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Amy Ella Blanchard (June 28, 1856 – 1926) was an American writer of children's literature. Daughter of Daniel Harris and Sarah (Reynolds) Blanchard,〔''Marquis Who's Who In America, 1910''〕 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.〔''New International Encyclopedia''〕 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.〔John R. Haug, ("All Saints By the Sea, Bailey Island ), Episcopal Diocese of Maine〕 Winters were spent in Redding Ridge, Connecticut. 〔John William Leonard, ''Woman's who's who of America, Volume 1'', The American Commonwealth Company, 1914. p. 107〕 ==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 Raindrops'' (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. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Amy Ella Blanchard」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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