Ruth Stiles Gannett
Ruth Stiles Gannett wrote My Father's Dragon just a few years after her graduation from Vassar College in 1944. It was an immediate success, becoming a Newbery Honor Book, and was soon followed by two sequels, Elmer and the Dragon and The Dragons of Blueland . All three dragon stories have been continuously in print since their publication. The author's other books include Katie and the Sad Noise and The Wonderful House-Boat-Train . She was married to the artist and calligrapher Peter Kahn and...See more
Ruth Stiles Gannett wrote My Father's Dragon just a few years after her graduation from Vassar College in 1944. It was an immediate success, becoming a Newbery Honor Book, and was soon followed by two sequels, Elmer and the Dragon and The Dragons of Blueland . All three dragon stories have been continuously in print since their publication. The author's other books include Katie and the Sad Noise and The Wonderful House-Boat-Train . She was married to the artist and calligrapher Peter Kahn and had seven daughters. See less
