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(1902-1992) Writer. Esther Holden Averill was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, in 1902 and died in New York in 1992. She worked at the New York Public Library and was an author and illustrator of children’s books.

Full Name

Esther Holden Averill

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Author's Timeline


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OTHER

Averill studied painting at the Brooklyn Museum Art School in Brooklyn, New York.

1902

BIRTH

Esther Holden Averill was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, in 1902.

1923

OTHER

Averill graduated from Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York, in 1923.

1931

LITWORK

Daniel Boone
The Domino Press.

Children's book; illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky.

1933

LITWORK

Powder: The Story Of A Colt, A Duchess And The Circus
The Domino Press.

Children's book.

1934

LITWORK

Flash: The Story Of A Horse, A Coach-Dog & The Gypsies
The Domino Press.

Children's book; sequel to "Powder."

1934

LITWORK

The Fable Of A Proud Poppy: Or The Shipwreck Of The Cynthia
The Domino Press.

Children's book under the pseudonym John Domino; illustrated by Emile Lahner.

1937

LITWORK

The Voyages Of Jacques Cartier
The Domino Press, New York.

Children's book; illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky.

1944

LITWORK

The Cat Club


Children's book.

1951

LITWORK

When Jenny Lost Her Scarf
Harper.

Children's book.

1954

LITWORK

Jenny's Birthday Book
Harper.

Children's book.

1960

LITWORK

The Fire Cat
Harper.

Children's book.

1969

LITWORK

The Hotel Cat
Harper.

Children's book.

1992

DEATH

Esther Holden Averill died in New York in 1992.

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