Literary Library

Marc Brown

November 25, 1946 - American author and illustrator of children's booksAuthor of dozens of "Arthur" stories as well as "Pickle Things", "D. W. the...

Crescent Dragonwagon

November 25, 1952 - American author of novels, cookbooks, children's books, a biography and poetry as well as a writing workshop leaderAuthor of "H...

Ruth Sanderson

November 24, 1951 - American illustrator and author of children's booksAuthor and/or illustrator of "Good Dog Poems", "The Golden Mare, the Firebi...

Johnathan Rand

November 24, 1964 - American author of children's and young adult horror stories and thrillersAuthor of "Mayhem on Mackinac Island", "Ogres of Ohio...

H. B. Gilmour

November 24, 1939 - June 21, 2009American author of children's and young adult books and movie novelizations as well as publishing copywriter, edit...

Lauren Tarshis

November 23, 1963 - American children's book authorAuthor of dozens of "I Survived" books

Wilma Pitchford Hays

November 22, 1909 - March 10, 2006American children's and adult book author and teacherAuthor of "Easter Fires", "Naughty Little Pilgrim" and "LItt...

William Kotzwinkle

November 22, 1943 - American novelist, children's writer and screenwriterAuthor of "The Fan Man", "Doctor Rat" and the "Walter the Farting Dog" series

Jamie Lee Curtis

November 22, 1958 - American actress and children's book writerAuthor of "Today I Feel Silly, and Other Moods That Make My Day", "Big Words for Li...

Gloria Whelan

November 23, 1923 - American poet, short story writer and children's and adult novelistAuthor of dozens of books including "Goodbye Vietnam", "Home...

Elizabeth George Speare

November 21, 1908 - November 15, 1994American writer of children's booksAuthor of "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" (for which she won the Newbery Meda...

Leo Politi

November 21, 1908 - March 26, 1996Italian-American artist, author and illustrator of children's and adult booksAuthor of "Pedro, the Angel of Olve...