Helen Bannerman

Helen Bannerman
Helen Bannerman
BornHelen Brodie Cowan Watson
(1862-02-25)25 February 1862
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died13 October 1946(1946-10-13) (aged 84)
Edinburgh, Scotland
Resting placeGrange Cemetery, Edinburgh, Scotland
OccupationAuthor
EducationUniversity of St. Andrews (LLA)
GenreChildren's books
Years active1889–1936
Notable worksLittle Black Sambo
Spouse
(m. 1889, died)
Children4
Relatives

Helen Brodie Cowan Bannerman (née Watson; 25 February 1862 – 13 October 1946) was a Scottish children's writer. She is best known for her first book, Little Black Sambo (1899).