Elizabeth Coatsworth
Elizabeth Coatsworth
Elizabeth Jane Coatsworthwas an American writer of fiction and poetry for children and adults. She won the 1931 Newbery Medal from the American Library Association award recognizing The Cat Who Went to Heaven as the previous year's "most distinguished contribution to American literature for children." In 1968 she was a highly commended runner-up for the biennial international Hans Christian Andersen Award for children's writers...
Elizabeth Coatsworth quotes about
above brush caught great roof sunset turned
The sunset caught me, turned the brush to copper,/ set the clouds/ to one great roof of flame/ above the earth.