Mrs. (Elizabeth) Turner

Elizabeth Turner was an English children's writer, usually identified as Elizabeth Turner (1775–1846). Reference sources and library records connect her with Whitchurch, Shropshire, where she was born and later buried, though most accounts note that relatively little is known about her life.

She is remembered for a string of popular early children's books in verse, especially The Daisy (1807) and The Cowslip (1811). Her poems were written for very young readers and are full of short narrative scenes, playful rhymes, and warnings about bad habits, giving her work a strong place in the tradition of moral and cautionary literature for children.

Turner's books were widely reprinted in the 19th century, which suggests how well they connected with families of the period. Today she is mainly read as a notable figure in the history of children's literature, valued for the energy and memorability she brought to lessons that were meant to instruct as well as entertain.