The Gate of the Giant Scissors

Annie Fellows Johnston 1863 1931 was an American author of juvenile fiction most well known for the Little Colonel series the first book of which was made into a 1935 movie starring Shirley Temple Bill Bojangles Robinson and Lionel Barrymore Johnston based her characters on friends and family many of whom appear in several different series Her semi biographical characters include The Old Colonel Mom Beck Papa Jack Mrs Sherman Aunt Allison and the Waltons Her first novel Big Brother was published in 1894 followed by The Little Colonel 1895 and 13 novels in the Little Colonel series Other works include Ole Mammy s Torment 1897 Two Little Knights of Kentucky 1899 The Story of Dago 1900 The Quilt that Jack Built 1905 The Legend of the Bleeding Heart 1907 The Rescue of the Princess Winsome 1908 and Georgina of the Rainbows 1916