Ruth Park is an author born in New Zealand which spent most of her life in Australia. She was born in 1922 in Auckland, and later moved to Te Kuiti in the north of the country with her parents.

Some of her most famous works include:

  • Harp in the South, 1948
  • Poor Man's Orange
  • Missus
  • Playing Beatie Bow
  • The Muddle Headed Wombat
  • Ruth Park's "Harp in the South" Novels ISBN 0140104569