Margaret Ayer
Margaret Ayer was an American author and self-illustrator of six books for children. She also illustrated 52 books, including Anna and the King of Siam, written by other authors. In addition, she contributed short stories and articles to children's magazines.
Early life career
Born in New York City to Ira Ayer, a physician, and Louise Foster Ayer, she spent much of her childhood in Mexico and the Philippines, where she traveled with her parents and developed an interest in art. As an adult, she lived in Thailand from 1916 until 1928 and visited again in 1962–63.Ayer studied at the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Arts and received private art instruction in Paris and Rome. She was a member of the Artists Guild of New York, serving for a time as its vice president. She also held membership in the Asia Society, the Society of Illustrators, and the Women's National Book Association.
Some of Ayers' manuscripts, publications, illustrations, and correspondence related to her interest in art and in Thailand are available to the public in the University of Oregon Libraries archives in Eugene. In addition, a watercolor and pencil study for the book jacket of Surprise at Sampey Place can be found in the archives of the University of Minnesota Libraries in Minneapolis.
Personal life
Ayer married Alfred Babbington Smith, a banker. She died in Castro Valley, California, in 1981.Author and illustrator
Magic Window The Elves Service Station The Wish That Went Wild Getting to Know Thailand ; revised edition Made in Thailand- ''Animals of Southeast Asia''
Illustrator
The Young Revolutionist, Pearl S Buck Lin Foo and Lin Ching: A Boy and Girl of China, Phyllis A. Sowers Nam and Deng a Boy and Girl of Siam, Phyllis A Sowers Totaram, Irene Mott Bose YasuBo and Ishiko a Boy and Girl of Japan, Phyllis A Sowers Let's Go 'Round the World with Bob and Betty, Phyllis A Sowers The Wind Blows West, Christine W Parmenter The Lotus Mark, Phyllis A Sowers The Whistling Snake, Elizabeth Morse Carlos and Lola A Boy and Girl of the Philippines, Phyllis A Sowers My Little Corinthian Cousin, Phyllis A Sowers Under the Japanese Moon, Phyllis A. Sowers Dahn of the Pearl Country, Phyllis A Sowers Nature Was First, Walter C. Fabell Pagoda Anchorage: A Story of the Tea Clipper Days in China, Mary B. Hollister Far Round the World, Grace W. McGavran Story Way, Julia L. Hahn, editor Ann of Ava, Ethel Daniels Hubbard Luck of a Sailor, Charles Coppock Sons of the Dragon, Phyllis A. Sowers New Town in Texas, Siddie J. Johnson Rainbow Stories, Dorothy Christian and R. C. Wheeler Dragons on Guard, Anna C. Chandler Anna and the King of Siam, Margaret Landon The Secret Spring, Emma Atkins Jacobs Girl without a Country, Martha L. Poston Swords and Sails in the Philippines, Phyllis A. Sowers Little Boat Boy: A Story of Kashmir, Jean Bothwell Around the World Stories, Dorothy Christian and R. C. Wheeler Sylvia Sings of Apples, Martha Gwinn Kiser Brave & Glad, Rachel S Sutton ED Scotch Town Tale, Betty Elise Davis River Boy of Kashmir, Jean Bothwell Underground Retreat, Maribelle Cormack and P. L. Bytovetzski Thirteenth Stone: A Story of Rajputana, Jean Bothwell Secret of the Old Sampey Place, Frances F. Wright Brave and Glad, Rachel S Sutton Ed Adventure in Palestine: The Search for Aleizah, Judith Ish-Kishor Star of India, Jean Bothwell Anna and the King, Margaret Landon Fig Tree Village, Grace W. McGavran Juan of Manila, Marie McSwigan Scarlet Bird, Ethel T. Anderson Empty Tower, Jean Bothwell Number Eleven Poplar Street, Frances F. Wright Let's Go to Nazareth, Elizabeth L. Reed Star Shone, Robbie Trent Elephant Boy of the Teak Forest, Phyllis A. Sowers Little Flute Player, Jean Bothwell Fawn and the White Mountain Press, Genevieve Cross Favorite Old Fairy Tales, Muriel Fuller, editor Rainbow Campus, Ethel T. Anderson Onions without Tears, Jean Bothwell Peter Holt, Jean Bothwell Lost Kingdom, Chester Bryant Paddy and Sam, Jean Bothwell A Candle for your Cake, Carolyn Sherwin Bailey Stephen Foster: His Life, Catherine O. Peare Poplar Street Park, Frances F. Wright John James Audubon, Catherine O Peare Golden Letter to Siam, Jean Bothwell and Phyllis A. Sowers Borrowed Monkey, Jean Bothwell Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: His Life, Catherine O. Peare Red Barn Club, Jean Bothwell Mark Twain: His Life, Catherine O. Peare Gilbert and Sullivan Song Book, Malcolm Hyatt and W. Fabell Cal's Birthday Present, Jean Bothwell Ranch of a Thousand Horns, Jean Bothwell and Phyllis A. Sowers Robert Louis Stevenson: His Life, Catherine O. Peare Jules Verne: His Life, Catherine O. Peare- ''The Golden Coin, Grace W McGavran ''