Literary Library

Seymour Simon

by Angela Beck
August 9, 1931 - American children's book author and science writerAuthor of "The Look-It-Up Book of the Earth", "The Brain: Our Nervous System" an...
America American Animal Animals Brain Children's Book Children's Book Author Natural World Nature Science

Robert C. O'Brien

by Angela Beck
January 11, 1918 - March 5, 1973American children's book author, novelist and journalistAuthor of "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" (for which he ...
Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books Edgar Award Editing Editor Journalism Journalist Mystery Mystery Writer National Geographic Newbery Medal News Novel Novelist Writer

Nina Laden

by Angela Beck
January 11, 1962 - American children's book author and illustratorAuthor and illustrator of "The Night I Followed the Dog", "When Pigasso Met Motis...
Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Book Illustrator Children's Books Illustrate Illustrations Illustrator

Mary Rodgers

by Angela Beck
January 11, 1931 - June 25, 2014American composer, screenwriter and children's book authorHer books include "Freaky Friday", "ESP TV" and "Summer S...
Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books Composer Film Filmmaker Films Music Music Writer Screenwriter

Brian Floca

by Angela Beck
January 11, 1969 - American children's book author and illustratorAuthor and/or illustrator of "Poppy" (written by Avi), "Moonshot: The Flight of ...
Caldecott Caldecott Medal Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Book Illustrator Children's Books

Althea Kontis

by Angela Beck
January 11, 1976 - American writer of children's and juvenile booksAuthor of "Oops! The Day Z Went First", "Enchanted" and "Once Upon a Quest: 15 ...
Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books Juvenile YA Young Adult

Thorvald Steen

by Angela Beck
January 9, 1954 - Norwegian novelist, playwright, poet, short story writer, essayist, children's book author and government scholarAuthor of "The ...
Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books Drama Dramatist Essayist Essays Government Government Scholar Norway Norwegian Novel Novelist Play Plays Playwright Political Politics Scholar Short Stories Short Story Theater Theatre

Clyde Robert Bulla

by Angela Beck
January 9, 1914 - May 23, 2007American children's book authorAuthor of over 50 books including "Squanto, Friend of the Pilgrims", "The Sword in the...
Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books

Joyce Dunbar

by Angela Beck
January 6, 1944 - English children's book authorAuthor of over 70 books including "Mouse and Mole", "Tell Me Something Before I Go to Sleep" and "W...
British Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books England English Great Britain

Carl Sandburg

by Angela Beck
January 6, 1878 - July 22, 1967American poet, biographer, journalist, editor and children's book authorAuthor of "Corn Huskers" (for which he won ...
Biographer Biography Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books Editor Journalism Journalist News Poem Poems Poet Poetry Pulitzer Prize Robert Frost Medal

Drew Daywalt

by Angela Beck
January 5, 1970 - American children's book author, filmmaker and scriptwriterAuthor of "The Day the Crayons Quit", "The Day the Crayons Came Home"...
Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books Film Filmmaker Films Movie Movies Script Scripts Scriptwrier

Patricia Lee Gauch

by Angela Beck
January 3, 1934 - American children's book author and publisherAuthor of over thirty books including "This Time, Tempe Wick?", "Bravo, Tanya" and "...
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