Alison Uttley

Alison Uttley
Born
Alice Jane Taylor

(1884-12-17)17 December 1884
Cromford, Derbyshire, England
Died7 May 1976(1976-05-07) (aged 91)
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England[1]
MonumentsBlue plaque
Education
Alma materManchester University
Cambridge Training College for Women
Occupations
  • Teacher
  • Author
Notable workLittle Grey Rabbit
Spouse
James Uttley
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(m. 1911; died 1930)​
Children1
AwardsHonorary Doctor of Letters, Manchester University

Alison Jane Uttley (17 December 1884 – 7 May 1976), née Taylor, was an English writer of over 100 books. She is best known for a children's series about Little Grey Rabbit and Sam Pig. She is also remembered for a pioneering time slip novel for children, A Traveller in Time, about the imprisoned Mary, Queen of Scots.

  1. ^ "Author's home could be lost if development approved - Get Bucks". Archived from the original on 4 February 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017.