Gladys Lucy Adshead (April 25, 1896 – 1985) was a British-born teacher, headmistress, and writer of children's books, known for her "Brownie" books, including Brownies-Hush! (1938), Brownies - It's Christmas! (1955), Smallest Brownie's fearful adventure (1961), Brownies, They're Moving! (1970), and Smallest Brownie and the flying squirrel (1972).
Gladys Adshead | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 25, 1896 Manchester, England |
| Died | 1985 (aged 88–89) Alameda County, California |
| Occupation | Teacher, headmistress, author |
| Education | Froebel Educational Institute |
| Genre | Children's books |
| Notable works | Brownies-Hush! Brownies - It's Christmas! Smallest Brownie's fearful adventure Brownies, They're Moving! Smallest Brownie and the flying squirrel |
Biography
editAdshead was born in Manchester, England, to James Frederick and Bertha Wilson Groome Adshead. She was educated at Froebel Educational Institute, a teacher training college.[1][2] She became a teacher and headmistress in private schools in England,[3] where she was a member of the Royal Society of Teachers, and later in Maryland,[1] Massachusetts,[4] and Illinois in the United States.[1]
Gladys Adshead was best known for her "Brownie" books, the first of which was published in 1938 by Oxford University Press and entitled Brownies - Hush! and illustrated by Elizabeth Orton Jones.[5][6] Jones also illustrated Adshead's 1945 book What Miranda Knew.[7]
In 1947, Adshead collaborated with George H. Shapiro, with her writing the lyrics and Shapiro writing the music for songs in Seventeen to Sing.[8] She worked with Annis Duff to assemble poems for children in a collection called An Inheritance of Poetry;[9] the book was one of fourteen noted as distinguished books in 1948 by the Children's Library Association.[10]
She died in Alameda County, California in 1985.[1]
Selected works
edit- Adshead, Gladys L. (1938). Brownies--hush!. Elizabeth Orton Jones. New York: H.Z. Walck. ISBN 0-8098-1003-4. OCLC 1058000.[11]
- Adshead, Gladys L. (1939). Something Surprising. Oxford University Press.[12]
- Adshead, Gladys L. (1943). Casco. Oxford University Press.[13]
- Adshead, Gladys L. (1955). Brownies - It's Christmas!. Henry Z. Walck, Inc.[14]
- Adshead, Gladys L. (1961). Smallest Brownie's fearful adventure. H. Z. Walck.[15]
- Adshead, Gladys L. (1970). Brownies, They're Moving!. H. Z. Walck.[16]
- Adshead, Gladys L. (1972). Smallest Brownie and the flying squirrel. H. Z. Walck.[17]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Gladys Lucy Adshead papers - Archives West". archiveswest.orbiscascade.org. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ Ann Evory (1978). Contemporary authors : a bio-bibliographical guide to current authors and their works First revision. Vols 29-32. Internet Archive. Gale Research Co. pp. 12–13. ISBN 978-0-8103-0035-4.
- ^ "A smiling exchange". Manchester Evening News. 18 February 1948. p. 1. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ "Society". The Boston Globe. 13 April 1959. p. 13. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ Cary, Alice (2005). "Twig's Vision". The Horn Book Magazine; Boston. 81 (5): 629–634 – via ProQuest.
- ^ Stockwell, Alice E. (16 November 1938). "Beauty in Books". Nashville Banner. p. 16. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ "Books for Boys and Girls". The Spokesman-Review. 4 November 1945. p. 17. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ Palmer, Lois (16 February 1947). "SEVENTEEN TO SING. Lyrics by Gladys L. Adshead. Music by George H. Shapiro. Pictures by Decie Merwin. 39 pp. New York: Oxford University Press. $2.50". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ Reviews for An Inheritance of Poetry
- Napier, Boyce (29 August 1948). "Collection of poems for youth will appeal to all age groups". The Lexington Herald. p. 51. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- "Poetry of importance for children". The Courier-Journal. 14 November 1948. p. 51. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- Buell, Ellen Lewis (14 November 1948). "Review 1 -- No Title; AN INHERITANCE OF POETRY. Collected by Gladys L. Adshead and Annis Duff. With decorations by Nora S. Unwin. 415 pp. Boston, Mass.: Houghton, Mifflin Co. $4". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ Stewart, Margaret (1949). "The Educational Scene". Elementary English. 26 (5): 288–292. ISSN 0013-5968. JSTOR 41383644.
- ^ Review for Brownies-Hush!
- Lettvin, Lorelei Joy (1962). "Stories to Dramatize". Elementary English. 39 (8): 766–769. ISSN 0013-5968. JSTOR 41385376.
- Buell, Ellen Lewis (11 September 1938). "The New Books for Younger Readers". New York Times (1923-); New York, N.Y. [New York, N.Y]. p. 106 – via ProQuest.
- "Brownies--Hush!". Kirkus Reviews. 1 September 1938. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ Review for Something Surprising
- "Gay pictures in books for young folk". The Gazette. 6 May 1939. p. 8. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ Review for Casco
- "Seal and Collie; CASCO. By Gladys Adshead. Pictures by Else Bostelmann. 63 pp. New York: Oxford University Press. $1.50". The New York Times. 2 May 1943. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- "Casco". Kirkus Reviews. 1 April 1943. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ Reviews for Brownies - It's Christmas!
- Goodwin, Polly (18 December 1955). "Junior Bookshelf". Chicago Tribune. p. 163. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- "New books for junior readers". Daily Independent Journal. 21 October 1972. p. 49. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- "Brownies--It's Christmas!". Kirkus Reviews. 15 June 1955. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ Review for Smallest Brownie's fearful adventure
- Low, Alice (9 July 1961). "Toadstool Home; SMALLEST BROWNIE'S FEARFUL ADVENTURE. By Gladys L. Adshead. Illustrated by Velma Ilsley. Unpaged. New York: Henry Z. Walck. $2.75. For Ages 4 to 7". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- "Smallest Brownie's Fearful Adventure". Kirkus Reviews. 1 April 1961. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ Review of Brownies, They're Moving!
- "Brownies, They're Moving". Kirkus Reviews. 1 April 1970. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ Review of Smallest Brownie and the flying squirrel
- "Smallest Brownie and the flying squirrel". Kirkus Reviews. 1 October 1972. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
External links
editBibliography
edit- Commire, Anne. Something About the Author, Volume 3. Gale Research 1972
