Lois Lenore Lenski Covey (October 14, 1893 – September 11, 1974) was a Newbery Medal-winning author and illustrator of picture books and children's literature. Beginning with the release in 1927 of her first books, "Skipping Village" and "Jack Horner's Pie: A Book of Nursery Rhymes", Lenski published 98 books, including several posthumous works. Her work includes children's picture books and illustrated chapter books, songbooks, poetry, short stories, her 1972 autobiography, "Journey into Childhood", and essays about books and children's literature. Her best-known bodies of work include the "Mr. Small" series of picture books (1934–62); her "Historical" series of novels, including the Newbery Honor-winning titles ' (1936) and ' (1941); and her "Regional" series, including Newbery Medal-winning "Strawberry Girl" (1945) and Children's Book Award-winning "Judy's Journey" (1947).