Margery Williams Bianco (22 July 1881 in London, England – 4 September 1944 in New York City, United States) was an English-American author, primarily of popular children's books. A professional writer since the age of nineteen, she achieved lasting fame at forty-one with the publication of the classic that is her best-known work, The Velveteen Rabbit (1922). She received the Newbery Honor for the children's novel Winterbound (1936).
Birth Location | London, England, United Kingdom |
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Born | 1881-07-22 |
Died | 1944-09-04 |