death_date death_place pseudonym birth_place subject awards nationality notableworks name birth_date period spouse genre image article_title birth_name occupation
26 november 1997 rancho santa fe , california marguerite henry milwaukee , wisconsin , us geography picture books newbery medal 1949 american '' wind '' '' brighty of the grand canyon '' misty of chincoteague '' '' king of the marguerite henry 13 april 1902 1940 -- 1997 sidney crocker henry children , pony books 's books , animal stories , historical novels marguerite henry.jpg marguerite henry
 marguerite breithaupt writer
marguerite henry

marguerite henry née breithaupt -lrb- april 13 , 1902 -- november 26 , 1997 -rrb- was an american writer of children 's books .
her fifty-nine books based on true stories of horses and other animals captivated entire generations .
she won the annual newbery medal for one of her books about horses and she was a runner-up for two others .
one of the latter , `` misty of chincoteague '' -lrb- 1947 -rrb- , was the basis for several sequels and for the 1961 movie `` misty '' .
