Helen Sewell
1896 - 1957
General Information
Bio
(1896-1957) Author, illustrator. Helen Sewell was born in Mare Island, California, and died in New York City. She was a children’s book illustrator and author. She was the winner of a Caldecott Honor in 1955, and she illustrated several Newbery Honor novels.
Full Name
Helen Sewell
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Author's Timeline
1896
BIRTH
Helen Moore Sewell was born in Mare Island, California, in 1896.
1904
RESIDENCE
After the death of her father in 1904 in Guam, Ms. Sewell and her sisters lived with an aunt and uncle in Brooklyn, New York.
1912
OTHER
Helen Sewell studied at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York in about 1912.
1930
LITWORK
ABC For Everyday
Macmillan.
Children's book written and illustrated by Helen Sewell.
Macmillan.
Children's book written and illustrated by Helen Sewell.
1931
LITWORK
A Head For Happy
Macmillan.
Compiled and illustrated by Helen Sewell.
Macmillan.
Compiled and illustrated by Helen Sewell.
1932
LITWORK
Words To The Wise: A Book Of Proverbs
Dodd.
Edited and illustrated by Helen Sewell.
Dodd.
Edited and illustrated by Helen Sewell.
1933
LITWORK
Blue Barns: The Story Of Two Big Geese And Seven Little Ducks
Macmillan.
Children's book.
Macmillan.
Children's book.
1936
LITWORK
Ming And Mehitable
Macmillan.
Children's book.
Macmillan.
Children's book.
1936
LITWORK
Peggy And The Pony
Oxford University Press.
Children's book.
Oxford University Press.
Children's book.
1940
LITWORK
Jimmy And Jemima
Macmillan.
Children's book.
Macmillan.
Children's book.
1941
LITWORK
Peggy And The Pup
Oxford University Press.
Children's book.
Oxford University Press.
Children's book.
1943
LITWORK
Birthdays For Robin
Macmillan.
Children's book.
Macmillan.
Children's book.
1944
LITWORK
Belinda The Mouse
Oxford University Press.
Children's book.
Oxford University Press.
Children's book.
1947
LITWORK
Three Tall Tales
Children's book, with Elena Eleska.
Children's book, with Elena Eleska.
1948
LITWORK
The Golden Christmas Manger
Simon and Schuster.
Children's book.
Simon and Schuster.
Children's book.
1957
DEATH
Helen Sewell died in New York City in 1957.
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