Barbara Brooks Wallace (December 3, 1922 – November 27, 2018) was an American children's writer.

Wallace won Edgar Awards from the Mystery Writers of America for both The Twin in the Tavern (1994)[2] and Sparrows in the Scullery (1998).

Her Miss Switch series had previously enjoyed popular installments on ABC Weekend Special, garnering the high Nielsen ratings.

[citation needed] Wallace's Hawkins books were also featured as live action films on ABC Weekend Special.

Wallace died November 27, 2018, in Arlington, Virginia, from complications of pneumonia at the age of 95.