in the end the reader emerged spiritually uplifted. 1926's The Apple Tree and The Adventures of Andy, 1927's The Skin Horse, also illustrated by Pamela, 1929's The Candlestick, 1930's Other People's Houses and 1931's The House that Grew Smaller are among some of her works from that period. Final years In her final nine years, Bianco interspersed children's books with novels for young adults. These all featured young people who were in one way or another isolated or alienated from mainstream society and the joy, success, prosperity and social acceptance seemingly enjoyed by their peers. One of those books, Winterbound, about two girls, still in their teenage years, who are called upon to assume adult responsibilities in caring for their young siblings, when the parents have to go away suddenly, was a runner-up for the 1937 Newbery Medal showcasing excellence in youth literature. In 1971, upon the establishment of the Newbery Honor, the work was retroactively distinguished with that prestigious citation. In 1939, as her native Britain entered World War II, Bianco began to include patriotic themes and references to European history in her works, such as 1941's Franzi and Gizi. Her final book, 1944's Forward Commandos!, was an inspirational story of wartime heroism, which included as one of its characters a black soldier. Acknowledging the contribution of African-Americans to the war effort was extremely rare in literary output of the time and that fact was noted in the book's reviews. Margery Williams Bianco did not live to see World War II end. As Forward Commandos! went on sale, she became ill and, after three days in hospital, died at the age of 63. Bibliography Works 1902 The Late Returning 1904 The Price of Youth 1906 The Bar 1914 The Thing in the Woods (republished in 1924 as by Harper Williams) 1922 The Velveteen Rabbit 1925 Poor Cecco 1925 The Little Wooden Doll 1926 The Apple Tree 1927 The Skin Horse 1927 The Adventures of Andy 1929 All About Pets 1929 The Candlestick 1931 The House That Grew Smaller 1932 The Street of Little Shops 1933 The Hurdy-Gurdy Man 1934 The Good Friends 1934 More About Animals 1936 Green Grows the Garden 1936 Winterbound 1939 Other People's Houses 1941 Franzi and Gizi 1942 Bright Morning 1942 Penny and the White Horse 1944 Forward, Commandos! Works translated 1927 The African Saga Translated from the French of Blaise Cendrars. 1928 Juniper Farm