Alice Alison Lide

Alice Alison Lide (1890–1955) was an American author of children's books. She received a 1930 Newbery Honor for her book Ood-le-uk the Wanderer.

Biography

Alice Alison was born in Richmond, Alabama on February 8, 1890 to Joseph D. and Annie Hearst Alison. She had at least one sibling, Margaret Alison Johansen, with whom she sometimes wrote. She attended Converse College and Columbia University.

Alison eventually married Thomas Evan Lide and added his last name to hers. The couple lived in Selma and Carlowville, Alabama.

Lide died November 21, 1955.

Bibliography

• Ood-le-uk the Wanderer. Boston; Little, 1930.
• Aztec Drums. New York; Longman Green, 1938.
• Yinka-Tu the Yak. New York; Viking, 1938.
• Princess of Yucatan. New York; Longman Green, 1939.
• Johnny of the 4-H Club. Boston; Little, 1941.
• Mystery of the Mahteb, a Tale of Thirteenth-Century Ethiopia. New York; Longman Green, 1942.
• Little Indian Ongo. Richmond, Va.; Johnson Pub. Co., 1948.
• Lapland Drum. Nashville; Abingdon, 1955.
• Magic Word for Elin. Nashville; Abingdon, 1958.
• The Wooden Locket. Viking Press, 1953.

References

External links

• Media related to Alice Alison Lide at Wikimedia Commons
•  Works by or about Alice Alison Lide at Wikisource
• Works by Alice Alison Lide at Faded Page (Canada)
• Works by or about Alice Alison Lide at the Internet Archive
• "Newbery Honor and Medal Books". ALSC. Association for Library Service to Children. 2014.

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