Literary Library

Cynthia DeFelice

by Angela Beck
December 28, 1951 - May 24, 2024American children's book writerAuthor of "Dancing Skeleton" (which was named a Best Book of the Year by the Library...
Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books Edgar Award Library of Congress Mystery Writer Sequoyah Book Award

Aiden Chambers

by Angela Beck
December 27, 1934 - May 11, 2025British author of children's and young adult novelsAuthor of "The Present Takers", "Dance on My Grave" and "Postcar...
British Carnegie Medal Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Book Award Children's Books Children's Literature Association Award England English Great Britain Hans Christian Andersen Award Novel Novelist Young Adult

Jean van Leewen

by Angela Beck
December 26, 1937 - March 3, 2025American children's book author and teacherAuthor of over 40 books including "Tales of Oliver Pig", "Oliver and Am...
Author Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books South Carolina Children's Book Award Teach Teacher

Pam Munoz Ryan

by Angela Beck
December 25, 1951 - American writer of children's and young adult booksAuthor of "Esparansa Rising" (for which she won the Jane Addams Children's ...
Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books Jane Addams Children's Book Award Newbery Newbery Honor Writer Young Adult

Lynn Munsiger

by Angela Beck
December 24, 1951 - American children's book illustratorIllustrated more than 90 books including "A Porcupine Named Fluffy", "Tacky the Penguin" an...
Children's Book Children's Book Illustrator Children's Books Illustrator

John Gruelle

by Angela Beck
December 24, 1880 - January 9, 1938American artist, political cartoonist, children's book and comic book author, illustrator and storytellerBest k...
Art Artist Cartoonist Cartoons Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books Comic Book Writer Comic Books Comics Illustrator Political Political Cartoonist Politics Raggedy Andy Raggedy Ann Storyteller

Gillian Cross

by Angela Beck
December 24, 1945 - British author of children's booksAuthor of "A Map of Nowhere", "Wolf" (for which she won the Carnegie Award in 1990) and "The ...
British Carnegie Medal Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books England English Great Britain Whitbread Children's Book Award

Avi

by Angela Beck
December 23, 1937 - Author of more than 60 books for children and young adultsincluding "Don't You Know There's A War On", "Perloo the Bold" and "T...
Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books Young Adult

Jerry Pinkney

by Angela Beck
December 22, 1939 - October 20, 2021American illustrator and author of children's literatureAuthor and/or illustrator of over 100 books including...
Author Caldecott Caldecott Honor Caldecott Medal Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Book Award Children's Books Illustrator

Grace May North

by Angela Beck
February 1, 1876 - July 23, 1960American newspaper journalist, librarian and young adult & children's book novelistAuthor of the series "Adele...
Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books Journalism Journalist Librarian Library News Newspaper Newspapers Novel Novelist Young Adult

Eve Bunting

by Angela Beck
December 19, 1928 - October 1, 2023Northern-Ireland born American writer of children's fiction and non-fiction booksAuthor of more than 250 books i...
Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books Golden Kite Irish Northern Ireland

Marilyn Sachs

by Angela Beck
December 18, 1927 - December 28, 2016American children's book authorAuthor of "Veronica Ganz" (for which she won the American Library Association N...
American Library Association Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books National Book Award