May Gibbs.

comics artist · cartoonist

Australia, 1877 to 1969

In short

Cecilia May Gibbs MBE (17 January 1877 to 27 November 1969) was an Australian children's author, illustrator, and cartoonist. She is best known for her gumnut babies (also known as "bush babies" or "bush fairies"), and the book Snugglepot and Cuddlepie.

May Gibbs, in numbers

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