Who is the British-American novelist and playwright whose novel inspired this Japanese anime series produced by Nippon Animation in 1988 and broadcast on the "World Masterpiece Theater"?
Frances Hodgson Burnett Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett (24 November 1849 – 29 October 1924) was a British-American novelist and playwright. She is best known for the three children's novels "Little Lord Fauntleroy" (published in 1885–1886), "A Little Princess" (1905), and "The Secret Garden" (1911).
Mrs. Pepper Pot (anime) Mrs. Pepper Pot, known in Japanese as Spoon Oba-san (スプーンおばさん , Supūn Obasan , lit. "Aunt Spoon") , is a Japanese anime television series, based on the novel "Mrs. Pepperpot" by the Norwegian author Alf Prøysen. The series premiered on NHK from April 4, 1983 to March 30, 1984, spanning a total of 130 10-minute episodes.