Eleanor Estes

1906–1988 (age 82)

Children's author

Biography

Born in 1906, Eleanor Estes first taught reading and writing to young students before turning to full-time storytelling, transforming the rhythms of everyday childhood into gentle novels such as The Moffats, The Hundred Dresses, and The Witch Family.

Her work earned a Newbery Medal and abiding affection, and she remained a quiet force for kindness in children’s literature until her passing, now remembered at Oak Grove Cemetery.

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