Margaret Stuart Barry (born Margaret Stuart Bell on 7 December 1927) is an English

children's writer Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. Modern children's literature is classified in two different ways: genre or the intended age of the reader. Children's ...

, and is best known for creating the

Simon and the Witch ''Simon and the Witch'' is a children's book by Margaret Stuart Barry, published by Collins, illustrated by Linda Birch. It also refers to the name of the series, which follows on. Simon is a very sensible young schoolboy, who has a friend wh ...

series of books. She has written other series for young readers, including the Attic Toys series.Bibliography
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Darlington Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. The River Skerne flows through the town; it is a tributary of the River Tees. The Tees itself flows south of the town. In the 19th century, Darlington underwen ...

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, and was schooled in

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Select bibliography

* Boffy and the Teacher Eater (illustrated by George W. Adamson) (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)

References

Living people British children's writers 1927 births People from Darlington {{UK-child-writer-stub