author
Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade
1860–1936
A prolific American writer, she became best known for children’s books that introduced young readers to communities and cultures around the world. Her popular Our Little Cousin series helped make her work a familiar part of early twentieth-century children’s literature.
21 Audiobooks
Timid Hare: The Little Captive
by Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade
Bertha, Our Little German Cousin
by Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade
Mari, Our Little Norwegian Cousin
by Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade
Our Little Eskimo Cousin
by Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade
Tessa, Our Little Italian Cousin
by Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade
Our Little Irish Cousin
by Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade
Our Little Hawaiian Cousin
by Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade
Our Little Russian Cousin
by Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade
Yellow Thunder, Our Little Indian Cousin
by Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade
Our Little German Cousin
by Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade
Our Little Turkish Cousin
by Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade
Our Little Siamese Cousin
by Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade
The Coming of the White Men: Stories of How Our Country Was Discovered
by Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade
Mpuke, Our Little African Cousin
by Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade
Little Folks of North America Stories about children living in the different parts of North America
by Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade
Our Little Porto Rican Cousin
by Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade
Our Little Jewish Cousin
by Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade
Our Little Cuban Cousin
by Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade
Our Little Swiss Cousin
by Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade
Our Little Japanese Cousin
by Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin
by Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade
About the author
Born Mary Hazelton Blanchard in Charlestown, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of Charles Henry and Caroline Cecilia Blanchard. She attended high school in Malden and continued her education with private tutors. In 1877, she began working as a teacher, and in 1882 she married Louis Francis Wade.
Wade went on to write extensively, particularly for children. Her best-known works include the Our Little Cousin books, a series published in the early 1900s that explored the lives, customs, and surroundings of children in places such as Japan, Russia, Ireland, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico.
She wrote under the names Mary Hazelton Wade and Mary H. Wade. Her books combined storytelling with geography and cultural description, reflecting the period’s strong interest in introducing young American readers to the wider world.