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Author photo. Portrait of Margery Williams by James Bolivar Manson, 1911

Portrait of Margery Williams by James Bolivar Manson, 1911

Margery Williams (1881–1944)

Author of The Velveteen Rabbit

Includes the names: Margery Biaco, Margery Bianco, Harper Williams, Margery Wiliams, MARGERY WILLIAM, Margery Willaims, Margery Williams, Margery W. Bianco, Margery Williams Bianco, Margery Williams Bianco ... (see complete list), Margery Bianco Williams, Margery Williams Bianco

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Author Margery Williams was born in London, England on July 22, 1881. She moved to the United States when she was nine-years-old and alternated between living in the United States and England for the rest of her life. She is best known for her thirty children's books, but she also wrote novels for adults and young adults. Her most popular works include The Velveteen Rabbit, Poor Cecco: The Wonderful Story of a Wonderful Wooden Dog Who Was the Jolliest Toy in the House Until He Went Out to Explore the World, and The Little Wooden Doll. Her young adult book, Winterbound, was a runner-up for the 1937 Newbery Medal and was retroactively given the Newbery Honor award when it was established in 1971. She died on September 4, 1944 at the age of 63. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from The Velveteen Rabbit… (more)
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Works by Margery Williams
The Velveteen Rabbit 12,906 copies, 222 reviews
The Velveteen Rabbit: Adapted for Younger Readers 537 copies, 2 reviews
The Velveteen Rabbit (Reading Railroad) 431 copies, 2 reviews
The Velveteen Rabbit (Little Golden Book) 290 copies, 1 review
Winterbound 58 copies, 1 review
The Velveteen Rabbit [abridged - Big Golden Book] 49 copies
The Velveteen Rabbit [2009 film] (Author) 46 copies
Tales from a Finnish Tupa (Joint Author., some editions) 45 copies, 2 reviews
The Little Wooden Doll 44 copies, 1 review
The Velveteen Rabbit (Rabbit Ears Book & Audio) 36 copies
Poor Cecco 27 copies
The Skin Horse (Star & Elephant Book) 23 copies
The Five-and-a-Half Club 22 copies, 1 review
The Velveteen Rabbit Coloring Book: The Complete Story 18 copies
The Velveteen Rabbit Coloring Book: A storybook to be colored in, With… (Author) 17 copies
The Velveteen Rabbit & Other Animal Adventures (Wordsworth Children's… 15 copies, 1 review
A Street of Little Shops 11 copies
The Velveteen Rabbit & Other Stories Book and Charm (Charming Classics) 11 copies
The New Five-and-a-Half Club 10 copies
The Velveteen Rabbit - Magic Augmented Reality Book 10 copies, 1 review
The Velveteen Rabbit Oversized Padded Board Book 9 copies
Velveteen Rabbit (Penguin Young Readers) 9 copies
The Velveteen Rabbit ABRIDGED 8 copies
The Hurdy-Gurdy Man 8 copies, 1 review
Airport Design (Design Books) 7 copies
Bright morning, 7 copies
Seven Silly Wise Men 7 copies, 1 review
Forward, Commandos! 6 copies
The Thing In The Woods (pseudonym of, some editions; Author, some editions) 5 copies
The Velveteen Rabbit: A Classic Pop-Up Book 5 copies
The house that grew smaller 5 copies
The good friends 4 copies
The Velveteen Rabbit - Little Hippo Books - Children's Padded Board… 4 copies
Bedtime Hugs (My First Treasury) 4 copies
The Velveteen Rabbit 1922 First Edition Fully Illustrated 3 copies
Peeps At Great Cities - Paris (Illustrated) 3 copies
Other People's Houses 3 copies
All About Pets 3 copies
The Adventures of Andy 3 copies
Rufus, the fox 3 copies
Herbert's Zoo and Other Lively Tales 3 copies
The Velveteen Rabbit [play] (Original story) 3 copies
The Velveteen Rabbit & other stories 2 copies
The apple tree 2 copies
The Velveteen Rabbit Mini Kit: Plush Toy and Illustrated Book 2 copies
The Price of Youth 2 copies
The Velveteen Rabbit Plush Gift Set: The Classic Edition Board Book Plush… 2 copies
Franzi and Gizi 2 copies
The Late Returning 2 copies
Velvetinus Cuniculus: vel ludicrum verum factum (Latin Edition) 2 copies
The velveteen rabbit (Drama playkit) 1 copy
Mr. Murdle's Large Heart 1 copy
Green grows the garden 1 copy
The Candlestick 1 copy
The Velveteen Rabbit [adapted] 1 copy, 1 review
The Velveteen Rabbit (Illustrated): Children's Classics 1 copy
Spendthrift Summer 1 copy, 1 review
The Velveteen Rabbit Boardbook 1 copy
The Velveteen Rabbit Gift Set: Or How Toys Become Real 1 copy
Beauty & The Beast: Classics for Beginning Readers 1 copy
The Velveteen Rabbit (adaptation) 1 copy
The Velveteen Rabbit and Other Stories 1 copy
More About Animals 1 copy
The Velveteen Rabbit (Classics for Beginning Readers) [Hardcover] by Sarah 1 copy
Fløyelskaninen 1 copy
O Coelho Veludo: ou Como os Brinquedos se Tornam Reais (Boas… 1 copy
VELVETEEN RABBIT-BOARD 1 copy
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Also by Margery Williams
The Fireside Book of Christmas Stories (Contributor) 271 copies, 3 reviews
The New Junior Classics Volume 07: The Animal Book (Contributor) 172 copies, 2 reviews
The New Junior Classics Volume 06: Stories About Boys and Girls (Contributor) 166 copies, 2 reviews
Best in Children's Books 10 133 copies
The Graphic Canon of Children's Literature: The World's Greatest Kids' Lit… (Contributor) 84 copies, 2 reviews
Best in Children's Books 21 73 copies
Best in Children's Books 06 68 copies, 2 reviews
Best in Children's Books 35 62 copies, 1 review
Best in Children's Books 26 60 copies
Best in Children's Books 19 57 copies
Best in Children's Books 10A 48 copies
A Golden Land (Contributor) 38 copies
Lisbeth Longfrock (Translator, some editions) 26 copies, 3 reviews
Best in Children's Books 19A 25 copies
Open the Door (Contributor) 20 copies
3-Minute Stories: Bedtime Tales (Contributor) 20 copies, 1 review
Tales Out Of Dunwich (Contributor) 17 copies, 1 review
The Velveteen Rabbit (Cherished Fairy Tales) (Original Author) 15 copies
Sidsel Longskirt and Solve Suntrap: Two Children of Norway (Translator) 8 copies, 1 review
Four cents an acre; the story of Louisiana under the French, from "Notre… (Translator, some editions) 8 copies
The Velveteen Rabbit [1985 TV movie] (Original story) 8 copies
Vintage Christmas Tales: A Holiday Anthology (Contributor) 6 copies, 5 reviews
Solve Suntrap: A Boy of Norway (Translator, some editions) 5 copies, 1 review
The Velveteen Rabbit (Clay Classics) [2004 film] (Original book) 5 copies
Writing books for boys and girls (Contributor, some editions) 5 copies
Juniper Farm, "Il était quatre petits enfants" (Translator, some editions) 3 copies
Bruin's Midnight Reader (Contributor, some editions) 3 copies
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Canonical name
Williams, Margery
Legal name
Other names
Bianco, Margery Williams
Williams, Margery Winifred
Bianco, Margery
Williams, Harper (pseudonym)
Date of birth
1881-07-22
Date of death
1944-09-04
Burial location
Gender
female
Nationality
UK (birth)
USA (naturalized)
Country (for map)
USA
Birthplace
London, England, UK
Place of death
New York, New York, USA
Cause of death
Places of residence
London, England, UK
New York, New York, USA
Pennsylvania, USA
Turin, Italy
Education
Convent School, Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania
Occupations
children's book author
short story author
novelist
translator
essayist
Relationships
Bianco, Pamela (daughter)
Williams, Robert (father)
Agents
Organizations
Awards and honors
Newbery Honor (1937)
Short biography
British-born Margery Winifred Williams moved with her parents to the USA in 1890. She became a professional writer at age 19. In 1904, on a visit to her English publisher, she met and married Francisco Bianco, an Italian living in London. The couple went to live in Turin, Italy, for many years. Margery eventually returned with her own family to the USA in 1921. She's best remembered today for The Velveteen Rabbit; or, How Toys Become Real. It became an instant classic and has been adapted many times as theater, radio, television, and animated films. In her final years, she interspersed writing novels for young adults with her children's books, and her daughter Pamela illustrated some of the works. Margery Willams won a Newbery Honor in 1937 for Winterbound.
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