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This article is about the British author. For American author born Alice Mary Norton, see Andre Norton. For other uses, see Mary Norton. Mary Norton Mary Norton Mary Norton Born Kathleen Mary Pearson 10 December 1903 London, England, UK Died 29 August 1992 (aged 88) Bideford, Devon, England, UK Occupation Writer Nationality British Genre Children's fantasy novels Notable works The Borrowers series The Magic Bed Knob Bed-Knobs and Broomsticks Notable awards Carnegie Medal 1952 Kathleen Mary Norton (née Pearson, 10 December 1903 – 29 August 1992), known professionally as Mary Norton, was an English author of children's books.[1] She is best known for The Borrowers series of low fantasy novels (1952 to 1982), which is named after its first book and, in turn, the tiny people who live secretly in the midst of contemporary human civilisation. Norton won the 1952 Carnegie Medal from the Library Association, recognising The Borrowers as the year's outstanding children's book by a British author.[2] For the 70th anniversary of the Medal in 2007 it was named one of the top ten winning works, selected by a panel to compose the ballot for a public election of the all-time favourite.[3][a] Norton's novels The Magic Bed Knob; or, How to Become a Witch in Ten Easy Lessons and Bonfires and Broomsticks were adapted into the 1971 Disney film Bedknobs and Broomsticks.
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