Hilary Knight - American writer and artist, b 1926 Hilary Knight Although the possessive phrase “Kay Thompson’s Eloise” appears on the front cover of the Eloise books, it would be hard to imagine the stories of the little girl who lives in New York’s Plaza Hotel being half as successful
Roger Duvoisin - Swiss-born American author and illustrator, 1904-1980 Roger Duvoisin The internationally popular books by Roger Antoine Duvoisin are praised for the author’s skillful art and writing and his sure sense of what delights children. A prolific children’s book creator, Duvoisin created over forty of his own books and
Yoshiko Uchida - American author and author-illustrator, 1921-199 Yoshiko Uchida Yoshiko Uchida, author of more than twenty-five books for children, was born in Alameda and grew up in Berkeley, California, where she attended the University of California. During her senior year of college, in 1942, Uchida and her family, along
Brian Jacques - British author, 1939-2011 Brian Jacques A series of fantasy novels about the animals that live in and around Redwall Abbey has propelled author Brian Jacques to international success with readers of all ages, Born in Liverpool, England, James Brian Jacques attended local Catholic schools until he became
Lisbeth Zwerger - Austrian illustrator, b. 1954 Lisbeth Zwerger Lisbeth Zwerger was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Award for lifetime achievement and contribution to the field of children’s literature. Just sixteen years earlier, she had dropped out of art school, frustrated and disillusioned. None of her teachers had encouraged the
Louis Sachar - American author, b. 1954 Louis Sachar Louis Sachars first novel, Sideways Stories from Wayside School, was published in 1979. He was inspired to write classroom stories while working as a teacher s aide to earn college credits after dropping a Russian class. The book contains thirty stories