Annie North Bedford

Annie North Bedford was the pseudonym of Elsa Jane Werner Watson, an American children's author born on July 11, 1915, in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. She is known for Little Golden Books titles such as Frosty the Snow Man, Walt Disney’s The Ugly Duckling, Walt Disney’s Mary Poppins, Mickey Mouse Flies the Christmas Mail, and The Jolly Barnyard. She wrote under multiple pseudonyms including Annie North Bedford and passed away in 2004.