*Williams, Margery: * - Margery Williams Bianco (1881-1944) was an English-American author born in London, England. She began her career writing novels, but it wasn't until 1922, when her first children's story, The Velveteen Rabbit, was published, that she found lasting literary success. Her young-...

*Williams, Margery: * - Margery Williams Bianco (1881-1944) was an English-American author born in London, England. She began her career writing novels, but it wasn't until 1922, when her first children's story, The Velveteen Rabbit, was published, that she found lasting literary success. Her young-adult novel Winterbound (1936) was a runner-up for the Newbery Medal in 1937 and later received the Newbery Honor.