


It was translated into 26 languages and charmed motion picture audiences everywhere when it was filmed by Walt Disney. In 1947, he completed SO DEAR TO MY HEART the best seller that established him as one of America’s favorite novelists. He wrote for The Chicago Daily News, The New York World-Telegram and Sun, and for many magazines, including Reader’s Digest, The Atlantic, Esquire, and Holiday. He was born in 1906 in a pleasant little farmhouse on the shores of Lake Koshkonong, the second largest lake in Wisconsin, and grew up in the nearby town of Edgerton.Īfter graduating from Edgerton High School, he earned his way through the University of Chicago and began his writing career. Thomas Sterling North (Novem– December 22, 1974) was an American author of books for children and adults, including RASCAL, a best-seller in 1963.
