of Chincoteague Foundation — Misty, Chincoteague, Assateague, Marguerite Henry, and Wesley Dennis Film adaptations 1902 births 1997 deaths American children's writers American women novelists Newbery Medal winners Newbery Honor winners Writers from Milwaukee University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee alumni Novelists from Illinois 20th-century American novelists 20th-century American women writers American women children's writers Novelists from Wisconsin