Anne Lindbergh facts for kids
Anne Spencer Lindbergh (born in 1940 – died December 10, 1993) was an American writer, best known for her exciting children's novels. She was the daughter of famous aviators and authors Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh.
Anne Lindbergh grew up in Darien, Connecticut. She studied at Radcliffe College for three years. Later, she moved to Paris, France, to continue her studies at the Sorbonne. While there, she met and married Julien Feydy. She later married Jerzy Sapieyevski, a composer. At the time of her death, she was married to Noel Perrin, an American essayist and professor. They lived in Thetford Center, Vermont.
Anne Lindbergh wrote many books, mostly for young readers. She passed away from cancer in 1993 at her home in Thetford Center, Vermont, when she was 53 years old.
Her Family
Anne Lindbergh was one of six children born to Charles and Anne Lindbergh. Her oldest brother, Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr., passed away in 1932 during a very famous event that many people called "the crime of the century."
Anne's other siblings include aquanaut Jon Lindbergh (born in 1932), Land Morrow Lindbergh (born in 1937), conservationist Scott Lindbergh (born in 1942), and Reeve Lindbergh (born in 1945).
Awards and Recognitions
Anne Lindbergh received many honors for her writing. One of these was an award from the International Reading Association, which recognizes great books and authors.
Her Books
Here are some of the books Anne Lindbergh wrote:
- Osprey Island, illustrated by Maggie Kaufman Smith (1974)
- The People in Pineapple Place (1982)
- Nobody's Orphan (1983)
- Bailey's Window (1984)
- The Worry Week (1985)
- The Hunky-Dory Dairy (1986)
- Next Time, Take Care, illustrated by Susan Hoguet (1987), a picture book
- The Shadow on the Dial (1987)
- The Prisoner of Pineapple Place (1988), a follow-up to The People in Pineapple Place
- Tidy Lady, illustrated by Susan Hoguet (1989), a picture book
- Three Lives to Live (1992)
- Travel Far, Pay No Fare (1992)
- Nick of Time (1994), published after she passed away
- Local Vertical: Poems (2000)
- The Inside Story on Henry Alcebiades Highfllie (2004), stories printed privately
