![]() ![]() His death, from heart disease, in 1990 became the subject of Ms. But she didn’t start writing those innocent tales until she had climbed out of the dark well of alcoholism.Īnd long after she had become sober, she was confronted with the possibility that her excessive drinking while she was pregnant had led to the death of her son when he was 27. It remains one of the best-selling children’s books of all time.Įdith followed in her mother’s footsteps as an author of children’s books and extended the “Pat the Bunny” franchise. Her mother, Dorothy Kunhardt, a famous author of children’s books, wrote - just for Edith - “Pat the Bunny,” a 1940 novelty that had movable parts and invited young readers to touch and feel the textures on its pages. Edith Kunhardt Davis had an idyllic childhood, growing up on a big, if run-down, estate in rural New Jersey. ![]()
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