Quail Hawkins

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Quail Hawkins (born Helena Ann Hawkins) was born on March 29, 1905, in Spokane, Washington.[1] She was an American bookseller and writer of children's literature. She died on August 16, 2002, in Pacific Grove, California.[1][2]

Biography

Hawkins was the oldest of 7 children.[2] Her father was a fruit wholesaler and her mother a columnist for a local newspaper, The Spokane Register.[2] Hawkins attended the University of California at Berkeley in 1927, she did not complete with a degree.[1] She became a bookseller during the 1920s, ending up at Sather Gate Bookshop in 1931.[1][2] Sather Gate is a supplier of books for schools and libraries.[2] She worked there until 1972.[3] She also worked for Publishers Weekly and the University of California Press.[1] She contributed to the 1963 Encyclopædia Britannica children's literature.[1] According to a memoir, Hawkins once hired author Beverly Cleary to work at Sather Gate Bookshop for the holiday rush.[4]

Works

At the time of her death, none of her books remained in print.[4]

  • Quetzal Quest: The Story of the Capture of the Quetzal, the Sacred Bird of the Aztecs and the Mayas, with V. W. von Hagen, Harcourt, 1939.
  • The Treasure of the Tortoise Islands, with V. W. von Hagen, Harcourt, 1940.
  • Prayers and Graces for Little Children, Grosset, 1941, revised edition published as A Little Book of Prayers and Graces, Doubleday, 1952.
  • Who Wants an Apple?, Holiday, 1942.
  • A Puppy for Keeps, Holiday, 1943.
  • Don't Run, Apple!, Holiday, 1944.
  • Too Many Dogs, Holiday, 1946.
  • Mark, Mark, Shut the Door, Holiday, 1947.
  • The Best Birthday, Doubleday, 1954.
  • Mountain Courage, Doubleday, 1957.
  • The Aunt-Sitter, Holiday, 1958.
  • Androcles and the Lion (retold), Coward, 1970.
  • The Art of Bookselling: Quail Hawkins and the Sather Gate Book Shop: An Interview Conducted in 1978, Regional Oral History Office, with Marsha Maguire, Bancroft Library, University of California, 1979.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Contemporary Authors Online". Biography in Context. Gale. 2003. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e Goldman, Ari L. (2002-08-27). "Quail Hawkins, 97, an Author Of a Range of Children's Books". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
  3. ^ "Quail Hawkins". SFGate. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
  4. ^ a b "Bangor Daily News - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2015-12-27.

External links

  • Quail Hawkins papers, 1925-1974: includes published works, book length manuscripts, short stories, musicals, articles, poetry, clippings, and correspondence.
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