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Edith Thacher Hurd

About the Author

Edith Thacher Hurd (1910–1997) was an American writer of children’s literature. She published 70 books in her lifetime, 50 of which were illustrated by her husband, Clement Hurd. She also collaborated numerous times with fellow author Margaret Wise Brown on books such as Seven Little Postmen, Two Little Gardeners and Five Little Firemen.

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