Little Prudy's Sister Susy (Little Prudy Series)

189 pp. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: "Rebecca Sophia Clarke (February 22, 1833 – August 10, 1906),[1] also known as Sophie May, was an American author of children's fiction. Using her nieces and nephews as inspiration, she wrote realistic stories about children. Between 1860 and 1903 she wrote 45 books, the most popular being the Little Prudy series. She spent most of her life in her native town of Norridgewock, Maine. Her most successful stories were of the Little Prudy characters which made their first appearance in short stories for children's periodicals, such as Grace Greenewood's The Little Pilgrim and the Congregationalist.[7] Clarke's nieces were the inspiration for her characters: Prudy, Susy, and Dotty Dimple.[8] The series was later published into books.[4] She also contributed to other children's magazines, including Merry's Museum. From 1861 until 1903, Clarke wrote forty-five books, thirty-seven of these were series books and at least five of the others were also for children."--Wikipedia