Mabel Leigh Hunt

Mabel Leigh Hunt (November 1, 1892 – September 3, 1971) was an American writer of children's books.

[2] When she was ten, her family moved to Plainfield, Indiana, where they lived until her physician father died.

[3] She and her mother then moved to Indianapolis where, except for brief periods, she lived for the remainder of her life.

[4] After graduating from Shortridge High School,[4] Hunt returned to Greencastle to study at DePauw University 1910 to 1912, as well as attending the Western Reserve University Library School in Cleveland from 1923-1924.

Mabel Leigh Hunt died in Indianapolis, Indiana, on September 3, 1971.