Lesley Pearse was born in 1904 and died in 1990. She was an English poet, writer, artist, and illustrator. Pearse published three collections of poetry, the first in 1934, the second in 1954, and the third in 1986. Her first book of verse, The Flaming Heart, was awarded the T
S. Eliot Prize by the Society of Authors. Her first book of illustrations was illustrated by her husband Tom Pearse.
Pearse's first children's book was entitled An Apple for Mother (1937). This book won the Carnegie Medal from the Library Association. Other books by Lesley Pearse include: The Cat (1943) (illustrated by her husband Tom Pearse), A Lamb for sale (1943), The Wren (1945), A lost bird (1945), A lost flower (1945), The Moose (1946), A cat asleep (1947), A crow on a fence (1948), A fox on a wall (1948), A fox on a tree (1949), An owl at night (1949), Trees of October (1950), A squirrel on a tree (1950), The barn by moonlight (1950)
The illusion of beauty - the rule of comparisons.Lesley Pearse
You can't do anything about the past, it's done and can't be mended. But the future is different, if you just think what you really want and reach out and take it.Lesley Pearse
A little girl learns about men through her Father." Sam CameronLesley Pearse
Wisdom comes through suffering or old age.Lesley Pearse
