Olive Beaupré Miller

Olive Beaupré Miller (née Olive Kennon Beaupré) (September 11, 1883 – March 25, 1968) was an American writer, publisher and editor of children's literature.

Olive Kennon Beaupré was born in Aurora, Illinois on September 11, 1883 to William S. and Julia (Brady) Beaupré. She received her B.A. from Smith College in 1904.

The Book House for Children

In 1919 Miller established a company, The Book House for Children, to publish popular children’s literature edited by herself to meet her standards:

Earlier versions of The Book House contained some short stories (such as Little Black Sambo and The Tar Baby) which were later recognized to be racist and were removed from the set, and replaced with newer stories of, e.g. The U.S. Space Program.


The company was also remarkable for its large female staff when most women did not work outside the home.

Illustrators for the series included Maude and Miska Petersham, Donn Philip Crane, Hilda Hanway,[1] Milo Winter, and Peter Newell.[2]

Bibliography

My Book House (6 volumes)

My Travelship (3 volumes)

My Book House (7 volumes – red series)

A Picturesque Tale of Progress (1929)

My Book House (12 volumes – 1932, 1937, 1971)

Each of the original thicker volumes were divided and made more picture-book-like and easier for a child to handle. The style of illustration and text were changed as well from the original 1920s edition.

Other publishers

References

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  2. ↑ My Book House: Through Fairy Halls, Vol. 3, Olive Beaupré Miller, Editor. Chicago: The Bookhouse for Children, 1920
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