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Leo Lionni – American author and illustrator, 1910-1999 In Leo Lionni’s Frederick (1967), a shy, poetic field mouse refuses to […]

William Steig – American author and illustrator, 1907-2003 William Steig has been deservedly praised for both his writing and his

Padraic Colum – Irish author, 1881-1972 In the early part of the twentieth century, Padraic Colum belonged to the Dub­lin

Kate Douglas Wiggin – American author, 1856-1923 When Kate Douglas Wiggin wrote Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1903) over ninety years

Kurt Wiese: Bringing Stories to Life Through Art and Imagination Kurt Wiese (1887-1974), one of the most prolific illustrators known

Tasha Tudor – American artist and author, 1915-2008 Tasha Tudor, gifted artist beloved by generations of readers, published her first

Vera B. Williams – American author and illustrator, 1927-2015 A striking element in the award-winning books Vera Williams creates is

Johanna Spyri: The Woman Who Gave Switzerland a Voice She created one of the most beloved heroines in all of

P. L. Travers – British author, critic, and lecturer, 1899- 1996 Pamela Lyndon Travers was as un­willing to “explain” herself

Joanne Rowling – British author, b. 1965 A phenomenon in children’s book publishing began in 1998 and continues to whirl