Dilys Beeston

A very brief one...

Dilys Beeston, contributed to Swift Annual 4, 5 and 6 (1957-59), Robin Annual 6 (1958) and wrote three books for children in the late 1950s/early 1960s.

Day-by-Day Stories. London, Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, 1957.
Month by Month Stories, illus. Thela Stanley. London, Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, 1959.
The Funny House, illus. J. Armstrong. London, Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, 1962.

She also appears to have written a number of books/stories for the Initial Teaching Publishing Co., Ltd. in a series known as 'The Downing Extension Readers' with Faith Graham (credited as Faeth Graeham). These were produced using the initial teaching alphabet, a 44-symbol system based on the forty sounds used to create the English language (according to Sir James Pitman).

Bandy's First Jump, with Faeth Graeham. London, Initial Teaching Publishing Co., 1964.
Cum and Look, with Faeth Graeham. London, Initial Teaching Publishing Co., 1964.
Doun to Erth Agaen, with Faeth Graeham & Joen Penny. London, Initial Teaching Publishing Co., 1964.

Beeston also contributed to annuals, including Daily Mail Annual for Boys and Girls (1955), Daily Mail Annual for Girls (c.1959), Dean's Premier Book for Children (1960) and Dean's Super Book for Children (1964).