Joyce Lankester Brisley

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Joyce Lankester Brisley (1896-1978) was an English writer and illustrator of children's books.

She was born in Bexhill-on-Sea, England in 1896. She is best remembered for the creation of Milly-Molly-Mandy, a little girl who lives with her parents, grandparents, aunt and uncle in a thatched cottage in a small village. Most of the Milly-Molly-Mandy stories were originally printed in The Christian Science Monitor, starting in 1925. In 1928 a number of them were published as a book. In all she wrote and illustrated six collections of Milly-Molly-Mandy stories, together with a number of other books for young children including Bunchy and Marigold in Godmother's House.

She also illustrated books by other authors, including the classic Ursula Moray Williams story, Adventures of a Little Wooden Horse.

She was the sister of the well-known illustrator Nina K. Brisley, best known for the covers of the early hardback editions of the Chalet School series.

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