Catherine Anthony Clark (5 May 189224 February 1977), was a British-born Canadian children's author.

Biography

Clark was born Catherine Anthony Smith in London in 1892 as one of eight children. She moved with her family to Grey Creek, British Columbia in 1914. Clark married a local rancher. Clark began to write for ''The Prospector'', a small newspaper in Nelson. Her first novel was published when Clark was 58. Her novels were usually set in Western Canada and used local myths and legends. The illustrator on most of her books was artist

Clare Bice Albert Clare Bice (January 24, 1909 – May 18, 1976) was a Canadians, Canadian artist, curator, and children's book author/illustrator. Biography Born in Durham, Ontario, and raised in London, Ontario, London, he received a Bachelor of Arts ...

. Her novel ''The Sun Horse'' won the Canadian Association of Children's Librarians bronze medal in 1952. Clark died in Victoria in 1977.

Bibliography

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The Golden Pine Cone ''The Golden Pine Cone'' is a novel by Canadian author Catherine Anthony Clark. The main characters are siblings Bren and Lucy, who find a golden pine cone in the woods and go to the spirit world in order to give it to its rightful owner, Tekonth ...

'' (1950) * ''The Sun Horse'' (1951) * ''The One-Winged Dragon'' (1955) * ''The Silver Man'' (1958) * ''The Diamond Feather; or The Door in the Mountain: A Magic Tale for Children'' (1963) * ''The Man with the Yellow Eyes'' (1963) * ''The Hunter and the Medicine Man'' (1966)

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1892 births 1977 deaths Canadian children's writers Canadian women children's writers British emigrants to Canada {{Canada-writer-stub