Literary Library

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

Aliki

by Angela Beck
September 3, 1929 - American children's book author and illustratorAuthor of "My Five Senses", "Fossils Tell of Long Ago" and "How a Book is Made"B...
Author Book Children"s Books Children's Book Children's Book Author Fossils Illustrator

Ellen Stoll Walsh

by Angela Beck
September 2, 1942 - American children's book author and illustratorAuthor of "Mouse Count", "Balancing Act" and "Where Is Jumper"
Animal Animals Children"s Books Children's Book Children's Book Author Illustrator

Demi

by Angela Beck
September 1, 1942 - American children's book author and illustratorAuthor and/or illustrator of more than 300 books including "The Empty Pot", "One...
Author Children"s Books Children's Book Children's Book Author Dragon Illustrator

Jim Arnosky

by Angela Beck
September 1, 1946 - American children's book author and illustrator and naturalistAuthor of "Crinkleroot's Guide to Knowing the Birds", "Rabbits &a...
Animal Animals Children"s Books Children's Book Children's Book Author Illustrator Naturalist Nature