Literary Library

Barbara Cooney

August 6, 1917 - March 10, 2000American writer and illustrator of over 100 children's booksAuthor and/or illustrator of "Chanticleer and the Fox" (...

Maud Petersham

August 5, 1890 - November 29, 1971American author and illustrator of children's booksAuthor and/or illustrator of "The Rootabaga Stories" (written...

Gerald McDermott

December 31, 1941 - December 26, 2012American filmmaker, children's book creator and mythology expertAuthor of "Anansi the Spider" (for which he wo...

Molly Bang

December 29, 1943 - American illustrator and author of children's booksAuthor and illustrator of "The Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher" (for w...

Jerry Pinkney

December 22, 1939 - October 20, 2021American illustrator and author of children's literatureAuthor and/or illustrator of over 100 books including ...

Marie Hall Ets

December 16, 1895 - January 17, 1984American author and illustrator of children's booksAuthor and/or illustrator of "In the Forest" (for which she ...

E. B. Lewis

December 16, 1956 - African-American illustrator of children's booksIllustrator of "Talkin' About Bessie" (written by Nikki Grimes), "Coming On Hom...

Lillian Smith

December 12, 1916 - January 14, 2000American author and illustrator of children's booksAuthor and/or illustrated more than 200 books including "The...

Leonard Weisgard

December 12, 1916 - January 14, 2000American author and illustrator of children's booksAuthor and/or illustrated more than 200 books including "The...

David Macauley

December 2, 1946 - British-born American illustrator and author of children's booksAuthor and illustrator of "Cathedral: The Story of It's Construc...

Jon Klassen

November 29, 1981 - Canadian animator and writer & illustrator of children's booksAuthor of "Extra Yarn" (for which he won a Caldecott Honor i...

Elmer Hader

September 7, 1889 - September 7, 1973American children's book illustratorIllustrated more than 70 books with his wife Berta including Cock-a-doodl...