Violet Moore Higgins

Born in 1886, Violet Moore Higgins was an American writer, illustrator, and cartoonist whose work was closely tied to children's literature. She studied art in New York and went on to build a wide-ranging career creating both text and images, a combination that gave her books a distinctive, unified feel.

Higgins is known for retelling traditional stories and legends for young readers, including fairy tales, folk tales, and classic stories such as Pinocchio. She also worked as a newspaper cartoonist and magazine illustrator, showing how comfortably she moved between fine draftsmanship and more playful, popular forms of storytelling.

She died in 1967, but her books remain part of the long history of illustrated children's publishing in the United States. Readers drawn to vintage storybooks often enjoy her work for its gentle charm, rich visual imagination, and clear love of old tales retold for new audiences.