Lavinia R. Davis
Personal Information
Description
Lavinia Riker Davis (1909–1961) was an American author of picture books, teenage novels, and mysteries for children and adults. She wrote over forty books, mostly under her own name, but sometimes using the pseudonym "Wendell Farmer". She also wrote short stories, some published in The American Girl, The American Boy, St Nicholas and The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. One of her illustrators, Hildegard Woodward, was twice awarded the Caldecott Honor for her illustrations to books written by Lavinia R. Davis, Roger and the Fox in 1948, and The Wild Birthday Cake in 1950.
Books
Roger and the fox
All during the autumn Roger tries in vain to find the fox, but his Christmas present finally provides the opportunity.
The Wild Birthday Cake
While worrying about what to take to an elderly friend's birthday party, Johnny discovers a beautiful, injured, wild duck.
Island city; adventures in old New York
A story of the adventures of young people set against the backdrop of what will become New York, focusing on the period from 1660 through 1780.