Mary Noel Streatfeild OBE (24 December 1895 – 11 September 1986), known as Noel Streatfeild, was an English author, best known for children's books including the "Shoes" series inaugurated by Ballet Shoes (1936). She won the third annual Carnegie Medal for The Circus is Coming, also published as Circus Shoes.
Several of her novels have been adapted for film or television.
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