Annie Fellows Johnston (1863-1931) was an American author of children\'s fiction.
Her other works includ.
The series was her 13-book collection beginning with The Little Colonel (1895).
Johnston wrote the popular The Little Colonel series, which was the basis for the 1935 Shirley Temple film The Little Colonel; many of the books were illustrated by photographer Kate Matthews.
She was born and grew up in McCutchanville, Indiana, a small unincorporated town near Evansville, Indiana.
Annie Fellows Johnston (1863-1931) was an American author of children\'s fiction