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Anne Anderson – Scottish Illustrator, 1874-1952. Anderson was bom in Scotland, spent her childhood in Argentina but later lived in Berkshire. In 1912, she married Alan Wright with whom she collaborated in many books for children. Influenced by both Jessie M. King and Mabel Lucie Attwell, she illustrated over one hundred books for children of

Chris Van Allsburg – American illustrator and author, b. 1949. American illustrator and author, b. 1949. The publication and subsequent success of Chris Van Allsburgs The Polar Express (1985) clearly established the illustrator-author as one of the premier creators of picture books in twentieth-century children’s litera­ture. The Polar Express, immediately taken to heart by children

KNOWLES, Reginald Lionel – English Illustrator, 1879-1950. Reginald Knowles was borm at Poplar in east London, the second son of Ebenezer Caleb Knowles and Emma Dece Scutt. Along with his brothers, Charles and Horace Knowles, Reginald attended the Craft School in Aidgate, and when he left school, probably shortly before 1900, he became an artist

Horace John Knowles – English author and illustrator, 1884-1954. Bom on 22 July 1884 in Poplar, East London, Horace was the fifth child of Ebenezer and Emma Knowles, and the brother of Reginald Knowles. He was educated at George Green’s School in Poplar, and designed the cover for the first issue of the school magazine,

Roald Dahl – English author, 1916—1990. English author, 1916—1990. The creator of what many claim to be the most popular children’s books of all time, Roald Dahl is a legend despite the enormous campaigns that have been mounted against him by the adult world. For children, to read one Dahl book is rea­son to read