Mary Graham Bonner

Mary Graham Bonner (September 5, 1890 – February 12, 1974) was a Canadian-American children's writer.

Mary Graham Bonner was born on September 5, 1890, in Cooperstown, New York, to Margaret Cary (Worthington) and George William Graham Bonner. A dual citizen of the United States and Canada, she attended Halifax Ladies' College and the Halifax Conservatory of Music in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Bonner published dozens of books. Her Canada and Her Story (1942) is a concise history of Canada for young readers. It won the 1942 Constance Lindsay Skinner Award. and one about baseball (Big Baseball Book for Boys).

Publications

Daddy's Bedtime Animal Stories, 1916 Daddy's Bedtime Fairy Stories, 1916 Daddy's Bedtime Bird Stories, 1917 365 Bedtime Stories, 1923 A Parent's Guide to Children's Reading, 1926 The Magic Map, 1927 Mrs. Cucumber Green, 1927 Magic Journeys, 1928 Miss Angelina Adorable, 1928 Madam Red Apple, 1929 The Magic Music Shop, 1929 Etiquette for Boys and Girls: A Handbook of Manners for Use by Mothers, Governesses and Teachers, 1930 A Hundred Trips to Storyland, 1930 The Magic Universe, 1930 The Big Baseball Book for Boys, 1931 The Magic Clock, 1931 The Animal Map of the World, 1932

A Story Teller's Holiday, 1938

Danger on the Coast: A Story of Nova Scotia, 1942

Out to Win: A Baseball Story, 1947

The Mysterious Caboose, 1949

Winning Dive: A Camp Story, 1950 The Base-Stealer, 1951 Wait and See, 1952 Dugout Mystery, 1953 Baseball Rookies Who Made Good, 1954 How to Play Baseball, 1955 Complete Cheerful Cherub: 1001 Verses, 1956

The Real Book About Sports, 1958

Spray Hitter, 1959 The Real Book About Journalism: The Story of the American Newspaper, 1960 Wonders of Invention, 1961 Mystery at Lake Ashburn, 1962 Wonders of Musical Instruments, 1963