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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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Kenneth Norris

Professor Kenneth S. Norris was a world-renowned expert on whales and dolphins, and a beloved teacher of natural history.

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Author

Lived:
1924 - 1998

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Sterling North

Thomas Sterling North grew up in Edgerton in southern Wisconsin. He worked as a newspaperman, editor and novelist. He is best know for his children’s books, including Rascal, the story of his pet raccoon. In the 1940’s he was an early cri... View More

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Author

Lived:
1906 - 1974

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Robert Norton

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

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Andre Norton

Andre Alice Norton (born Alice Mary Norton, February 17, 1912 – March 17, 2005) was an American writer of science fiction and fantasy (with some works of historical fiction and contemporary fiction) under the pen names Andre Norton, Andrew Nort... View More

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Author

Lived:
1912 - 2005

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Mary Norton

Mary Norton, or Kathleen Mary Norton née Pearson (10 December 1903 – 29 August 1992), was an English author of children’s books. She is best known for the The Borrowers series of low fantasy novels (1952 to 1982), which is named fo... View More

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Author

Lived:
1903 - 1992

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Miriam Norton

Miriam Norton wrote stories mostly for children’s magazines in the 1950s. We have not yet found a reliable biography or 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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0 B.C. - 0 B.C.

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Alan E. Nourse

Alan Edward Nourse (August 11, 1928 – July 19, 1992) was an American science fiction (SF) author and physician. He wrote both juvenile and adult science fiction, as well as nonfiction works about medicine and science. His SF works generally foc... View More

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Author

Lived:
1928 - 1992

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Alfred Noyes

Alfred Noyes CBE (16 September 1880 – 25 June 1958) was an English poet, best known for his ballads, The Highwayman and The Barrel-Organ.

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Author

Lived:
1880 - 1958

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Akihiro Nozaki

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Author

Lived:
1936 - 0 B.C.

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K. Nuttall

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

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Helena Nyblom

Born in Copenhagen, Denmark, Helena Roed Nyblom, wed a Swedish professor of aesthetics at Uppsala University and moved to Sweden. She wrote several volumes of verses and stories for children. Beginning in 1897 she published more than eighty original ... View More

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Author
Editor
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Compiler

Lived:
1843 - 1926

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Jack O’Brien (John Sherman O’Brien)

Jack O’Brien was a Canadian author. We have not yet found a reliable biography or 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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Lived:
0 B.C. - 0 B.C.

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Jean S. O’Connell

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

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George O’Connor

George O'Connor is an American-born author, cartoonist and illustrator living in Brooklyn. His website.

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Illustrator

Lived:
1973 - 0 B.C.

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Paul O’Connor

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0 B.C. - 0 B.C.

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Daniel O’Connor

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Author

Lived:
1880 - 1951

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Scott O’Dell

Scott O’Dell (May 23, 1898 – October 16, 1989) was an American author of 26 novels for young people, along with three novels for adults and four nonfiction books. He wrote historical fiction, primarily, including several children’s ... View More

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Author

Lived:
1898 - 1989

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Mary O’Hara

Mary O’Hara Alsop (July 10, 1885 – October 14, 1980) was an American author and screenwriter.

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Author

Lived:
1885 - 1980

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Elizabeth Forbes O’Hara

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

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Neil O’Keefe

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Illustrator

Lived:
1893 - 0 B.C.

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