Amy (Amelia Sophia) Le Feuvre (1861-1929) was born into a large family in Blackheath, London in the first part of 1861 and educated by a governess. She dedicated herself to writing children's literature and used her stories to teach Biblical principles. The quaint child, the child with delicate health, the naughty, misunderstood child were some of her favourite characters. Her first book Eric's Good News came out in 1894. She was a prolific author and wrote some 65 books in her career. She died on April 29, 1929 in Exeter, Devon.