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Sarah Addington
1891–1940
A journalist and children's author, she brought warmth, humor, and a lively sense of adventure to her stories for young readers. Her books, including the Pudding Lane tales, helped make her a familiar name in early 20th-century children's literature.
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Round the year in Pudding Lane
by Sarah Addington
About the author
Born in Cincinnati in 1891, Sara Addington was an American writer and newspaper journalist who became known especially for children's books. She studied at Earlham College, earning her degree in 1912, and later also studied at Columbia.
She wrote a popular series of stories set in Pudding Lane, including The Boy Who Lived in Pudding Lane and The Pied Piper in Pudding Lane. Alongside her work for young readers, she also wrote fiction and worked in journalism, building a career that moved between newspapers and books.
Addington married Howard Reid in 1917 and continued to write under her maiden name. She died in New York City in 1940, leaving behind a body of work remembered for its charm and imagination.