Edith Thacher Hurd Birthplace: Kansas City , MO USA Author Biography Edith Thacher Hurd was born in Kansas City, Missouri on September 14, 1910. She was educated at Radcliffe College and Bank Street College. Hurd worked as a teacher and as a news analyst. The author and her husband have one son, John, who is also a children's author. She sometimes wrote under the name Juniper Sage. Hurd is best known for her picture books. "Zoom City" was an ALA Notable Children's Book in 1999. Updating Results ...No matching titles were found. Loading...