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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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H. M. Cundall

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0 B.C. - 0 B.C.

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Cyrus Cuneo

Cyrus Cincinato Cuneo was a boxer, illustrator, and painter. He studied in Paris and traveled extensively.

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Illustrator

Lived:
1879 - 1916

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Mary Louise Cuneo

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0 B.C. - 0 B.C.

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Julia Cunningham

Julia Woolfork Cunningham was a writer of children’s books and poet who pioneered the new style of gritty realism in so-called young adult fiction in 1965.

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Author

Lived:
1916 - 2008

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Edward Cunningham

Edward Francis Cunningham lived in the United Kingdom. He is known for painting.

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Author

Lived:
1742 - 1795

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Jane Bayard Curley

Jane Bayard Curley graduated from Yale University. She is an art Historian and a member of the board at the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art. We have not yet found a reliable year of birth of this person. Do you have any information you could sh... View More

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0 B.C. - 0 B.C.

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John Steuart Curry

John Steuart Curry was an American painter. He was noted for his paintings depicting rural life in his home state of Kansas. He also did illustrations for children's books such as Thunderhead.... View More

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Illustrator

Lived:
1897 - 1946

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Jane Louise Curry

Born in East Liverpool, Ohio, Jane Louise Curry has written many books for children.

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Author

Lived:
1932 - 0 B.C.

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Jeremiah Curtin

Born in Detroit and raised in Wisconsin, Jeremiah Curtin was a linguist and translator. He served in the United States Legation in St. Petersburg and, among others, translated Quo Vadis. He is particularly remembered for his collections of Irish folk... View More

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Author
Editor
Translator
Compiler

Lived:
1833 - 1906

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Harvey Curtis

Harvey Curtis was an assistant on Li’l Abner. He did the lettering and blacks. We have not yet found a reliable year of birth 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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Illustrator

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

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Philip Everett Curtiss

Philip Everett Curtiss was an American politician, novelist, and newspaper reporter.

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Author

Lived:
1885 - 1964

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Gwen Cuthbert

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0 B.C. - 0 B.C.

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Prudence Cutright

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0 B.C. - 0 B.C.

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Charles Albert d’Arnoux

Charles Albert d’Arnoux Bertall (18 December 1820 - 24 March 1882) was an illustrator, cartoonist, and writer. He was one of the most prolific illustrators of the 19th century and one of the pioneers of photography. He wrote under the pseudonym... View More

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Illustrator

Lived:
1820 - 1882

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Edgar Parin d’Aulaire

Edgar Parin d’Aulaire (September 30, 1898 – May 1, 1986) and Ingri d’Aulaire (December 27, 1904 – October 24, 1980) were U.S. immigrant writers and illustrators of children’s books who worked primarily as a team.... View More

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Author
Illustrator
Editor

Lived:
1898 - 1986

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Ingri d’Aulaire

Ingri d’Aulaire (December 27, 1904 – October 24, 1980) and Edgar Parin d’Aulaire (September 30, 1898 – May 1, 1986) were U.S. immigrant writers and illustrators of children’s books who worked primarily as a team.

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Author
Illustrator
Editor

Lived:
1904 - 1980

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Marie-Catherine D’Aulnoy (Baroness d’Aulnoy, Countess d’Aulnoy, Marie Catherine comtess d’Aulnoy)

Marie-Catherine Le Jumel de Barneville, Baroness d’Aulnoy, also known as Countess d’Aulnoy, was a French writer known for her fairy tales. When she termed her works contes de fées (fairy tales), she originated the term that is now ... View More

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Author

Lived:
1650 - 1705

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Philip Dadd

Philip John Stephen Dadd was a British illustrator. His aunt was the celebrated illustrator Kate Greenaway. Dadd studied at the Slade School of Fine Art from 1900 to 1903, and he became a staff artist at The Sphere magazine. During the First World Wa... View More

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Illustrator

Lived:
1880 - 1916

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Eric Fitch Daglish

Eric Fitch Daglish was a British engraver and author. He illustrated classics with exquisite wood engravings. Daglish also authored a number of natural history and wildlife/countryside books.

Type:
Illustrator

Lived:
1892 - 1966

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Roald Dahl

Roald Dahl (13 September 1916 – 23 November 1990) was a British novelist, short story writer, poet, fighter pilot and screenwriter. Born in Wales, to Norwegian parents, he served in the Royal Air Force during World War II, in which he became a ... View More

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Author

Lived:
1916 - 1990

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