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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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Gertrude Elizabeth Blood

Lady Colin Campbell (3 May 1857 – 1 November 1911 in London), born Gertrude Elizabeth Blood, was an Irish-born journalist, author, playwright, and editor. During her writing career she used the pseudonyms “Véra Tsaritsyn”, &l... View More

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Author

Lived:
1857 - 1911

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Paul Bloomfield

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Author
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Lived:
1898 - 0 B.C.

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Diana Bloomfield

Diana Bloomfield, née Wallace, was a British wood-engraver. She is best known for her bookplates and commercial work. She became a much-admired book illustrator. We have not yet found a reliable photograph of this person. Do you have any infor... View More

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Illustrator

Lived:
1915 - 2010

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Joan Winsor Blos

Joan Winsor Blos was an American writer, teacher and advocate for children’s literacy. For her 1979 book A Gathering of Days, she won the Newbery Medal.... View More

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Author
Editor

Lived:
1928 - 2017

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David Blossom

David Blossom was an American artist and illustrator. He created book covers and movie posters and magazine covers. 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... View More

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Illustrator

Lived:
1927 - 1995

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Ernest Leonard Blumenschein

Ernest Leonard Blumenschein was an American artist associated with the Taos Society of Artists.

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Illustrator

Lived:
1974 - 1960

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Enid Blyton

Enid Mary Blyton was an English children’s writer whose books have been among the world’s best-sellers since the 1930s, selling more than 600 million copies. Her books are still enormously popular, and have been translated into almost 90 ... View More

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Author

Lived:
1897 - 1968

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Vladimir Bobritski (Bobri)

Born in Kharkov, Ukraine, Vladimir Bobritski was an illustrator, author, composer and historian of the guitar. He edited Guitar Review magazine for 40 years.

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Author
Illustrator

Lived:
1898 - 1986

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Vera Bock

Vera Bock was a noted illustrator, painter, and graphic designer. She is best known as an illustrator of children’s books. She was born in Russia. But during the Russian Revolution, she and her family fled to the United States We have not yet f... View More

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Illustrator

Lived:
1905 - 1973

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N. M. Bodecker

Niels Mogens Bodecker is best-known as the illustrator of Edward Eager’s wildly entertaining ‘magic’ novels (including Magic or Not, Half Magic, The Time Garden, Magic by the Lake, Knight’s Castle and others).  ... View More

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Author
Illustrator
Editor
Translator
Compiler

Lived:
1922 - 1988

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Betty D. Boegehold

Betty Doyle Boegehold was a children’s book writer and director of the Bank Street Writers Workshop. Her many books include the Pippa Mouse series and the Golden Books “You Can Say ‘No’” and “Daddy Doesn’t Li... View More

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Author

Lived:
1913 - 1985

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Beverley Bogert

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Author

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

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Aaron Bohrod

Aaron Bohrod was an American artist best known for his trompe-l'œil still-life paintings.

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Illustrator

Lived:
1907 - 1992

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Stephen Richard Boldero (S. R. Boldero)

Born Stephen Richard Hamel-Wedekind, S.R. Bolero was born in Britain, served in the RAF and turned to art in the 1930’s. We have not yet found a reliable photograph of this person. Do you have any information you could share with us? If so, ple... View More

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Illustrator

Lived:
1898 - 1987

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Emma Miller Bolenius

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Author

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

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Adolf Bolm

Adolph Rudolphovich Bolm was a Russian dancer and choreographer and teacher. He helped found the Ballet Theatre in New York.

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Author

Lived:
1894 - 1951

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Don Bolognese

Don Bolognese has written and illustrated over ninety books for children and taught at the Pratt Institue, among others.

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Author
Illustrator

Lived:
1934 - 0 B.C.

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Guy Bolton

Guy Bolton was an English playwright, although born of American parents. He wrote over fifty stage plays and musicals. He met P.G. Wodehouse at the opening night of Jerome Kern’s Very Good Eddy and the rest was musical comedy history. Perhaps h... View More

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Author

Lived:
1884 - 1979

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Felicia Bond

Felicia Bond is an American writer and illustrator of numerous books for children. She illustrated Big Red Barn (1989) by Margaret Wise Brown.... View More

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Illustrator

Lived:
1954 - 0 B.C.

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Michael Bond

Thomas Michael Bond, OBE (born 13 January 1926) is an English author, most celebrated for his Paddington Bear series of books.

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Author

Lived:
1926 - 0 B.C.

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