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About Susan Coolidge

Susan Coolidge (1835-1905) was born Sarah Chauncey Woolsey in Ohio, USA. She worked as a nurse during the American Civil War, after which she started to write. She is best known for her classic children's novel What Katy Did , which was modelled on her own family, and its four sequels: What Katy Did at School, What Katy Did Next, Clover and In the High Valley.

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National Storytelling Week

Make a new friends, discover a new land or just escape in this brilliant story book What Katy Did by Susan Coolidge from Penguin Random House Children's UK

19 days ago

National Storytelling Week

Make a new friends, discover a new land or just escape in this brilliant story book What Katy Did by Susan Coolidge from Puffin Classics

19 days ago

National Storytelling Week

Reading stories together can be the perfect way to spend quality time with your child. What Katy Did Next from Penguin Random House Children's UK from Susan Coolidge is a great one to read together.

19 days ago

World Children's Day

What Katy Did by Susan Coolidge from Penguin Random House Children's UK is brilliant!

2 months ago

World Children's Day

Could there be a better time to read What Katy Did by Susan Coolidge. Published by Puffin Classics.

2 months ago

National Tell A Story Day

Books can be so much fun, why not share this one What Katy Did Next by Susan Coolidge from Penguin Random House Children's UK

3 months ago

National Tell A Story Day

Books can be so much fun, why not share this one What Katy Did Next by Susan Coolidge from Puffin Classics

3 months ago

National Tell A Story Day

Books can be so much fun, why not share this one What Katy Did by Susan Coolidge from Penguin Random House Children's UK

3 months ago

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