Eleanor Farjeon

Eleanor Farjeon February 1881 June 1965 was an English author of childrens stories and plays, poetry, biography, history and satire. Several of her works had illustrations by Edward Ardizzone. Some of her correspondence has also been published. She won many literary awards and the Eleanor Farjeon Award for childrens literature is presented annually in her memory by the Childrens Book Circle, a society of publishers. She was the sister of the thriller writer Joseph Jefferson Farjeon.

Eleanor Farjeon was born in London, England onFebruary 1881. The daughter of popular novelist Benjamin Farjeon and Maggie Farjeon, Eleanor came from a literary family, her two younger brothers, Joseph and Herbert Farjeon, being writers, while the oldest, Harry Farjeon, was a composer.

Source: Wikipedia