Philippa Pearce
Philippa Pearce | |
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| Born | Ann Philippa Pearce 22 January 1920 Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England |
| Died | 21 December 2006 (aged 86) Durham, England |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | British |
| Period | 1955–2008 |
| Genre | Children's fantasy and supernatural fiction |
| Notable works | Tom's Midnight Garden |
| Notable awards | Carnegie Medal 1958 |
Ann Philippa Pearce OBE FRSL (22 January 1920 – 21 December 2006) was an English author of children's books. Best known of them is the time-slip novel Tom's Midnight Garden, which won the 1958 Carnegie Medal from the Library Association, as the year's outstanding children's book by a British subject. Pearce was a commended runner-up for the Medal a further four times.