Quail Hawkins

Quail Hawkins (born Helena Ann Hawkins) was born on March 29, 1905, in Spokane, Washington. She was an American bookseller and writer of children's literature. She died on August 16, 2002, in Pacific Grove, California.

Biography Hawkins was the oldest of seven children. She also worked for Publishers Weekly and the University of California Press.

Works At the time of her death, none of her books remained in print. Quetzal Quest: The Story of the Capture of the Quetzal, the Sacred Bird of the Aztecs and the Mayas, with V. W. von Hagen, Harcourt, 1939. The Treasure of the Tortoise Islands, with V. W. von Hagen, Harcourt, 1940. Prayers and Graces for Little Children, Grosset, 1941, revised edition published as A Little Book of Prayers and Graces, Doubleday, 1952. Who Wants an Apple?, Holiday, 1942. A Puppy for Keeps, Holiday, 1943. Don't Run, Apple!, Holiday, 1944. Too Many Dogs, Holiday, 1946. Mark, Mark, Shut the Door, Holiday, 1947. The Best Birthday, Doubleday, 1954. Mountain Courage, Doubleday, 1957. The Aunt-Sitter, Holiday, 1958. Androcles and the Lion (retold), Coward, 1970. The Art of Bookselling: Quail Hawkins and the Sather Gate Book Shop: An Interview Conducted in 1978, Regional Oral History Office, with Marsha Maguire, Bancroft Library, University of California, 1979.