Louey Chisholm

Louey Chisholm (Louise Charlotte Jack, née Steinitz;[1] 1863[2] – 28 October 1948)[3] was a British writer, editor, and publisher of books for children.

[3] Her close friends included art historian James Caw, writer Herbert Read, and artist Henry John Lintott.

[3] The Scotsman described her as "a woman of exceptional gifts of understanding, of poetic apprehension, and quick sympathy".

[8] The Shown to the Children series included works on animals, flowers, birds, the sea-shore, the farm, trees, nest and eggs, butterflies and moths, stars, gardens, and bees.

While retaining the spirit and poetry of the stories, she contrives to express them in language suitable for the comprehension of a youthful audience...[10]The couple's daughter, Marie Winifred Jack (1895–1988), was the subject of a portrait by Henry John Lintott, exhibited at the RSA Annual Exhibition of 1920.

Illustration from by Katharine Cameron from Stories from the Ballads by Mary MacGregor, part of the Told to the Children series edited by Louey Chisholm