Elinor Whitney Field

Elinor Whitney Field (1889–1980) was an American writer of children's books. Her book Tod of the Fens was published in 1928 and was the recipient of a Newbery Honor. She and Bertha Mahony founded The Horn Book Magazine, the oldest U.S magazine dedicated to reviewing children's literature.

Works Tyke-y: His Book and His Mark Tod of the Fens (1928) Contemporary illustrators of children's books (1930) (with Betha Mahony) Caldecott medal books, 1938-1957, with the artists' acceptance papers & related material chiefly from the Horn book magazine (1957) (with Bertha Mahony) Horn book reflections on children's books and reading; selected from eighteen years of the Horn book magazine, 1949-1966 (1969)