author
Mrs. (Pamela Chandler) Colman
1799–1865
A 19th-century American writer and editor, she is remembered for children’s books that gathered moral tales, stories, and illustrations for young readers. Her surviving works suggest a warm, instructive style aimed at families and the nursery bookshelf.
1 Audiobook
The Pearl Story Book A Collection of Tales, Original and Selected
by Mrs. (Pamela Chandler) Colman
About the author
Pamela Chandler Colman (1799–1865), published as Mrs. Colman, was an American author and editor of children’s literature. Library records and public-domain editions connect her with books including Stories for children: A book for all little girls and boys, Stories for Corinne, and The Pearl Story Book: A Collection of Tales, Original and Selected.
Her books were created for young readers and often appear to have blended original material with selected pieces, a common approach in 19th-century children’s publishing. The titles themselves suggest the kind of reading families once used for entertainment, moral instruction, and early literary education.
Little reliable biographical detail about her life is easy to confirm from major literary reference pages available online, so the focus today is mainly on the books she left behind. Even so, her work offers a glimpse into the world of early American children’s publishing and the stories adults chose to share with children in that era.