Hans Christian Andersen - Danish poet and writer, 1805—1875 Hans Christian Andersen, 1869 Danish poet and writer, 1805—1875. A prolific writer best known for his fairy tales, Hans Christian Andersen wrote and published numerous plays, novels, travel books, and an autobiography. Written between 1835 and 1872, Andersen s fairy tales

Eric Carle - American illustrator and author, b. 1929-2021 Eric Carle American illustrator and author, b. 1929. The artist and author of one of America’s most popular contemporary picture books, The Very Hungry Caterpil­lar (1969), works in a studio filled with large drawers of colored tissue paper on which he

Barry Moser - American illustrator and designer, b. 1940 Barry Moser Self-Portrait American illustrator and designer, b. 1940. The first books Barry Moser illustrated were literary classics, mostly for adults, such as Moby-Dick, issued in a limited edition by a small press. Since the 1980s, he has also applied his

Astrid Lindgren - Swedish author, 1907-2002 Astrid Lindgren Swedish author, 1907-2002. Best known for her books about the irrepressible heroine Pippi Longstocking, internationally acclaimed author Astrid Lindgren was bom in Vimmerby, Sweden, and grew up on a farm just outside of the village. She was one of four children and

Charles Perrault - French author, 1628-1703 Charles Perrault French author, 162S-1703. The fairy tales written by the French aristocrat Charles Perrault have become such a part of our cultural lexicon that to consider him the “author’’ of such tales as “The Sleeping Beauty,” “Little Red Riding-Hood,” or “Cinderella” would seem

Lewis, Clive Staples - British author of children’s fantasy nov­els, 1898—1963 C.S. Lewis British author of children’s fantasy nov­els, 1898—1963. A scholar and teacher at Oxford and Cambridge in England, Clive Staples Lewis wrote fic­tion, science fiction, poetry, literary criticism, and books of Christian apologia. It was his seven fantasy