Mary Alice Jones (1898–1980) was an author of religious books for children.
[1] Mary Alice Jones was born in Dallas, Texas in 1898.
She served as the director of children's work for the South Carolina Annual Conference and also for the International Council of Religious Education.
She became a children's book editor at Rand McNally & Company in 1945, before transitioning into writing work, authoring such books as Prayers for Little Children, which sold over 2 million copies, and Tell Me About God.
In 1951 she left Rand McNally and became the director of children's work for the General Board of Education of the Methodist Church.