Margaret Stuart Barry

Margaret Stuart Barry was an English children's writer, and is best known for creating the Simon and the Witch series of books. She wrote other series for young readers, including the Attic Toys series.

Biography

Margaret Stuart Bell was born on 7 December 1927, and is from Darlington, County Durham. She was schooled in Richmond, North Yorkshire. She died on 23 September 2022, at the age of 94.

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Boffy and the Teacher Eater Woozy Tommy Mac Simon and the Witch Maggie Gumption Tilly Losh, the Rag Doll Moggy the Witch's Cat Oxfam the Unloved Bear Diz and the Big Fat Burglar Prissy the Stuck-Up Doll

''Mayor Bungle the Mad Old Dog''