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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.

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Alice Alison Lide

Alice Alison Lide was an American author, chiefly of children's books. She won a Newbery Honor in 1930. We have not yet found a reliable photograph of this person. Do you have any information you could share with us? If so, please contact us.... View More

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Author

Lived:
1890 - 1955

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Haakon Lie

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Author

Lived:
0 B.C. - 0 B.C.

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Ebbe Lieberath

Ebbie Lieberath was the founder of Boy Scouting in Sweden and a prolific author and editor.

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Author
Illustrator
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Lived:
1871 - 1937

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Herman W. Liebert

Herman W. (“Fritz”) Liebert was a bibliophile, author and librarian emeritus at Yale University.

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Editor

Lived:
0 B.C. - 1994

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Jean Lilly

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Lived:
0 B.C. - 0 B.C.

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Yutang Lin

Lin Yutang was a Chinese inventor, linguist, novelist, philosopher, and translator. He earned his doctorate at the University of Leipzig in Germany.

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Author

Lived:
1895 - 1976

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Joseph C. Lincoln (Joseph Crosby Lincoln)

Joseph C. Lincoln was an American author of novels, poems, and short stories, many set in a fictionalized Cape Cod. He was the father of fellow author Freeman Lincoln. They co-authored several novels, including Blair’s Attic (1929).... View More

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Author

Lived:
1870 - 1944

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Freeman Lincoln

Freeman Lincoln was an American author and the son of popular 20th century author Joseph C. Lincoln. At birth he was named Joseph Freeman Lincoln. He co-authored several novels with his father, including Blair’s Attic (1929). We have not yet fo... View More

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Author

Lived:
1900 - 1962

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Victoria Lincoln (Victoria Endicott Lincoln Watkins Lowe)

Victoria Lincoln was an American poet and author. She wrote essays and short stories for women’s magazines, and several novels.

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Author

Lived:
1904 - 1981

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Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln was an American statesman and lawyer who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in April 1865.

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Author

Lived:
1809 - 1865

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Reeve Lindbergh

The daughter of Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh has written many books for children and adults.

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Author

Lived:
1945 - 0 B.C.

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Frank Bird Linderman

Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Linderman moved to the Montana Territory at the age of sixteen. He studied the Indian culture and later served in the state legislature. He wrote many books, chiefly on Indian subjects.

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Author
Editor
Compiler

Lived:
1869 - 1938

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Astrid Lindgren

Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren (née Ericsson) (14 November 1907 – 28 January 2002) was a Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays. She is best known for children’s book series featuring Pippi Longstocking, Karlsson-on-the-Roof, and t... View More

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Author

Lived:
1907 - 2002

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Kenneth Arthur Lindley

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Author
Illustrator

Lived:
1928 - 0 B.C.

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Maj Lindman (Mrs Maj Lindman Hulten)

Maj Lindman lived in Stockholm, Sweden. She attended the Royal Academy of Arts in Stockholm and also studied art in Paris, France. She wrote and illustrated numerous children’s books, but she is best known for her delightful tales of triplet gi... View More

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Author
Illustrator

Lived:
1886 - 1972

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Jennie D. Lindquist (Jennie Dorothea Lindquist)

An American of Swedish ancestry Jennie Lindquist was a librarian, author and editor at The Hornbook. She received Newbery Honors for her book “The Golden Name Day” in 1956.... View More

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Author
Editor
Compiler

Lived:
1899 - 1977

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Willis Lindquist

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Author
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Lived:
0 B.C. - 0 B.C.

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Barbara Lindsay

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Lived:
0 B.C. - 0 B.C.

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Kathleen Lines

Kathleen Mary Lines was a book critic, editor, anthologist and librarian from Canada. We have not yet found a reliable photograph of this person. Do you have any information you could share with us? If so, please contact us.... View More

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Author

Lived:
1902 - 1988

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Lemmon Lingwood

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Author

Lived:
0 B.C. - 0 B.C.

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