Marion Holland (July 17, 1908 – April 6, 1989) was an American children's book writer and illustrator from Washington, D.C.

Her best-known books were A Big Ball of String; No Children, No Pets; Billy Had a System; and The Secret Horse.

A Big Ball of String (1958), which sold more than a million copies, was one of the six original Beginner Books published by Random House, along with The Cat in the Hat by Dr.

[1] Born on July 17, 1908, in Washington, D.C., Holland graduated from Central High School and Swarthmore College.

[5] "It was uncanny how often Marion Holland's letters seemed to come precisely when I was stuck for a column idea," Raspberry wrote.