Mahy, Margaret

Margaret Mahy until her death a few months ago, was one of the most beloved and internationally renowned children's authors, holding readers spellbound with her richly imagined books, among them The Magician of Hoad, The Chewing Gum Rescue, The Haunting, The Changeover, The Man Whose Mother Was a Pirate, and The Boy Who Was Followed Home. Mahy won the Carnegie medal twice, and in 2006 she received the Hans Christian Andersen award international recognition for her overall contribution to international children's literature.