Sarah Chauncey Woolsey facts for kids
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Susan Coolidge
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| Born | January 29, 1835 Cleveland |
| Died | April 9, 1905 (aged 70) |
| Pen name | Susan Coolidge |
| Nationality | American |
| Children | 0 |
Sarah Chauncey Woolsey (born January 29, 1835 – died April 9, 1905) was an American author who wrote books for children. She used the pen name Susan Coolidge.
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About Susan Coolidge
Sarah Chauncey Woolsey was born on January 29, 1835, in Cleveland, Ohio. Her family, the New England Dwight family, was very well-known and wealthy. When she was 17, her family moved to New Haven, Connecticut, where she spent most of her childhood.
During the American Civil War (1861–1865), Sarah worked as a nurse. After the war, she started writing. She never married and lived in her family home in Newport, Rhode Island, until she passed away.
She is most famous for her classic children's book, What Katy Did, which was published in 1872. The family in the book, the Carrs, was based on her own family. The main character, Katy Carr, was inspired by Sarah Woolsey herself. Katy's brothers and sisters in the story were like Sarah's four younger siblings.
Her Books and Stories
Katy Series
Susan Coolidge is best known for her series of books about Katy Carr and her family. These books follow Katy as she grows up and experiences different adventures.
- 1872: What Katy Did (also known as What Katy did at Home)
- 1873: What Katy Did at School
- 1886: What Katy Did Next
- 1888: Clover
- 1890: In the High Valley
Other Books
She also wrote many other books for young readers:
- 1871: New-Year's Bargain
- 1874: Mischief's Thanksgiving, and other stories
- 1874: Little Miss Mischief, and other stories
- 1875: Nine Little Goslings
- 1875: Curly Locks
- 1876: For Summer Afternoons
- 1879: Eyebright
- 1880: Verses
- 1880: A Guernsey lily
- 1881: Cross Patch, and other stories (adapted from Mother Goose myths)
- 1883: A Round Dozen
- 1884: Toinette and the Elves
- 1885: A Little Country Girl
- 1886: One day in a baby's life (adapted from a French book)
- 1887: Ballads of Romance and History
- 1887: A Short History of the City of Philadelphia from its foundation to the present time
- 1888: Cross Patch, and other stories (adapted from Mother Goose myths)
- 1889: A Few More Verses
- 1889: Just Sixteen
- 1890: The Day's Message
- 1892: Rhymes and Ballads for Girls and Boys
- 1893: The Barberry Bush (short stories)
- 1894: Not Quite Eighteen
- 1895: An Old Convent School In Paris
- 1899: A little knight of labor
- 1900: Little Tommy Tucker
- 1900: Two Girls
- 1901: Little Bo-Beep
- 1902: Uncle and Aunt
- 1904: The Rule of Three
- 1906: Last Verses
- 1906: A Sheaf of Stories
- ????: Twilight Stories (as Contributor)
Short Stories and Poems
Susan Coolidge also wrote many short stories and poems that appeared in popular magazines during her lifetime and even after she passed away. Some of these include:
- 1869: The Funeral Flee
- 1871: Girls of the Far North
- 1874: How St. Valentine Remembered Milly
- 1875: Blue and Pink (A Valentine Story)
- 1876: Toinette and the Elves (A Christmas Story)
- 1877: The Two Wishes: A Fairy Story
- 1879: The Old Stone Basin
- 1880: The Boy and the Giant
- 1881: In the Tower- AD 1554
- 1885: The Little Christmas Tree
- 1887: Little Alix: a story of the children's Crusade
- 1888: Charlotte Bronte
- 1889: A Little Knight of Labor
- 1892: How Bunny Brought Good Luck
- 1893: The Wolves of St. Gervas
- 1898: Newport
- 1900: Queen Log And Queen Stork
- 1903: Dr. Johnson and Hodge His Cat
- 1907: How the Leaves Came Down (published after her death)
- 1909: In April (published after her death)
- 1920: The Secret Door (published after her death)
Translated Books
Susan Coolidge's books, especially the Katy series, were very popular and were translated into many different languages around the world. This shows how much children everywhere enjoyed her stories!
- German
- Wenn morgen heute ist... (What Katy Did)
- Finnish
- Katyn toimet (What Katy Did)
- Katy koulussa (What Katy Did at School)
- Katyn myöhemmät toimet (What Katy Did Next)
- Norwegian
- Katy, den eldste av seks (What Katy Did)
- Katy på skolen (What Katy Did at School)
- Hva Katy gjorde siden (What Katy Did Next)
- Russian
- Что Кейти делала (What Katy Did)
- Что Кейти делала в школе (What Katy Did at School)
- Что Кейти делала потом (What Katy Did Next)
- Swedish
- Katy i hemmet (What Katy Did)
- Katy i skolan (What Katy Did at School)
- Vad Katy gjorde sedan (What Katy Did Next)
- Italian
- Cio che fece Katy (What Katy Did)
- Spanish
- Las cosas de Katy (What Katy Did)
- Portuguese
- O que Katy fez (What Katy Did)
- O que Katy fez a seguir (What Katy Did Next)
- Danish
- Katy, den ældste af seks (What Katy Did)
