Dorothy Edwards (children's writer)

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Dorothy Edwards (born Dorothy Violet Ellen Brown; 6 November 1914 – August 1982) was an English children’s writer. She is best known for the My Naughty Little Sister books and The Witches and the Grinnygog (1981).

Background
- Born in Teddington, Middlesex, into a working-class family. Her father taught her to read and she wrote her first story at age four.
- She published stories, poems, and articles in her twenties.
- Married Francis P. Edwards in 1942 and had two children, Jane and Frank.
- Her younger sister Phyllis Mary F. Brown (Pip) inspired many Naughty Little Sister books.
- Died in August 1982 in Surrey, England; her husband died in 1984.

Works
- My Naughty Little Sister (1952)
- My Naughty Little Sister's Friends (1962)
- When My Naughty Little Sister Was Good (1968)
- All About My Naughty Little Sister (1969)
- More Naughty Little Sister Stories (1971)
- My Naughty Little Sister & Bad Harry (1974)
- Tales of Joe and Timothy (1969)
- Joe and Timothy Together (1971)
- The Magician Who Kept a Pub and Other Stories (1975)
- A Strong and Willing Girl (1980)
- The Witches and the Grinnygog (1981)
- The Old Man Who Sneezed (1983)
- Mark the Drummer-Boy (1983)

Radio and other work
- Helped create Listen with Mother (1950s) and wrote for Play School and Jackanory.
- Edited anthologies Ghosts and Shadows (1980) and Mists and Magic (1983).

Awards
- The Witches and the Grinnygog was shortlisted for the Whitbread Award in 1981 and was later adapted for television.

Dorothy Edwards left a lasting mark on British children’s literature with funny, warm stories about a spirited Naughty Little Sister and other magical tales.