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General Information:
Full Name: Esther Holden Averill
Biography:
(1902-1992) Writer. Esther Holden Averill was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, in 1902 and died in New York in 1992. She worked at the New York Public Library and was an author and illustrator of children's books.
Author's Timeline:
1902 (Unknown) County
Esther Holden Averill was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, in 1902. 
1992 (Unknown) County
Esther Holden Averill died in New York in 1992. 
1923 Dutchess County
Averill graduated from Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York, in 1923. 
1931 (Unknown) County
Daniel Boone
(Pub: The Domino Press. ISBN: )
Children's book; illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky. 
1933 (Unknown) County
Powder: The Story Of A Colt, A Duchess And The Circus
(Pub: The Domino Press. ISBN: )
Children's book. 
1934 (Unknown) County
Flash: The Story Of A Horse, A Coach-Dog & The Gypsies
(Pub: The Domino Press. ISBN: )
Children's book; sequel to "Powder." 
1934 (Unknown) County
The Fable Of A Proud Poppy: Or The Shipwreck Of The Cynthia
(Pub: The Domino Press. ISBN: )
Children's book under the pseudonym John Domino; illustrated by Emile Lahner. 
1937 (Unknown) County
The Voyages Of Jacques Cartier
(Pub: The Domino Press, New York. ISBN: )
Children's book; illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky. 
1944 (Unknown) County
The Cat Club
Children's book. 
1954 (Unknown) County
Jenny's Birthday Book
(Pub: Harper. ISBN: )
Children's book. 
1969 (Unknown) County
The Hotel Cat
(Pub: Harper. ISBN: )
Children's book. 
1951 (Unknown) County
When Jenny Lost Her Scarf
(Pub: Harper. ISBN: )
Children's book. 
1960 (Unknown) County
The Fire Cat
(Pub: Harper. ISBN: )
Children's book. 
? Kings County
Averill studied painting at the Brooklyn Museum Art School in Brooklyn, New York. 
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