She also collaborated with Etta Blaisdell McDonald on several educational readers and related books, including entries in the Child Life series and Boy Blue and His Friends.

Reliable online library and audiobook sources identify her as a children's writer and give her life dates as 1874–1950. I couldn't confirm many personal biographical details beyond that, but her body of work clearly places her among the authors who helped shape cheerful, accessible reading for children in the early 20th century.