Ursula Moray Williams | Obituaries | Guardian Unlimited Books
Prolific children's writer whose quirkily charming story of a little wooden horse became an instant classic
Guardian obituary by Julla Eccleshare
Obituaries: November 2006 Archives
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Ursula Moray William died last month, aged 95
Obituary by Nicholas Tucker, The Independent:
Ursula Moray Williams, children's writer and illustrator: born Petersfield, Hampshire 19 April 1911; married 1935 Peter John (died 1974; four sons); died 17 October 2006....
Hilda Van Stockum, 98, Prolific Children's Author - November 3, 2006 - The New York Sun
Hilda Van Stockum, who died yesterday at 98, was an author and illustrator of children's books, including "The Winged Watchman" (1962), a dramatic tale based on real-life events in which the Dutch resistance used windmills to send coded messages during World War II. Van Stockum's native Netherlands was the setting for many of her books, including her first, "A Day on Skates," which received a Newberry citation in 1935. Subtitled "The Story of a Dutch Picnic," "A Day on Skates" featured an introduction by Edna St. Vincent Millay, Van Stockum's aunt by marriage.
