Greenfield, Eloise

Civil servant employee in Washington, D.C., and children's author; b. Eloise Little in 1929; married Robert J. Greenfield (a procurement specialist), April 29, 1950.

Eloise Greenfield was born May 17, 1929, in Parmele, NC. She became an author and poet, and has received numerous honors and awards for her work. An African American, her work affirms the positive attributes of the black experience. Characteristically, she provides young readers with strong role models, both historical and contemporary. She has been praised for her understanding of the thoughts and emotions of the young, as well as for her lyrical prose style. Biographical Sources: Something About the Author , vols. 19, 61, 105; Something About the Author Autobiography Series, vol. 16; Children's Literature Review , vol. 38.

Eloise Greenfield was born May 17, 1929, in Parmele, NC. She became an author and poet, and has received numerous honors and awards for her work. An African American, her work affirms the positive attributes of the black experience. Characteristically, she provides young readers with strong role models, both historical and contemporary. She has been praised for her understanding of the thoughts and emotions of the young, as well as for her lyrical prose style.

Biographical Sources: Something About the Author , vols. 19, 61, 105; Something About the Author Autobiography Series, vol. 16; Children's Literature Review , vol. 38