Illinois Authors

Gladys Lucy Adshead

Born: 1896 in Manchester, England
Died: June 22, 1985 in Alameda County, CA

Pen Name: None

Connection to Illinois: In 1943, Adshead was appointed Head of the Lower School of the North Shore Country Day School of Winnetka, Illinois. She served in this position and lived in Illinois until 1949.

Biography: Gladys Lucy Adshead was a noted educator, school administrator, and the author of many children's books.

Primary Literary Genre(s): Fiction

Primary Audience(s): Children; Children

Gladys Lucy Adshead Papers and Biographical Information on Northwest Digital Archives : http://nwda-db.wsulibs.wsu.edu/findaid/ark:/80444/xv43785/
Gladys Lucy Adshead on WorldCat : http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=gladys+lucy+adshead

Selected Titles

	Brownies, they're moving / ISBN: 0809811634 OCLC: 69031 H.Z. Walck New York, [1970] When Old Grandmother and Old Grandfather decide to move to a new laborsaving home, the brownies help them pack.
	Brownies--hush! / ISBN: 0809810034 OCLC: 1058000 H.Z. Walck, New York : ©1966. The brownies help an elderly couple with their work until they know they have been seen by them.
	Smallest Brownie and the flying squirrel ISBN: 0809811952 OCLC: 2634114 H.Z. Walck New York, [1972] When Flying Squirrel tries to look after a curious little Brownie, they both get into trouble.
	Where is Smallest Brownie? ISBN: 0809811782 OCLC: 134269 H.Z. Walck New York, [1971] After being lost and chased by a cat, Smallest Brownie realizes it was a mistake to go exploring by himself early in the morning.