Hugh Lofting
Significant writers of works for children include, Kenneth Grahame, "The Wind in the Willows", Rev W Awdry, "The Railway Series", A. A. Milne, "Winnie-the-Pooh", and P. L. Travers' "Mary Poppins". Prolific children's author Enid Blyton chronicled the adventures of a group of young children and their dog in "The Famous Five". T. H. White wrote the Arthurian fantasy "The Once and Future King", the first part being "The Sword in the Stone" (1938). Mary Norton wrote "The Borrowers", featuring tiny people who borrow from humans. Inspiration for Frances Hodgson Burnett's novel "The Secret Garden". In Kent. Hugh Lofting created the character Doctor Dolittle who appears in a series of twelve books, while Dodie Smith's "The Hundred and One Dalmatians" featured the villainous Cruella de Vil.