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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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Michael Turner

Michael Ralph Turner was a publisher, translator and author. He and Leslie Lonsdale-Cooper translated the works of Belgian artist Hergé for more than 40 years.... View More

Type:
Translator

Lived:
1929 - 2009

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Philip Turner

Philip William Turner was an English writer best known for his children's books set in the fictional town of Darnley Mills. For his The Grange at High Force, Turner won the Carnegie Medal. Under the pen name of Stephen Chance, he wrote a mystery... View More

Type:
Author

Lived:
1925 - 2006

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Marianne Turner

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Type:
Translator

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

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Nancy Byrd Turner

Nancy Byrd Turner was an American poet, editor and lecturer. She published 15 books, ranging from adult poetry to children’s literature and lyrics. We have not yet found a reliable photograph of this person. Do you have any information you coul... View More

Type:
Author

Lived:
1880 - 1971

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Edna Henry Lee Turpin

Edna Henry Lee Turpin was an American author. She published her first work at age 15. She edited and selected a number of collections. We have not yet found a reliable photograph of this person. Do you have any information you could share with us? If... View More

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Author
Editor

Lived:
1867 - 1952

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Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens)

Mark Twain was the pseudonym of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, an American author and humorist. He wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), the latter often called “the Great American Novel.&rd... View More

Type:
Author

Lived:
1835 - 1910

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Anna Cogswell Tyler

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Type:
Author
Editor
Compiler

Lived:
1859 - 1923

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Gillian Tyler (Gill Tyler)

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Type:
Illustrator

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

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Royall Tyler

Partly educated in France, Royall Tyler teaches Japanese at the Unversity of Oslo in Norway and has also done translations from the Japanese.

Type:
Translator

Lived:
1936 - 0 B.C.

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Jean Tymms

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Author

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

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Mabel L. Tyrrell

Mabel Louise Tyrrell was an English 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

Type:
Author

Lived:
1884 - 1962

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Grant Uden

A one-time inspector of schools, Grant Uden spent time living in Alnwick Castle and later in Kent, England near the birthplace of Sir Philip Sydney. A lecturer and naval historian, he has written many books on literary and historical subjects. We hav... View More

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Author
Editor
Translator
Compiler

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

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Albert Uderzo

Albert Uderzo is a French comic book artist, and scriptwriter. He is best known for his work on the Astérix series, but also drew other comics such as Oumpah-pah, also in collaboration with René Goscinny.... View More

Type:
Author
Illustrator

Lived:
1927 - 0 B.C.

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Janice May Udry

Janice May Udry is an American author. She was born in Jacksonville, Illinois and graduated from Northwestern University in 1950. Her first book, “A Tree is Nice,” was awarded the Caldecott Medal in 1957 for the illustrations by Marc Simo... View More

Type:
Author

Lived:
1928 - 0 B.C.

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Willis Lemon Uhl

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Author
Editor
Compiler

Lived:
1885 - 1940

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Dale Ulrey

Dale Conner Ulrey was an early member of the “second generation” of Oz artists, those like Evelyn Copelman who re-interpreted the Oz books after the original editions. Ulrey was a professional graphic artist those first experience wa... View More

Type:
Illustrator

Lived:
1904 - 1989

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Clarence F. Underwood

Clarence Frederick Underwood was born in Jamestown, New York. He studied in Paris, then illustrated postcards, books, and magazines, including the Saturday Evening Post. Many of his paintings were romantically influenced. We have not yet found a reli... View More

Type:
Illustrator

Lived:
1871 - 1929

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Unknown

The people involved in the creation of some books cannot be identified. So we call that “unknown.”

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Author
Illustrator
Editor
Translator
Compiler

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

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Edith Unnerstad

Born in Helsinki, Edith Alice Unnerstad spent most of her life in Sweden. She wrote many books for children.

Type:
Author

Lived:
1900 - 1982

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Unsigned

The person involved in the creation of this book did not sign their work. So we call that “unsigned.”

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Author
Illustrator
Editor
Translator
Compiler

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

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