Susan Coolidge 
A Round Dozen (Annotated) 

• This edition includes the following editor’s analysis: ’What Katy Did, ’ a universal children’s classic

Originally published in 1883, “A Round Dozen” is a collection of thirteen short stories for children by the author of the ’What Katy Did’ series, American children’s author Susan Coolidge.



Throughout the varied collection Coolidge shows herself to be a superior children’s writer, mixing the magical with the practical to good effect, rarely stepping out of the story to address the audience direct, but always adding something memorable when she did.