Clare Turlay Newberry (1903-1970) was an American author and illustrator of 17 published children's books.  She achieved fame for her drawings of cats, the subject of all but three of her books.  She was born in Eugene, Oregon and studied art at the University of Oregon, School of the Portland Art Museum, the California School of Fine Arts, and La Grand Chaumière in Paris, France. She received the Caldecott Honor for four of her books and remains beloved for her renderings of felines, who lived with her to be her models.