Elizabeth Goudge

Elizabeth de Beauchamp Goudge (24 April 1900 – 1 April 1984) was an English author of novels, short stories and children's books. She wrote under the name Elizabeth Goudge. She received a Carnegie Medal for children's books in 1946 for "The Little White Horse".
She became a best selling author, both in the United Kingdom and United States.
She was born in Wells, Somerset, England. She died at the age of 83.