Kill the snake of doubt in your soul, crush the worms of fear in your heart and mountains will move out of your way.

Kate Seredy died March 7 1975 in Middletown New York at the age of 78. 1937
An Ear for Uncle Emil by E. R.

She won the Newbery Medal once the Newbery Honor twice the Caldecott Medal once and Lewis Carroll Shelf Award. Kate Seredy (1899–1975) was a Hungarian-born writer and illustrator of children's books.