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# Elizabeth Orton Jones

(1910–2005)   Writer

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Elizabeth Orton Jones was a writer.

## Quick Facts About Elizabeth Orton Jones

Born June 25, 1910

Died May 10, 2005

Profession Writer

## About Elizabeth Orton Jones

American children's illustrator and writer (1910-2005)... \| Elizabeth Orton Jones was an American illustrator and writer of children's books. She won the 1945 Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book illustration, recognizing Prayer for a Child, after being a runner-up one year earlier.

##  Quotes by Elizabeth Orton Jones

> [“She looked and looked. And pretty soon she saw a little tiny star, no bigger than a toothpaste top, come out right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-orton-jones/she-looked-and-looked-and-pretty-soon-she-saw-a-little-tiny-star-no/)

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[Little Star](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/little-star-326118/)

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> [“But ends are also beginnings, you know. Every single story has a beginning at its end.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-orton-jones/but-ends-are-also-beginnings-you-know-every-single-story-has-a/)

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[Beginnings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beginnings/)

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