description: Susan Coolidge (Sarah Chauncey Woolsey) is best known for her classic children's novel What Katy Did (1872). The fictional Carr family was modelled after the author's own, with Katy Carr inspired by Susan (Sarah) herself, and the brothers and sisters modelled on Coolidge's Woolsey siblings. Two sequels follow Katy as she grows up: What Katy Did at School (1873) and What Katy Did Next (1886). Two further sequels were also published: Clover (1888) and In the High Valley (1890).
language: English
title: What Katy Did
titlecomplete: What Katy Did
characters: Imogen Clark, Aunt Izzy, Dorry Carr, Johnnie Carr, Elsie Carr, Katy Carr, Clover Carr, Cousin Helen, Phil Carr, Dr. Philip Carr, Cecy Hall
genres: Childrens, 19th Century, American, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Childrens Classics, Historical, Fiction, Classics, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 19486
places: Ohio
series: Carr Family
publisher: Dodo Press