Elisabeth Beresford

ELISABETH BERESFORD d2010. English author of children's books best known for creating "The Wombles". Born into a literary family, she worked as a journalist, but struggled for success until she created the Wombles in the late 1960s. Their recycling theme was noted especially and the Wombles became popular with children across the world from 1968. Within ten years, she had written over 20 Wombles books (translated into more than 40 languages) / another 30 television films and a Wombles stage show. The huge range of Wombles products that later appeared included ; soap / T-shirts / mugs / washing-up cloths and soft toys. She died in the Channel Islands aged 84 on December 24th 2010