Mabel Betsy Hill
Mabel Betsy Hill was an American illustrator and author of children's books active in the first half of the 20th century. Her highly linear style with color fills in muted shades of orange, brown, and blue was typical of her era, akin to the work of Maginel Wright Enright and Nans van Leeuwen.
Hill wrote and illustrated her own books such as the "Judy Jo" series, which has a New England girl as the protagonist of mild adventures like helping a needy family in a blizzard. She also illustrated works by other authors, especially a series of readers by Emma Miller Bolenius. For The Most Popular Mother Goose Songs, each of her full-page illustrations is designed to accommodate a block of sheet music without destroying the composition.
Hill contributed illustrations to magazines like St. Nicholas and Ladies' World.
Mabel Betsy Hill died in 1971 in New York, United States.
Selected books
Illustrated by Hill
101 Ways to Entertain Your Child When Recovering From an Illness or Separated from Playmates, by Jane Parker Animal Friends: A First Reader, by Emma Miller Bolenius Happy Days: A Second Reader, by Emma Miller Bolenius Door to Bookland: A Third Reader, by Emma Miller Bolenius Fanciful Tales for Children Lamp-Light Tales by Pauline Carrington Bouvé Little Kittens: Folk Tales and Nursery Rimes Moths and Butterflies, by Lina M. Johns and May Averill The Boys' and Girls' Readers: Fifth Reader, by Emma Miller Bolenius The Boys' and Girls' Readers: Sixth Reader, by Emma Miller Bolenius The Most Popular Mother Goose Songs When They Were Girls, by Rebecca Deming MooreWritten and illustrated by Hill
A Day with Mopsy Roddy Meets the Circus- ''The Enchanted Playhouse''
Judy Jo series
Down-Along Apple Market Street Summer Comes to Apple Market Street Along Comes Judy Jo Jack O'Lantern for Judy Jo: An Apple Market Street Story Judy Jo's Magic Island Surprise for Judy Jo: An Apple Market Street Story The Old House at Duck Light Cove- ''The Snowed-In Family: A Judy Jo Story''