An American Childhood
| Author | Annie Dillard | 
|---|---|
| Publisher | Harper & Row | 
Publication date  | 1987 | 
An American Childhood is a 1987 memoir by Annie Dillard, published by Harper & Row.
It describes her childhood during the 1950s and 1960s in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area. Kirkus Reviews noted that the book is more accessible to a general audience compared to Teaching the Stone to Talk.