Margaret Stuart Barry
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Margaret Stuart Barry is an English children's writer
, and is best known for creating the Simon and the Witch
series of books. She has written other series for young readers, including the Attic Toys series.
Barry is from Darlington
, County Durham
, and was schooled in Richmond
, North Yorkshire
.
Children's literature
Children's literature is for readers and listeners up to about age twelve; it is often defined in four different ways: books written by children, books written for children, books chosen by children, or books chosen for children. It is often illustrated. The term is used in senses which sometimes...
, and is best known for creating the Simon and the Witch
Simon and the Witch
Simon and the Witch is the name of a children's book by Margaret Stuart Barry, published by Collins, illustrated by Linda Birch. It is also generally used as the name of the series which follows on. Simon is a very sensible young schoolboy who has a friend who is a real witch...
series of books. She has written other series for young readers, including the Attic Toys series.
Barry is from Darlington
Darlington
Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, part of the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It lies on the small River Skerne, a tributary of the River Tees, not far from the main river. It is the main population centre in the borough, with a population of 97,838 as of 2001...
, County Durham
County Durham
County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...
, and was schooled in Richmond
Richmond, North Yorkshire
Richmond is a market town and civil parish on the River Swale in North Yorkshire, England and is the administrative centre of the district of Richmondshire. It is situated on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, and serves as the Park's main tourist centre...
, North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...
.
Select bibliography
- Boffy and the Teacher Eater (illustrated by George W. AdamsonGeorge Worsley AdamsonGeorge Worsley Adamson was a book illustrator, author and cartoonist who from 1931 held American and British dual citizenship....
) (1971) - Woozy (1973)
- Tommy Mac (1974)
- Simon and the Witch (1976)
- Maggie Gumption (1979)
- Tilly Losh, the Rag Doll (1995)
- Moggy, the Witches Cat (1995)
- Oxfam, the Unloved Bear (1995)
- Diz and the Big Fat Burglar (1996)
- Prissy, the Stuck Up Doll (1997)
- Mayor Bungle, the Mad Old Dog (1997)