Literary Library

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 "...
Children's Book Children's Book Author Publisher

Alma Flor Ada

by Angela Beck
(Seen here on the left with F. Isabel Campoy) January 3, 1938 - Cuban-American children's book author, poet, novelist and professorAuthor of "My N...
Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Book Award Children's Books College Cuba Cuban Cuban-America Novel Novelist Poem Poems Poet Poetry Professor School Teach Teacher Teaching University Virginia Hamilton Award

Jan Slepian

by Angela Beck
January 2, 1921 - November 2, 2016American writer of children's and young adult fiction and psychologistAuthor of "The Hungry Thing", "The Broccoli...
Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books Psychologist YA Fiction Young Adult

Tuelo Gabonewe

by Angela Beck
January 2, 1985 - South African novelist and children's book authorAuthor of "Planet Savage", "Dinotshi" and "Hippo and His Friends"
Africa African Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books Novel Novelist South Africa South African

Crosby Bonsall

by Angela Beck
January 2, 1921 - January 10, 1995American artist and children's book author and illustratorAuthor of more than 40 books including "Who's a Pest? A...
Art Artist Arts Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Book Illustrator Children's Books

Tad Hills

by Angela Beck
April 1, 1963 - American children's book author and illustratorAuthor of "Duck and Goose" (which was named to the  N. Y. Times bestseller list and...
American Library Association Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Book Illustrator Children's Books New York Times NY Times Picture Book

Lida Durdikova

by Angela Beck
April 1, 1899 - March 8, 1955Czech writer of children's booksAuthor of "Fluff, The Little Wild Rabbit", "Mischief, The Squirrel" and "Bourru, The B...
Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books Czech Czechoslavakia

Katherine Binney Shippen

by Angela Beck
April 1, 1892 - February 20, 1980American history teacher, museum curator and children's book authorAuthor of "New Found World" (for which she was ...
American History Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books Curator Educate Education Educator history Museum Newbery Newbery Honor Newbery Medal School Teach Teacher

Jan Wahl

by Angela Beck
April 1, 1931 - January 29, 2019American children's book author, playwright, film historian and authorAuthor of over 100 works including "Seven Ol...
Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books Film Film Historian Films Play Plays Playwright Theater Theatre Young Critic's Award

Idella Purnell

by Angela Beck
April 1, 1901 - December 1, 1982Mexican-born American academic, librarian, teacher and children's book authorAuthor of "The Talking Bird: An Aztec ...
Academic Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books Librarian Library Mexican Mexican-American Mexico Poetry Riveter Teacher

Betsy Byars

by Angela Beck
August 7, 1928 - February 26, 2020American children's book authorAuthor of "The Midnight Fox", "Summer of the Swans" (for which she won the Newbery...
Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Book Award Children's Books National Book Award Newbery Newbery Medal

Norma Farber

by Angela Beck
August 6, 1909 - March 21, 1984American children's book author and poetAuthor of "As I Was Crossing Boston Common" (for which she won the National ...
Children"s Books Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Poem Children's Poet National Book Award Poem Poems Poet Poetry