Betty Macdonald Betty Bard Macdonald

Betty MacDonald (born Anne Elizabeth Campbell Bard; March 26, 1907 – February 7, 1958) was an American author who specialized in humorous autobiographical tales, and is best known for her book The Egg and I. She also wrote the Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle series of children's books. She is associated with the Pacific Northwest, especially Washington. == Life and work == MacDonald was born in Boulder, Colorado. Her official birth date is given as March 26, 1908, although federal census returns seem to in…