<ul> <li>This edition includes the following editor&#39;s introduction: <i>&quot;What Katy Did,&quot; a universal children&#39;s classic</i></li></ul><br />Originally published in 1872, &ldquo;What Katy Did&rdquo; is an 1872 children&#39;s book written by Sarah Chauncey Woolsey under her pen name Susan Coolidge. It is a delightful children&rsquo;s classic that manages to be charming yet poignant in an unexpected way.<br /><br />&ldquo;What Katy Did&rdquo; follows the adventures of a twelve-year-old American girl, Katy Carr, and her family who live in the fictional lakeside Ohio town of Burnet in the 1860s. Katy is a tall untidy tomboy, forever getting into scrapes but wishing to be beautiful and beloved. When a terrible accident makes her an invalid, her illness and four-year recovery gradually teach her to be as good and kind as she has always wanted.<br /><br />&quot;What Katy Did&quot; was followed by four sequels that continued one of the most important series in children&#39;s literature: &quot;What Katy Did at School,&quot; &quot;What Katy Did Next,&quot; &quot;Clover&quot; and &quot;In the High Valley.&quot;