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Mary Shepard
(1909 - 2000)
Mary E. Shepard (25 December 1909 – 4 September 2000) was an English illustrator. She is best known for the Mary Poppins children’s books written by P. L. Travers (1934 to 1988).
She was the daughter of E. H. Shepard, a famous illustrator of children’s literature including Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne and The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame. She was 23 when her father was too busy to illustrate Mary Poppins and Travers discovered her work on a Christmas card.
She married E. V. Knox, father of Penelope Fitzgerald.
Bibliography
Mrs. Killick’s Luck (1960)
A short novel written by a nine year-old girl.
Author(s):
Christina Fitzgerald
Illustrator(s):
Mary Shepard
Open the Doors (1965)
An anthology of stories.
Pigeon Post (1937)
The Swallows, Amazons and D’s are prospecting for gold on High Topps, hoping to persuade Captain Flint to stay home as he returns from a South American gold prospecting trip.
Author(s):
Arthur Ransome
Illustrator(s):
Arthur Ransome
Mary Shepard
Prince Rabbit and the Princess Who Could Not Laugh (1966)
Two fairy tales by the author of Pooh and the illustrator of Mary Poppins.
Author(s):
A. A. Milne
Illustrator(s):
Mary Shepard