Eleanor Estes
Eleanor Estes (1906-1988) grew up in West Haven, Connecticut, which she renamed Cranbury for her classic stories about the Moffat and Pye families. A children's librarian for many years, she launched her writing career with the publication of The Moffats in 1941. Two of her outstanding books about the Moffats-- Rufus M. and The Middle Moffat --were awarded Newbery Honors, as was her short novel The Hundred Dresses. She won the Newbery Medal for Ginger Pye.
Eleanor Estes (1906-1988) grew up in West Haven, Connecticut, which she renamed Cranbury for her classic stories about the Moffat and Pye families. A children's librarian for many years, she launched her writing career with the publication of The Moffats in 1941. Two of her outstanding books about the Moffats-- Rufus M. and The Middle Moffat --were awarded Newbery Honors, as was her short novel The Hundred Dresses. She won the Newbery Medal for Ginger Pye. See less
Eleanor Estes's Featured Books
Eleanor Estes book reviews
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The Hundred Dresses
good book
It was a very interesting book. But kind of sad. colors were low key. but overall a good book just not great. Read More
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The lollipop princess; a play for paper dolls in one act
Delightful Story
Eleanor Estes, the author, was a native of West Haven, CT. She wrote wonderful stories about fanciful events. We read and acted out this story at our local library. The children were mesmerized!
Fun ... Read More
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The Moffats
re-reading books
This is a book that I read as a young girl and it was fun to read it again to my grandchildren. The story is dated and I had to explain some of it to them, like the trolley car, and the apparent ... Read More