Quail Hawkins
Quail Hawkins (born Helena Ann Hawkins) was born on March 29, 1905 in Spokane, Washington. She was an American bookseller and writer of children's literature. She died on August 16, 2002, in Pacific Grove, California. Biography. Hawkins was the oldest of 7 children. Her father was a fruit wholesaler and her mother a columnist for a local newspaper, The Spokane Register. Hawkins attended the University of California at Berkeley in 1927, she did not complete with a degree. She became a bookseller during the 1920s, ending up at Sather Gate Bookshop in 1931. Sather Gate is a  supplier of books for schools and libraries. She worked there until 1972. She also worked for Publishers Weekly and the University of California Press. She contributed to the 1963 Encyclopædia Britannica children's literature. According to a memoir, Hawkins once hired author Beverly Cleary to work at Sather Gate Bookshop for the holiday rush. Works. At the time of her death, none of her books remained in print.