Literary Library

Lillian Smith

by Angela Beck
December 12, 1916 - January 14, 2000American author and illustrator of children's booksAuthor and/or illustrated more than 200 books including "The...
Author Caldecott Caldecott Medal Children's Book Author Illustrator Margaret Wise Brown

Leonard Weisgard

by Angela Beck
December 12, 1916 - January 14, 2000American author and illustrator of children's booksAuthor and/or illustrated more than 200 books including "The...
Author Caldecott Caldecott Medal Children's Book Author Illustrator

William Joyce

by Angela Beck
December 11, 1959 - American children's book author & illustrator, novelist and filmmakerAuthor of over 50 books including "A Day With Wilbur ...
Academy Award Author Children's Book Author Film Filmmaker Films Illustrator Movie Movies Novel Novelist

Cornelia Funke

by Angela Beck
December 10, 1958 - German children's book author and illustratorAuthor of "Dragon Rider", "When Santa Fell to Earth" and "Inkspell"
Author Children's Book Author German Germany Illustrator

Jean de Brunhoff

by Angela Beck
December 9, 1899 - October 16, 1937French author and illustrator of children's booksAuthor and illustrator of "The Story of Babar", "The Travels ...
Author Children's Book Author France French Illustrator

Munro Leaf

by Angela Beck
December 4, 1905 - December 21, 1976American author and illustrator of children's booksAuthor of "The Story of Ferdinand" (illustrated by Robert L...
Author Children's Book Author Ferdinand Illustrator

David Macauley

by Angela Beck
December 2, 1946 - British-born American illustrator and author of children's booksAuthor and illustrator of "Cathedral: The Story of It's Construc...
Author British Caldecott Caldecott Honor Children's Book Author England English Great Britain Illustrator

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...
Author Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books Illustrator

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

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

Roxie Munro

by Angela Beck
September 5, 1945 - American children's book author and illustratorAuthor of more than 40 books including "Inside-Outside Dinosaurs", "Ecomazes: 12...
Author Children"s Books Children's Book Children's Book Author Illustrator