May Gibbs

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May Gibbs was an Australian author and illustrator best known for her iconic children's books featuring the bush characters Snugglepot and Cuddlepie.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf author
illustrator
person
artisticStyle illustration
birthDate 1877-01-17
birthPlace Kennington, London, England
commemoratedBy May Gibbs postage stamps issued by Australia Post
statues and public artworks of her characters in Australia
countryOfCitizenship Australia
deathDate 1969-11-27
deathPlace Neutral Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
era 20th-century literature
familyName Gibbs
fieldOfWork literature
visual arts
fullName Cecilia May Gibbs
gender female
genre children's literature
givenName Cecilia
May
hasCharacter Banksia
surface form: Banksia Men

Cuddlepie
Gumnut Babies
Snugglepot and Cuddlepie
surface form: Snugglepot
hasWebsite https://www.maygibbs.org
heritageDesignation Her former home Nutcote is a museum
influencedBy Australian bushland
knownFor creating iconic Australian children's book characters
languageOfWorkOrName English
movedToCountry Australia
name May Gibbs self-link
nationality Australian
notableFor bush-themed children's stories
gumnut babies characters
notableWork Little Obelia
Little Ragged Blossom
Snugglepot and Cuddlepie
occupation book illustrator
children's writer
placeOfBurial Cremated, ashes scattered in Sydney Harbour
placeOfSignificantActivity Neutral Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
residence Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
spouse Bertram James Ossoli Kelly
workSubject Australian fauna
Australian flora
fantasy

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