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Dorothy Sherrill
BornMay 5, 1901
South Weymouth, Massachusetts
DiedFebruary 28, 1990(1990-02-28) (aged 88)
Holland, Pennsylvania
Other namesApril Martin
SpouseArthur Miles Sherrill
Children2
Parents
  • Clinton Hallett Googins
  • Alma Sharp Googins
Awards

Dorothy Sherrill (1901–1990) was an American editor, writer and illustrator specializing in books for children.[1] Born in South Weymouth, Massachusetts, she attended Radcliffe College, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1922.[1]

She began her career in the editorial department of Vogue in 1923. In 1925 she married Arthur Miles Sherrill, a writer and publisher. She edited juvenile books from 1949 through 1951 for the David C. Cook Publishing Co., and from 1958 through 1961, she was an editor for Editor's Notebook in New York City. During these same decades she published eight self-illustrated books for children, and in 1969 she became a published novelist. Sherrill received a citation from President Harry S. Truman in 1949, and she was awarded a medal from Freedoms Foundation in 1950.[1]

Sherrill died in 1990 in Holland, Pennsylvania.[2] Her husband preceded her in death in 1963.[1]

Bibliography

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Cartoon mouse with a knapsack over his shoulder
Illustration from Sherrill's The Story of a Little Gray Mouse

Children's books, self-illustrated

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  • The Story of a Little White Teddy Bear Who Didn't Want to Go to Bed (1931)[3]
  • The Story of a Little Yellow Dog and a Little White Bear (1932)[4]
  • The Story of Sleepy Sam (1932)[5]
  • The Story of Sleepy Sally (1933)[6]
  • The Story of a Little Duck (1935)[7]
  • The Story of a Little Gray Mouse (1945)[8]
  • The Story of Roly and Poly, the Santa Claus Bears (1952)[9]
  • Jackie Rabbit and the Last Carrot (as April Martin, 1935)[10]

Novel

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  • Captain from Nantucket (1969)[11]

Sherrill also wrote for Vogue and The Atlantic magazines.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Biography in Context:Dorothy Sherrill". Contemporary Authors Online. Gale. 2003. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Dorothy Sherrill, 89". The Philadelphia Inquirer. March 11, 1990. p. B33 (Neighbors Bucks). Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  3. ^ The Story of a Little White Teddy Bear Who Didn't Want to Go to Bed. WorldCat. OCLC 3290110. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  4. ^ The Story of a Little Yellow Dog and a Little White Bear. WorldCat. OCLC 877666472. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  5. ^ The Story of Sleepy Sam. WorldCat. OCLC 2532411. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  6. ^ The Story of Sleepy Sally. WorldCat. OCLC 352789824. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  7. ^ The Story of a Little Duck. WorldCat. OCLC 41202670. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  8. ^ The Story of a Little Gray Mouse. WorldCat. OCLC 1651380. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  9. ^ The Story of Roly and Poly, the Santa Claus Bears. WorldCat. OCLC 2185059. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  10. ^ Jackie Rabbit and the Last Carrot. WorldCat. OCLC 41202558. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  11. ^ Captain from Nantucket. WorldCat. OCLC 41790588. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
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