Annie Carroll Moore
Anne Carroll Moore (July 12, 1871 - January 20, 1961) was an American educator, writer and advocate for children's libraries. She was named Annie after an aunt, and officially changed her name to Anne in her fifties, to avoid confustion with Annie E. Moore, another woman who was also publishing material about juvenile libraries at that time. Moore wrote Nicholas, A Manhattan Christmas Story, winner of the 1925 Newbery Medal.
Read more about Annie Carroll Moore: Early Life and Education 1871-1894, Early Career 1895-1906, The Four Respects, Librarian, Book Reviewer, Lecturer, Writer 1918-1941, Publications, Moore’s Mentors, and Those She Mentored, Children’s Book Week, Awards and Recognitions
Famous quotes containing the words annie, carroll and/or moore:
“Annie Laurie
Gied me her promise true;
Gied me her promise true,
Which neer forgot will be;
And for bonnie Annie Laurie
Id lay me doune and dee.”
—William Douglas (1672?1748)
“Its a great huge game of chess thats being playedall over the worldif this is the world at all, you know. Oh, what fun it is! How I wish I was one of them! I wouldnt mind being a Pawn, if only I might jointhough of course I should like to be a Queen, best.”
—Lewis Carroll [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson] (18321898)
“Twas that friends, the belovd of my bosom, were near,
Who made every dear scene of enchantment more dear,”
—Thomas Moore (17791852)