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May Gibbs
Cecilia May Gibbs MBE is an Australian children's author, illustrator and designer. She is best known for her newborn babies and the book Snugglepot and Cuddlepie.
BornJanuary 17, 1877, Kent, England
DiedNovember 27, 1969, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Pen nameStan Cottman, Blob
OccupationAuthor, illustrator
NationalityEnglish, Australian
Period1912–1953
GenreChildren's literature

About May Gibbs

Children's Author May Gibbs was born in England on January 17, 1877. She dies at the age of 92, on November 27, 1969.

This Australian author and illustrator is most known for creating the"gumnut babies" characters in her children's book series Snugglepot and Cuddlepie. Her later writings include Bib and Bub: Their Adventures and Scotty in Gumnut Land.

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May Gibbs before becoming famous

May Gibbs was born in the Zodiac sign Capricorn (The Sea-Goat), and 1877 is also the year of Ox (牛) in the Chinese Zodiac.

In the early twentieth century, she began working for the Western Mail newspaper in Perth, Australia. She later spent over a decade in the United Kingdom, where she studied painting and wrote her first book, About Us.

Achievement of May Gibbs

She was the creator of two popular Australian comic strips: Bib and Bub (which ran from the 1920s until the late 1960s) and Tiggy Touchwood (which ran for only a few years) (which was published from 1925 until 1931).

May Gibbs's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Cecilia Children's Author May Gibbs was born in the English county of Kent, but spent her childhood in Western Australia. In 1919, she married Bertram James Ossoli Kelly, a miner.

May Gibbs Collabed with

She, like Children's Author Alison Lester, was a well-known Australian children's author.

May Gibbs Income & Net worth

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Latest information about May Gibbs updated on March 12 2023.