▁in ▁Mason , ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁model ▁for ▁her ▁illustr ations ▁of ▁a ▁publishing ▁of ▁Little ▁Red ▁R iding ▁H ood ▁by ▁Little ▁Golden ▁Books ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁through ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁Her ▁book ▁Big ▁Susan ▁reflected ▁her ▁love ▁of ▁doll s . ▁ ▁Her ▁work ▁was ▁very ▁much ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁ed itions ▁of ▁Horn ▁Book ▁Magazine ▁that ▁she ▁got . ▁Her ▁friend ▁Ber tha ▁Mah ony ▁Miller , ▁an ▁editor ▁of ▁Horn ▁Book , ▁would ▁frequently ▁call ▁from ▁sevent een ▁miles ▁away ▁with ▁ideas ▁for ▁Elizabeth ▁to ▁write ▁about . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁her ▁illustrated ▁books , ▁Small ▁Rain : ▁Vers es ▁from ▁the ▁Bible , ▁was ▁named ▁a ▁Cal dec ott ▁Honor ▁Book ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁and ▁another , ▁P ray er ▁for ▁a ▁Child ▁( story ▁by ▁Rach el ▁Field ), ▁won ▁the ▁Cal dec ott ▁Medal ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁recogn izing ▁the ▁year ' s ▁" most ▁distinguished ▁picture ▁book ▁for ▁children " ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁In ▁her ▁Cal dec ott ▁accept ance ▁speech , ▁she ▁said : ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁Elizabeth ▁visited ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁for ▁a ▁business ▁trip . ▁The ▁pictures que ▁landscape ▁caught ▁her ▁imagination , ▁and ▁she ▁moved ▁to ▁Mason ▁soon ▁after ward . ▁Jones ▁became ▁a ▁well - res pected ▁figure ▁in ▁Mason , ▁as ▁she ▁served ▁to ▁collect ▁and ▁preserve ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁town