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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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Unsigned (Mrs. Gaskell)

Prior to publishing The Life of Charlotte Bronte in 1857, the books of Mrs. Gaskell were attributed to “Unsigned,” or to “By the author of.”

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Author

Lived:
1810 - 1865

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Bryna Untermeyer (Bryna Ivens Untermeyer)

Bryna Ivens was the fourth or fifth wife of American poet and anthologist Louis Untermeyer. She was the editor of Seventeen. We have not yet found a reliable photograph of this person. Do you have any information you could share with us? If so, pleas... View More

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Author
Editor
Compiler

Lived:
1909 - 1985

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Louis Untermeyer

Louis Untermeyer was a poet and prolific anthologist.

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Author
Editor
Compiler

Lived:
1885 - 1977

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Nora S. Unwin

Nora Spicer Unwin was a children’s illustrator and author. She was born near London, England, in a family famous for several members being engaged in publishing and printing, founding three different firms, most notably Allen & Unwin. We ha... View More

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Author
Illustrator

Lived:
1907 - 1982

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John Updike

John Hoyer Updike was an American novelist, poet, short story writer, art critic, and literary critic. He is only one of only three writers to ever win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction more than once.

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Author

Lived:
1932 - 2009

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Marion Upington

A native of Oregon, Marion Upington is a poet and author of children’s books. 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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Author

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

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William Hazlett Upson

William Hazlett Upson (1891-1975) was born at Glen Ridge, New Jersey on September 6, 1891. He graduated from the Glen Ridge High School in 1909. Before joining Cornell in 1910, he worked on a cattle ranch in California for a year. He was a graduate o... View More

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Author

Lived:
1891 - 1975

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Richard Usborne

Richard Alexander Usborne, or simply Dick Usborne, was a journalist, advertising executive and author. He is widely regarded as the leading scholar of the life and works of British comic writer P. G. Wodehouse. We have not yet found a reliable photog... View More

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Author
Editor
Compiler

Lived:
1910 - 2006

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Alison Uttley

Alison Uttley, née Alice Jane Taylor, was a British writer of over 100 books. She is now best known for her children’s series about Little Grey Rabbit, and Sam Pig.

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Author

Lived:
1884 - 1976

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Nadine Elisabeth Valen

Nanine Elisabeth Valen is the daughter of Felice Holman. She served as model for Elisabeth in her mother’s three ‘Elisabeth’ novels. She has written poetry as well as music and worked for some years as a television producer. She has... View More

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Author

Lived:
1950 - 0 B.C.

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Mario Di Valmarana

Mario Di Valmarana was an architect, author and professor. He was born in Italy but lived much of his life in New York.

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Author

Lived:
1929 - 2010

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Elly van Beek

Elly van Beek was a Dutch illustrator of children’s books. 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:
Illustrator

Lived:
1937 - 0 B.C.

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Janet Van Duyn (Janet H. Dunning Van Duyn)

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.

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Author

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

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Ninke van Hichtum

Ninke van Hichtum is a pseudonym of Sjowkje Troelstra-Bokma deBoer (13 February 1860 – 9 January 1939), a well-known Frisian Dutch children’s author. From 1888 to 1904, she was married to famous politician Pieter Jelles Troelstr... View More

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Author

Lived:
1860 - 1939

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Van Ingen

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.

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Illustrator

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

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Siny Rose van Iterson

Siny Rose van Iterson is an Antillean - Dutch writer. She was nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1972.

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Author

Lived:
1919 - 0 B.C.

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Jean Van Leeuwen

Jean Van Leeuwen has written many children’s books, including the Great Mouse Gang series and the Oliver and Amanda series.

Type:
Author

Lived:
1937 - 0 B.C.

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Hendrik Willem van Loon

Hendrik Willem van Loon was a Dutch-American historian, journalist, and award-winning children’s book author. He won the Newbery Medal in 1922.

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Author
Illustrator

Lived:
1882 - 1944

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Hilda van Stockum

Hilda Gerarda van Stockum was a children’s book author and artist. She was born in Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Her father was an officer in the Dutch Royal Navy. She grew up in the Netherlands and Ireland, living for many years in the United ... View More

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Author
Illustrator
Translator

Lived:
1908 - 2006

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Sheila Vance

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.

Type:
Translator

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

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