[2] She became a teacher and taught at St. Paul's Girls' School, Wigan, and was the headmistress of the Scot Lane Evening Institure between 1924 and 1930.
[2][3] She married James H. Goldie in 1930[2][3] and moved to Edinburgh shortly afterwards, where she began writing stories for her children.
She finally settled in Wester Riggs, a large house in Broomieknowe, a secluded road in Lasswade, Midlothian.
[2] After Kathleen Fidler died in August 7, 1980,[3] her publishers and members of the Edinburgh Children's Book Group established the Kathleen Fidler Award in memory of her work and support for children's literature.
[4] To this day children read her books, which continue to be published and made available and are widely taught in Scottish schools.