Margot Austin

{{Short description|American children's book illustrator}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Margot Austin

| birth_date = September 18, 1907

| birth_place = Portland, Oregon

| death_date = June 25, 1990

| nationality = American

| alma_mater = National Academy of Design

| occupation = Children's Book Illustrator.

}}

Margot Austin (September 18, 1907 – June 25, 1990) was an American children's book illustrator. She was born in Portland, Oregon and attended the National Academy of Design in New York. She illustrated many children's books and contributed to magazines including Jack and Jill Magazine. Among her many books was a series about small animals in the church of Parson Pease-Porridge, beginning with E. P. Dutton's 1941 publication of Peter Churchmouse. Her book Gabriel Churchkitten was made into an animated film short in 1944.https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0150676/ Gabriel Churchkitten {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}} Ms. Austin died in 1990 at the age of 81 in her home in New Fairfield, Connecticut.{{Cite news |date=1990-06-26 |title=Margot Austin; Children's Author, 81 |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/06/26/obituaries/margot-austin-children-s-author-81.html |access-date=2023-01-31 |issn=0362-4331}}

List of her works both as author and illustrator:

• A Friend for Growl Bear Illustrator
• Archie Angel Dutton 1957 Author & Illustrator
• Barney's Adventure E. P. Dutton 1941
• Brave John Henry Dutton 1955 Author & Illustrator
• Churchkitten Stories Author & Illustrator
• Churchmouse Stories Author & Illustrator
• Cousin's Treasure Dutton 1960 Author & Illustrator
• David’s Silver Dollar The Platt & Munk co. 1940 Illustrator
• Effelli E. P. Dutton 1942 Author & Illustrator
• First Prize for Danny Dutton, 1952 Author & Illustrator
• Gabriel Churchkitten E.P. Dutton and Company 1942 Author & Illustrator
• Gabriel Churchkitten and the Moths E.P. Dutton, 1948 Author & Illustrator
• Growl Bear Dutton 1951 Author & Illustrator
• Lutie E.P. Dutton & Company 1944 Author & Illustrator
• Manuel’s Kite String, and other Stories Charles Scribner's Sons 1943 Author & Illustrator
• Mother Goose Rhymes The Platt & Munk Co 1940 Illustrator
• Moxie & Hanty & Bunty Charles Scribner's Sons 1939 Author & Illustrator
• My Brimful Book Platt & Monk Co 1960 Illustrator
• Once Upon a Springtime Charles Scribner's Sons 1940 Author
• Peter Churchmouse E.P. Dutton 1941 Author & Illustrator
• Poppet E.P. Dutton 1949 Author & Illustrator
• The Springs of Joy Rand Mc Nally Illustrator
• The Three Silly Kittens' Dutton 1950 Author & Illustrator
• The Very Young Mother Goose New York, Platt & Munk 1963 Illustrator
• Trumpet E.P. Dutton 1943 Author & Illustrator
• Tumble Bear Charles Scribner's Sons 1940 Author
• Willamette Way Charles Scribner's Sons, 1941 Author
• William's Shadow Dutton 1954 Author & Illustrator