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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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Arthur Covey

Arthur Sinclair Covey was an American muralist known for creating paintings of industrial workers doing their jobs.

Type:
Illustrator

Lived:
1877 - 1960

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William Cowper

William Cowper (November 26, 1731 – April 25, 1800) was an English poet and hymnodist. One of the most popular poets of his time, Cowper changed the direction of 18th century nature poetry by writing of everyday life and scenes of the English c... View More

Type:
Author
Translator

Lived:
1731 - 1800

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Palmer Cox

Palmer Cox was a Canadian-born author-illustrator who was best know for his long-running series of illustrated poems about the Brownies. It ran for many years in St. Nicholas Magazine.... View More

Type:
Author
Illustrator

Lived:
1840 - 1924

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Michael Cox

Michael Cox was an English musician and book editor and author.

Type:
Author
Editor
Compiler

Lived:
1948 - 2009

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Frederick Coykendall

Frederick Coykendall was an American businessman and book collector. 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:
1872 - 1954

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George Crabbe

George Crabbe was an English poet, surgeon and clergyman.

Type:
Author

Lived:
1754 - 1832

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Ruth Craft

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:
Author

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

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Frank Craig

Frank Craig was a British visual artist. He is best known for magazine illustrations, landscapes, and portrait paintings. We have not yet found a reliable photograph of this person. Do you have any information you could share with us? If so, please c... View More

Type:
Illustrator

Lived:
1874 - 1918

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Helen Craig

Helen Craig (born August 30, 1934 in London) is a British children’s book illustrator and author, best known for creating the Angelina Ballerina series of children’s books with writer Katharine Holabird. Craig began illustrating children&... View More

Type:
Author
Illustrator

Lived:
1934 - 0 B.C.

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Dinah Maria Craik

Dinah Maria Mulock was a real person. She wrote under the pseudonyms of Miss Mulock, Dinah Maria Craik and Mrs. Craik.

Type:
Author

Lived:
1826 - 1887

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Mrs. Craik

Dinah Maria Mulock was a real person. She wrote under the pseudonyms of Miss Mulock, Dinah Maria Craik and Mrs. Craik.

Type:
Author

Lived:
1826 - 1887

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Edith Janice Craine

E. J. Craine was an American bookkeeper and author of many Young Adult titles in the 1920s and 1930s. 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

Type:
Author

Lived:
1881 - 0 B.C.

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Gertrude Crampton

Gertrude Crampton (June 26, 1909 – June 25, 1996) was an author of children’s books, including Tootle (1945) and Scuffy the Tugboat (1946). Both Tootle and Scuffy were published in the popular Little Golden Books series of Simon and Schus... View More

Type:
Author

Lived:
1909 - 1996

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Patricia Crampton

Patricia Crampton was a prize-winning British literary translator, including of children’s literature. She translated over 200 children’s books, winning many awards in the process.

Type:
Editor

Lived:
1925 - 2016

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Lucy Crane

Lucy Crane was an English author and a sister of Walter Crane. We have not yet found a reliable biography of this person. Do you have any information you could share with us? If so, please contact us.... View More

Type:
Author
Translator

Lived:
1842 - 1882

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Walter Crane

Walter Crane was an English artist and book illustrator. He is considered to be the most prolific and influential children’s book creator of his generation. Along with Randolph Caldecott and Kate Greenaway, his is considered one of the stronges... View More

Type:
Author
Illustrator

Lived:
1845 - 1915

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Beatrice Crane

Beatrice Crane was the daughter of famed author Walter Crane. 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:
0 B.C. - 0 B.C.

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Will Crawford

Will Crawford was a masterful ink artist. He began his career drawing for a newspaper. Then he created illustrations for magazines such as Life, Redbook, and Century. His work often had an historical or Western theme. We have not yet found a reliable... View More

Type:
Illustrator

Lived:
1869 - 1944

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E. Stetson Crawford

Earl Stetson Crawford was an American painter and etcher. He studied in Europe and in London.

Type:
Illustrator

Lived:
1877 - 1965

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Máirín Cregan (Mairin Ni Chriagain)

Máirín Cregan was an Irish nationalist. She made her name writing for children, as well as writing plays and novels for adults.

Type:
Author

Lived:
1891 - 1975

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