Elizabeth Winthrop is the author of over fifty works of fiction, most recently the highly
acclaimed historical novel
Counting on Grace.
Her book was inspired by an iconic photograph
by great child-labor photographer Lewis Hine, of a 12-year-old girl named Addie in North
Pownal, Vermont in 1910.
Counting on Grace has
received rave reviews and has been selected by the state of Vermont as its 2007 Community
Read.
Author Elizabeth Winthrop tells how children can develop their own writing talent. "I always tell the kids that by the time you are twelve years old, you'll have all the memories you need to write a hundred books," she says.
Ms. Winthrop is the author of Island Justice and more than fifty other books for children and adults. She hails from a family of writers including Theodore Roosevelt and his cousin Franklin, the subject of her novel, Dear Mr. President.
NYSL Books:
- Winthrop, Elizabeth, A little demonstration of affection Juv-F W Stack 8 (1975)
Jenny and her brother Charlie hardly ever spoke to each other until the summer they discovered that they could be friends.
- Winthrop, Elizabeth, As the crow flies Juv-E W (1998)
A second-grader describes how he feels when his father comes all the way from Delaware to Arizona to spend a week with him.
- Winthrop, Elizabeth, Asleep in a heap Juv-E W (1993)
A little girl finds so many things to do before she is ready for bed that she is the last of her family to fall asleep.
- Winthrop, Elizabeth, Battle for the castle Juv-F W, Juv-Aud W (1993)
Twelve-year-old William uses the magic token to return, through the toy castle in his attic, to the medieval land of Sir Simon, which is now menaced by a skeleton ship bearing a plague of ravenous rats.
- Winthrop, Elizabeth, Bear and Mrs. Duck Juv-E W (1988)
Once he overcomes his initial fear, Bear has fun playing with his new baby sitter, Mrs. Duck.
- Winthrop, Elizabeth, Belinda's hurricane Juv-F W (1984)
While waiting out a fierce hurricane in her grandmother's house on Fox Island, Belinda has a chance to get to know her grandmother's reclusive neighbor Mr. Fletcher.
- Winthrop, Elizabeth, Castle in the attic Juv-F W, Juv-Aud W (1994)
A gift of a toy castle, complete with silver knight, introduces William to an adventure involving magic and a personal quest.
- Winthrop, Elizabeth, Counting on Grace Juv-F W (2006)
It's 1910 in Pownal, Vermont. At 12 Grace and her best friend Arthur must go to work in the mill, helping their mothers work the looms. Together Grace and Arthur write a secret letter to the Child Labor Board about underage children working in the mill. A few weeks later, Lewis Hine, a famous reformer arrives undercover to gather evidence. Grace meets him and appears in some of his photographs, changing her life forever.
- Winthrop, Elizabeth, Dancing Granny Juv-E W (2003)
Granny and her grandchild take a nighttime trip to the zoo, where the animals have prepared a fabulous party and Granny dances the night away.
- Winthrop, Elizabeth, Dog show Juv-E W (2004)
When Harvey enters his dog, Fred, in the annual dog show Fred is none too pleased, but when the show is over, Fred does not want to leave.
- Winthrop, Elizabeth, Dumpy La Rue Juv-E W (2000)
A rhyming story about a pig whose passion for dancing becomes contagious.
- Winthrop, Elizabeth, First Christmas stocking Juv-F W Stack 8 (2006)
Grieving for her dead mother, a poor girl finds all her dreams fulfilled when, on Christmas Eve, she hangs above her hearth a stocking she has knitted.
- Winthrop, Elizabeth, Franklin D. Roosevelt: letters from a mill town girl Juv-F W (2001)
Between 1933 and 1935, a young Italian American girl living in North Adams, Massachusetts, corresponds with President Franklin Roosevelt about the conditions in her town, Mr. Roosevelt's New Deal programs, and her own family's activities.
- Winthrop, Elizabeth, Halloween hats Juv-E W Stack 8 (2002)
A rhyming celebration of hats, featuring all sorts of head-toppers that help create costumes for the Halloween parade.
- Winthrop, Elizabeth, Journey to the bright kingdom Juv. 398 W (1979)
The mice of Kakure-sato grant a blind woman temporary sight during the journey she and her kind daughter make to their magical underground kingdom.
- Winthrop, Elizabeth, Katharine's doll Juv-E W (1983)
After quarreling over a doll, two girls come to realize that people make the best friends.
- Winthrop, Elizabeth, Knock, knock, who's there? Juv-F W Stack 8 (1978)
Two brothers and their mother each try in their own way to come to terms with the father's death and in the process learn to cope with a disease that threatens to cripple all of them.
- Winthrop, Elizabeth, Luke's bully Juv-F W (1990)
Skinny, shy third-grader Luke cannot hide from Arthur, his personal bully, until it is time to pick roles for the class play.
- Winthrop, Elizabeth, Maggie and the monster Juv-E W (1987)
Maggie wants to get rid of the monster that visits her room every night and accepts her mother's suggestion to simply ask the monster what it wants.
- Winthrop, Elizabeth, Marathon Miranda Juv-F W (1979)
Miranda feels left out of everything until she meets a jogger in training for a marathon. Despite her apprehension about a sudden attack of asthma, Miranda starts to run.
- Winthrop, Elizabeth, Miranda in the middle Juv-F W (1980)
Miranda finds herself on the spot with her best friend and also with a new friend she meets while running. Sequel to Marathon Miranda.
- Winthrop, Elizabeth, Potbellied possums Juv-E W (1977)
Otto ridicules his sister for eating so much and having a pot belly, but the time comes when he appreciates her foraging abilities and fearlessness.
- Winthrop, Elizabeth, Red-Hot Rattoons Juv-F W, Juv-Aud W (2003)
After the death of their parents, five young rats decide to leave the barnyard to make a name for themselves in the big city, facing unscrupulous rivals and dangerous humans along the way.
- Winthrop, Elizabeth, Sloppy kisses Juv-E W MINI (1980)
After her friend tells her kissing is for babies, Emmy Lou tries to make do with a pat on the shoulder.
- Winthrop, Elizabeth, Squashed in the middle Juv-E W (2005)
When Daisy, a middle child, is invited to spend the night at her friend's house, her family finally pays attention to her.
- Winthrop, Elizabeth, Vasilissa the beautiful: a Russian folktale Juv. 398.2 W (1991)
A retelling of the old Russian fairy tale in which beautiful Vasilissa uses the help of her doll to escape from the clutches of the witch Baba Yaga.
- Winthrop, Elizabeth, Walking away. Juv-F W (1973)
Emily's summers at her grandparents' farm were always special and unchanging, but nothing seems the same the summer her best friend comes to visit.
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