Mary Norton (born December 10, 1903, died August 29, 1992) was a British children's author. Her books include The Borrowers series. December 10 is the 344th day (345th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1903 has the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes for 400 years, because the Gregorian calendar hasnt had a leap year for seven years or a century leap year since 1600. ... August 29 is the 241st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (242nd in leap years), with 124 days remaining. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Borrowers is a novel by Mary Norton about tiny people who borrow things from normal humans and keep their existence unknown. ...

Her first book was The Magic Bed Knob; or, How to Become a Witch in Ten Easy Lessons published in 1943, which, together with the sequel Bonfires and Broomsticks, became the basis for the Disney film Bedknobs and Broomsticks. Walt Disney Walter Elias Walt Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966), was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, and animator. ... Bedknobs and Broomsticks is a Disney musical film, which premiered October 7, 1971. ...