Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Kate Seredy
Born: November 10, 1899
Died: March 7, 1975 (aged 75)
Bio: Kate Seredy was a Hungarian-born writer and illustrator of children's books. She won the Newbery Medal once, the Newbery Honor twice, the Caldecott Honor once, and Lewis Carroll Shelf Award.
Known for:
- The Good Master (1935)
- The Singing Tree (1939)
- The White Stag (1937)
- The Chestry oak (1948)
- A tree for Peter (1941)