Lavinia R. Davis

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Lavinia Riker Davis (1909–1961) was an American author of picture books, teenage novels, and mysteries for children and adults. She wrote over forty books, mostly under her own name, but sometimes using the pseudonym "Wendell Farmer". She also wrote short stories, some published in The American Girl, The American Boy, St Nicholas and The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. One of her illustrators, Hildegard Woodward, was twice awarded the Caldecott Honor for her illustrations to books written by Lavinia R. Davis, Roger and the Fox in 1948, and The Wild Birthday Cake in 1950. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavinia_R._Davis

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Round Robin
Representative edition published 1962
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Island city; adventures in old New York
Representative edition published 1961
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Clown Dog
Representative edition published 1961
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It happened on a holiday
Representative edition published 1958
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Janey's fortune.
Representative edition published 1957
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Donkey detectives
Representative edition published 1955
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Donkey detectives
Representative edition published 1955
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Hearts in trim
Representative edition published 1954
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The secret of Donkey Island
Representative edition published 1952
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The Secret of Donkey Island
Representative edition published 1952
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Sandy's spurs
Representative edition published 1951
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Sandy's spurs;
Representative edition published 1951
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The Wild Birthday Cake
Representative edition published 1949
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Roger and the fox
Representative edition published 1947
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Melody, Mutton Bone, and Sam;
Representative edition published 1947
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Pony jungle,
Representative edition published 1945
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Plow Penny mystery
Representative edition published 1942
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red horse hill
Representative edition published 1940
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Adventures in steel
Representative edition published 1938
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Journals
Representative edition published 1964
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Clown Dog
Representative edition published 1961
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Hearts in trim
Representative edition published 1954
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Danny's luck
Representative edition published 1953
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Come be my love
Representative edition published 1949
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