Literary Library

Elizabeth Yates

by Angela Beck
December 6, 1905 - July 29, 2001American writer, journalist and children's book authorAuthor of "Mountain Born" (for which she won a Newbery Honor ...
Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books Journalism Journalist Newbery Newbery Honor Newbery Medal Writer

Daryl Cobb

by Angela Beck
December 5, 1961 - American author of children's booksAuthor of "Daniel Dinosaur" (illustrated by Carla F. Cagtagno), "Do Pirates Go To School?" (...
Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books

Andrea Alban Gosline

by Angela Beck
December 5, 1959 - American creator of children's books, greeting cards and guided journalsAuthor of "Mother's Nature: Timeliss Wisdom for the Jour...
Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books Greeting Cards Journals

George Ancona

by Angela Beck
December 4, 1929 - January 1, 2021American photo essayist and creator of children's picture booksAuthor of "Pablo Remembers: The Fiesta of the Day...
Children's Book Children's Books Essayist Photo Photographer Photography Photos

George Saunders

by Angela Beck
December 2, 1958 - American writer of short stories, essays, novellas, children's books and novels and journalist and professorAuthor of "Lincoln ...
Abraham Lincoln American History American South Booker Prize Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books Civil War Essayist Essays Journalism Journalist Lincoln Novel Novelist Novella PEN/Hemingway Award Professor Short Story Teach Teacher University

Jan Brett

by Angela Beck
December 1, 1949 - American author and illustrator of children's booksAuthor of "The Mitten", "The Three Snow Bears" and "Gingerbread Friends"Clic...
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Jon Klassen

by Angela Beck
November 29, 1981 - Canadian animator and writer & illustrator of children's booksAuthor of "Extra Yarn" (for which he won a Caldecott Honor i...
Animator Caldecott Caldecott Honor Caldecott Medal Canada Canadian Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books Illustrator Kate Greenaway Medal

Elmer Hader

by Angela Beck
September 7, 1889 - September 7, 1973American children's book illustratorIllustrated more than 70 books with his wife Berta including Cock-a-doodl...
Berta Hader Caldecott Caldecott Honor Caldecott Medal Children"s Books Children's Book Children's Book Author Illustrator

Alexandra Day

by Angela Beck
September 7, 1941 - American author of children's booksAuthor of "Good Dog, Carl", "Carl's Christmas" and "Carl's BirthdayBorn Sandra Louise Woodward
Author Birthday Carl Children"s Books Children's Book Children's Book Author Dog Dogs

Tony Diterlizzi

by Angela Beck
September 6, 1969 - American fantasy artist, children's book author and illustrator and film producerAuthor and/or illustrator of "The Spider and ...
Art Artist Arts Author Caldecott Caldecott Honor Children"s Books Children's Book Children's Book Author Fantasy Film Film Producer Filmmaker Illustrator Producer

Max Trell

by Angela Beck
September 6, 1900 - February 3, 1996American children's story writer, cartoonist and screenwriterScreenwriter of "Sixteen Fathoms Deep", "Just This...
Cartoonist Cartoons Children"s Books Children's Book Children's Book Author Dashiell Hammett Film Filmmaker Newspaper Newspapers Prince Valiant Screenplay Screenwriter

Deloris Jordan

by Angela Beck
September 6, 1941 -African-American children's book authorAuthor of "Salt in His Shoes: Michael Jordan in Pursuit of a Dream", "Did I Tell You Tha...
African American Athlete Athletes Athletics Basketball Children"s Books Children's Book Children's Book Author Michael Jordan NBA Sports