Career
The New York Times attributes more than 75 children"s book to her. She was originally a native of Ohio and then, in her adult life, emigrated to Plainfield, New Jerseythen the "Queen City" of the area. After her death she bequeathed her estate to the Rotary Club of Plainfield-North Plainfield which in turned generated a scholarship fund for students seeking post-secondary education in the Humanities and Sciences.
DeLeeuw managed to bequeath a total of $1 million for that cause.
Every year since, there has been a scholarship award ceremony, including dinner at the Spain Inn Restaurant in Plainfield. lieutenant is among one of her last and most important books
