Violet Hilda Drummond (30 July 1911 – 7 February 2000) was a British children's author and illustrator from the 1930s to 1970s.
During her career, Drummond primarily wrote series on Mrs. Easter, Little Laura and Miss Anna Tully.
Apart from writing, Drummond was an illustrator for various authors including Helen Cresswell, Barbara Sleigh and J.K. Stanford.
[2] Her mother, Hilda Margaret Harris subsequently remarried, taking the surname Gunning.
[6][5][8] For the BBC adaption, Drummond wrote, illustrated and produced the Little Laura episodes that aired on the Children's Hour from 1963 to 1964.