![]() ![]() Luckily, she traveled to Japan in 1949 as a writer for the Ottawa Journal, since none of the other staff wanted to go to a country that had been devastated by war. Eleanor's desire to visit that magical place never faded, and her well-thumbed copy of that favorite book is still in her library.Įleanor began her professional life as a newspaper reporter and editor of a column for children. Her best friend in high school was a Japanese girl whose family introduced her to brush painting, eating with chopsticks, and origami. ![]() She pored over the colored illustrations, dreaming of one day joining those children in Japan. It showed children in beautiful kimonos playing games, chasing butterflies, and catching crickets. Her fascination with Japan began when she received a book called Little Pictures of Japan one Christmas. Two of her favorite childhood hobbies were reading and making up stories. Eleanor Coerr was born in Kamsack, Saskatchewan, Canada, and grew up in Saskatoon. ![]()
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