Iona And Peter Opie
Iona Archibald Opie (born Iona Archibald, 1923) and Peter Mason Opie (1918–1982) were a husband-and-wife team of folklorists, who applied modern techniques to children's literature, summarized in their studies, The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes (1951) and The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren (1959). They are also noted anthologists, and assembled large collections of children's literature, toys and games.
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