Margery Williams

Margery Williams
Portrait of Margery Williams, 1911
Portrait of Margery Williams, 1911
Born(1881-07-22)22 July 1881
London, UK[1]
Died4 September 1944(1944-09-04) (aged 63)
OccupationWriter
CitizenshipUnited States
GenreChildren's literature
Notable worksThe Velveteen Rabbit
Winterbound
Notable awardsNewbery Honor
1937
SpouseFrancesco Bianco
Children

Margery Williams Bianco (22 July 1881 – 4 September 1944) 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 1922 publication of the classic that is her best-known work, The Velveteen Rabbit. She received the Newbery Honor for Winterbound.

  1. ^ "Margery Williams Bianco (Author of the Velveteen Rabbit)". Goodreads. Retrieved 22 March 2024.