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Sidonie Matsner Gruenberg (1881–1974)

Author of Favorite Stories Old and New

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Works by Sidonie Matsner Gruenberg

Associated Works

Writing Books for Boys and Girls (1952) — Contributor, some editions — 5 copies

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Birthdate
1881-06-10
Date of death
1974-03-11
Gender
female
Nationality
Austria (birth)
USA (naturalized)
Birthplace
Vienna, Austria
Place of death
New York, New York, USA
Places of residence
New York, New York, USA
Education
Ethical Culture School
Columbia University
Occupations
educator
child care specialist
children's book author
parenting guide author
public lecturer
Relationships
Gruenberg, Benjamin C. (husband)
Krech, Hilda Sidney (daughter)
Organizations
Child Study Association of America (director)
Federation of Child Study
National Council of Parent Education (chair)
Society for Ethical Culture
Short biography
Sidonie Matsner Gruenberg was born near Vienna, Austria, and educated in Germany and New York City. In 1903, she married Dr. Benjamin C. Gruenberg, then a biology teacher, with whom she had four children. She became a world-famous and highly influential expert on parenting and children and the director of the Child Study Association of America from 1923 to 1950. She wrote more than 15 books on parent and child issues, many of them bestsellers that were translated into various languages. These included Your Child Today and Tomorrow (1912), The Wonderful Story of How You Were Born (1952), and The Wonderful Story of You (co-authored with her husband, 1960). She also gave lectures on parenting, served on editorial boards for Parent's and Child Study magazines, and was a special consultant to Doubleday on education and children's literature. She chaired various White House subcommittees on behalf of children and parents and taught parent education leadership courses at Columbia University and New York University. She was an early advocate of giving children honest and fact-based answers to common questions such as "where do babies come from?" and popularized the practice of giving children a weekly allowance. Her daughter Hilda Sidney Krech also became a writer on parenting issues, and the two co-authored several books.

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I only briefly skimmed through this book as I have just purchased it, but it is tastefully done. I think what I noticed was the fact that the book is written such that you can read the first part of it with your child that is younger and answer some of their basic questions, leaving the rest of the book till they are a little older, if you think they should wait for additional knowledge. Yes, the pictures are older, but I would have liked to have had this book for my children when they were young.… (more)
 
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MarySchubert | Jun 27, 2017 |
This volume contains short stories ranging from folk tales such as 'Why the Baby Says Goo' to the fable of Pandora's Box to an excerpt from Winnie the Pooh and it even contains short Bible Stories. It is a fun compilation of tales good for an emergency story session or a quick read.
 
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lilygirl | 1 other review | Jun 27, 2009 |
A classic in children's literature collections. Keep as long as you can.
 
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JBourke56 | 1 other review | Feb 26, 2009 |

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Works
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Rating
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