"Blackbird" was the pseudonym of the writer and illustrator of children's serials for the Belfast Telegraph in the 1920s. He or she "signed" their illustrations with a little silhouette of a bird. Serials he or she wrote and illustrated include Anne's Fairy Godmother (serialised every Monday through 1922), The Magic Watch (every Monday through 1923), The Tale of Li-Po and Su-Su (every Monday through 1924) and The Golden Walnut (every Monday through 1925).
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