Enright, Elizabeth (1909-1968), was an American author who is best known for her books for children. She won the 1939 Newbery Medal for Thimble Summer (1938), a story of life on a Wisconsin farm in summer. Her other books include Kintu: Congo Adventure (1935), The Saturdays (1941), Gone-away Lake (1957), and Tatsinda (1963). Enright also wrote adult books. She illustrated most of her own works.
Enright was born on Sept. 17, 1909, in Oak Park, Illinois. She died on June 8, 1968.
