Clara Dillingham Pierson

Clara Dillingham Pierson (March 11, 1868 – 1952) was an early 20th century American children's author.

Illustration from Clara D. Pierson's Among the Farmyard People (1899) Page from Clara D. Pierson's Among the Meadow People (1901 edition)

Early life and education Clara Eleanor Dillingham was born in 1868 in Coldwater, Michigan, the only child of Jennie Lincoln Dillingham and Captain Lucius Abell Dillingham. Among the Night People (1902) "The Millers" series Three Little Millers: A Story of the Boys and Girls of Pencroft (1905) The Millers at Pencroft (1906) The Millers and Their Playmates (1907) The Millers and Their New Home (1908) Other books Dooryard Stories (1903) Tales of a Poultry Farm (1904) Plow Stories (1923) Living with Our Children: A Book of Little Essays for Mothers (1923)