Amy Ella Blanchard
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Amy Ella Blanchard was an American writer of children's literature. Daughter of Daniel Harris and Sarah (Reynolds) Blanchard, she was born in Baltimore, Maryland, studied art in New York City
and Philadelphia, and for two years taught drawing and painting in Plainfield, New Jersey
. She was a lifelong companion of her artist collaborator Ida Waugh (1819-1919). They had neighbouring cottages at Bailey Island, Maine where they helped organize the construction of a chapel in 1916. Winters were spent in Redding Ridge, Connecticut.
She contributed a few titles to the Camp Fire Girls series including:
She also wrote the "Corner" and "Little Maid" series.
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and Philadelphia, and for two years taught drawing and painting in Plainfield, New Jersey
Plainfield, New Jersey
Plainfield is a city in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population increased to a record high of 49,808....
. She was a lifelong companion of her artist collaborator Ida Waugh (1819-1919). They had neighbouring cottages at Bailey Island, Maine where they helped organize the construction of a chapel in 1916. Winters were spent in Redding Ridge, Connecticut.
Works
She was a prolific writer. Her works include:- Holly Berries (poetry), in collaboration with Ida Waugh (1882)
- Wee Babies (poetry), with Ida Waugh (1882)
- Daisies and RaindropsDaisies and RaindropsDaisies and Raindrops is an illustrated collection of short stories and poems for children by Amy Ella Blanchard. It was first published in 1882 by E.P...
(poetry), with Ida Waugh (1882) - Bonny Bairns (poetry), with Ida Waugh (Worthington, 1888)
- Tell Me a Story (poetry), with Ida Waugh (Worthington, 1888)
- Tangles & Curls or Little Boys and Little Girls (poetry), with Ida Waugh (Worthington, 1888)
- Ida Waugh's Alphabet Book (poetry), with Ida Waugh (Lippincott, 1888)
- A Girl of '76 (1898)
- A Sweet Little Maid, "Little Maid" series (1899)
- A Heroine of 1812 (1901)
- Little Miss Oddity (1902)
- A Frontier Knight (1904)
- Little Maid Marian, "Little Maid" series (1908)
- A Journey of Joy (two girls and their chaperone on a trip through Europe) (1908)
- When Mother Was a Little Girl (poetry), with Ida Waugh (Ernest Nister, 1909)
- A Dear Little Girl (publication date unknown)
- The Glad Lady set in Spain (1910)
- Wit's End (1909)
- Talbot's Angles (set on the fictional titular estate in Maryland)
- Fagots and Flames; A Story of Winter Camp Fires (1916)
- A Girl Scout of Red Rose Troop (1918)
- From Tenderfoot to Golden Eaglet: A Girl Scout Story, (Wilde, 1921)
She contributed a few titles to the Camp Fire Girls series including:
- The Camp Fire Girls of Brightwood : a story of how they kindled their fire and kept it burning (1915)
- In Camp with the Muskoday Camp Fire Girls (1917)
She also wrote the "Corner" and "Little Maid" series.