

Translated into many languages throughout the world, Elizabeth Enright's stories are for both the young and the young at heart. Her mother was a magazine illustrator, while her father was a political cartoonist. Dillman's assured reading tone with notes of childlike humor and. Elizabeth Enright Born in Oak Park, IL, The United States SeptemDied JGenre Childrens Books, Literature & Fiction edit data Elizabeth Enright (1907-1968) was born in Oak Park, Illinois, but spent most of her life in or near New York City. I still read the Melendy family books sometimes-and Im in my 40s. She taught creative writing at Barnard College. Elizabeth Enright,, read by Pamela Dillman. This fictional family was my absolute favorite when I was 9-11. Enright also wrote short stories for adults, and her work was published in The New Yorker, The Ladies Home Journal, Cosmopolitan, The Yale Review, Harper's, and The Saturday Evening Post. Among her other beloved children's titles are her books about the Melendy family, including The Saturdays, published in 1941. Throughout her life, she won many awards, including the 1939 John Newbery Medal for Thimble Summer and a 1958 Newbery Honor for Gone-Away Lake. After creating her first book in 1935, she developed a taste, and quickly demonstrated a talent, for writing. Illustration was Enright's original career choice and she studied art in Greenwich, Connecticut Paris, France and New York City.

Elizabeth Enright (1907-1968) was born in Oak Park, Illinois, but spent most of her life in or near New York City.
