Sorche Nic Leodhas

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LeClaire Gowans Alger (May 20, 1898 – November 14, 1969) was an American author better known under her pseudonym Sorche Nic Leodhas, or simply Sorche Leodhas. Born in Youngstown, Ohio, she was a sickly child, eventually being homeschooled. Alger was a known librarian, working from 1915 to 1966, while the imaginary Sorche was a storyteller. She sought out traditional Scottish tales that had never been written down before. She won a Lewis Carroll Shelf Award in 1962 and a Newbery Honor for Thistle and Thyme: Tales and Legends from Scotland in 1963. Her book Always Room for One More, illustrated by Nonny Hogrogian, won the 1966 Caldecott Medal.

Born 1898-05-20

Died 1969-11-14

Identifiers

• WikidataQ7563377
• ISNI0000000080930179
• VIAF13555140
• Open LibraryOL1991842A

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• Scotland (12)
• Tales -- Scotland (7)
• Folklore -- Scotland (6)
• Ghosts -- Folklore (3)
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