Sorche Nic Leodhas
LeClaire Gowans Alger was an American author better known under her pseudonym Sorche Nic Leodhas, or simply Sorche Leodhas. Born in Youngstown, Ohio, she was a sickly child, eventually being homeschooled. Alger was a known librarian, working from 1915 to 1966, while the imaginary Sorche was a storyteller. She sought out traditional Scottish tales that had never been written down before. She won a Lewis Carroll Shelf Award in 1962 and a Newbery Honor for in 1963. Her book Always Room for One More, illustrated by Nonny Hogrogian, won the 1966 Caldecott Medal.Awards
Most of Leodhas' works are in collections.
- ', illustrated by Consuelo Joerns
- ', illus. Evaline Ness
- All in the Morning Early, illus. Evaline Ness
- ', illus. Nonny Hogrogian
- Ghosts Go Haunting
- ', illus. Leo and Diane Dillon
- ', illus. Vera Bock
- ', illus. Vera Bock
- Twelve Great Black Cats and Other Eerie Scottish Tales, illus. Vera Bock
