Ruth Brown
Ruth Alberta Brown MacArthur was born on November 14, 1881, in Searsmont, Maine, United States. She was the author of “Tabitha at Ivy Hall,” “Tabitha's Glory,” “Tabitha's Vacation,” and, "At the Little Brown House."
"The story of Tabby Catt, who doesn't like the name her father gave her."
"Don't we think we are smart, Tabby Catt, Tabby Catt? Don't we think we are smart?" .--From preliminary pages.
...Ruth Alberta Brown MacArthur was born on November 14, 1881, in Searsmont, Maine, United States. She was the author of “Tabitha at Ivy Hall,” “Tabitha's Glory,” “Tabitha's Vacation,” and, "At the Little Brown House."
"I hope, panted Tabitha, trotting along at the rear of the procession, 'that you don't have your fun in such a hurry."--From the Title page.