Anna Sewell in Old Catton, Sewell wrote the manuscript of "Black Beauty" – in the period between 1871 and 1877. During this time her health was declining; she was often so weak that she was confined to her bed. Writing was a challenge. She dictated the text to her mother and from 1876 began to write on slips of paper which her mother then transcribed. Although the book is now considered a children's classic, Sewell originally wrote it for those who worked with horses. She said "a special aim was to induce kindness, sympathy, and an understanding treatment of horses". In many
Anna Sarfatti regime in Italy (1938–1945), have found a large audience among teachers and school children. Both were written with the historian Michele Sarfatti. Anna Sarfatti has been in contact with the "Anna Meyer" Children's Hospital in Florence, collaborating in their project to make children feel happier in hospital and not being frightened of their health problems (see the book "Guai a chi mi chiama passerotto! I diritti dei bambini in ospedale"). Two short stories for adults have been published in "Decameron 2013", published by Felici 2013. Anna Sarfatti has also concentrated her work on Theodor Seuss Geisel, known as Dr. Seuss,