Authors & Illustrators
Here are the top 2,100 authors and 1,000 illustrators from the whole heritage of children’s literature. And also the top Editors, Translators, and Compilers.
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Thomas Bailey Aldrich was an American poet, novelist, travel writer and editor.
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Author
Translator
Lived:
1836 - 1907
Alan Aldridge
Alan Aldridge is an English artist, graphic designer and illustrator. Born in 1943 in east London, he currently resides in Los Angeles.
He has a website showcasing his work: http://www.alanaldridge.net/
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Illustrator
Lived:
1943 - 0 B.C.
Cecil Frances Alexander
Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander was an Irish Anglican who wrote many hymns and other poems. She was married to the Archbishop of Armagh and did much charitable work.
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Author
Lived:
1818 - 1895
J. Alexander
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Translator
Lived:
0 B.C. - 0 B.C.
Elenora Alexander
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Editor
Compiler
Lived:
0 B.C. - 0 B.C.
Robin Allan
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Author
Lived:
0 B.C. - 0 B.C.
Hervey Allen
Hervey Allen was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He wrote several novels, chiefly of early America and was co-editor of the Rivers of America series.
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Author
Editor
Lived:
1889 - 1949
Thomas B. Allen
Thomas B. Allen was an American painter and illustrator. Later in his career, he illustrated and wrote more than a dozen children’s books.
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Illustrator
Lived:
1928 - 2004
James Allen
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Illustrator
Lived:
0 B.C. - 0 B.C.
Walter Allen
Walter Ernest Allen was an English literary critic and novelist and one of the Birmingham Group of authors.
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Author
Editor
Compiler
Lived:
1911 - 1995
Thomas S. Allen
Thomas S. Allen was a violinist, vaudeville performer and early Tin Pan Alley composer.
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Author
Lived:
1876 - 1919
Philip Schuyler Allen
Philip Schuyler Allen was an American linguist and academic. He published many translations as well as scholarly studies.
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Author
Editor
Translator
Compiler
Lived:
1871 - 1937
William Allingham
William Allingham (19 March 1824 – 18 November 1889) was an Irish poet, diarist and editor. He wrote several volumes of lyric verse, and his poem ‘The Faeries’ was much anthologized; but he is better known for his posthumously published Diary, in which he records his lively encounters with Tennyson, Carlyle and other writers and artists. His wife, Helen Allingham, was a well-known water-colorist.
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Author
Lived:
1824 - 1889
James Murray Allison
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Type:
Editor
Lived:
0 B.C. - 0 B.C.
Lorena Alvarez
Lorena Alvarez Gómez is a freelance illustrator and artist based in Bogotá in Colombia. She loves to paint, take care of her dog and read comic books.
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Author
Illustrator
Lived:
0 B.C. - 0 B.C.
Andy Amato
Lawrence A. Amato, Ph.D. is a Dallas-based artist, writer and professor.
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Illustrator
Lived:
0 B.C. - 0 B.C.
Victor Ambrus
Victor Ambrus FRSA (born László Győző Ambrus) is a British illustrator of history, folk tale, and animal story books. He won the Greenaway Medal twice.
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Author
Illustrator
Lived:
1935 - 0 B.C.
Glenys Ambrus
Glenys Ambrus (nee Glenys R. Chapman) is an English artist. She has illustrated over 50 books for children. She is married to artist Victor Ambrus.
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Illustrator
Lived:
1936 - 0 B.C.
American History Club
On December 1, 1893, eight women met in the Austin home of Mrs. Thomas F. Taylor to form a club for the study of American history and literature. Mrs. Taylor had been a newspaper correspondent and drama critic in Washington, D.C. On her return to Austin in 1883, she foresaw the good influence women could exert in a community.
At the first meeting a temporary organization was set up, membership was limited to fifteen, and a bylaws committee and program committee were appointed. At the second meeting Mrs. Taylor was elected president. In 1901, Anna J. Hardwicke Pennybacker (pictured) became president.
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Author
Lived:
1893 - 0 B.C.
Gerald Ames
Gerald Ames was born in Rochester, New York. His original name was Gerald Otto. He earned a bachelor’s degree at the University of Rochester in 1929 and then moved to New York City. He wrote more than 50 children’s books on science and magic, many of which were translated into other languages.
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Author
Lived:
0 B.C. - 1993