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Ella May McFadyen (1887–1976) was an Australian children's author, poet and short story writer.

Early Life
She was born in Petersham, outer Sydney, on 26 November 1887, and brought up on a farm in Five Dock, until the age of 15, when her family moved to Brisbane Water on the central coast of NSW. It was here that she began to write, and have poems and short stories published. She became a member of the Junior Red Cross in 1914.

Career
From 1918-1938 she worked at The Sydney Mail, after being offered the position of children's page editor. Under the name "Cinderella" she created a two page weekly column, featuring poems, short stories, natural history and correspondence from readers.

She died in Lane Cove, Sydney, on 22 August 1976.

Books

 * Songs of the Last Crusade (1917)
 * Pegmen Tales (1946)
 * Pegmen Go Walkabout (1947)
 * Little Dragons of the Never Never (1948)
 * Kookaburra Comedies (1950)
 * The Wishing Star (1956)
 * Big Book of Pegmen Tales (1959)