Walter the lazy mouse - marjorie flack

Flack, Marjorie: - Marjorie Flack was born in 1897.

She was an award-winning author and illustrator of childrens books, with sixteen titles to her credit.

Among her best-loved books were The Story about Ping , illustrated by Kurt Wiese (and made famous by the TV show Captain Kangaroo ), and her series of five books about Angus, a lovable pooch, which she both wrote and illustrated.

Her book The Boats on the River , illustrated by Jay Hyde Barnum, was a Caldecott Honor Book in 1947.

Although Marjorie Flack died decades ago, in 1958, many of her titles remain in print today.