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Virginia Gerson
1864–1951
A writer and illustrator of children's books, she created gentle stories and verses for young readers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Her work includes charming titles such as Merry Little People, Little Dignity, Rose buds, and The Happy Heart Family.
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Rose buds
by Virginia Gerson
About the author
Born in 1864 and deceased in 1951, Virginia Gerson was an American author associated with children's literature. Records gathered from library and public-domain book sources link her to a small body of books for young readers, including Merry Little People (1885), Little Dignity: Pictures & Rhymes of Olden Times, Rose buds, and The Happy Heart Family.
She also worked as an illustrator. Catalog records for The Knighting of the Twins, and Ten Other Tales credit the drawings to her, showing that her contribution to books was visual as well as literary.
Some sources also connect her to literary work beyond children's books, including editorial or collaborative work related to Clyde Fitch. Although the surviving online record is fairly sparse, the picture that emerges is of a versatile writer-artist whose books aimed at children have remained discoverable through libraries, archives, and public-domain collections.