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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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Harold W. Felton

Harold W. Felton was a folklorist and author of many books for children.

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Author

Lived:
1902 - 1991

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G. Manville Fenn (George Manville Fenn)

George Manville Fenn was a prolific English novelist, journalist, editor and educationalist.

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Author

Lived:
1831 - 1909

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Phyllis Fenner

Phyllis R. Fenner was an American librarian, author, anthologist, and storyteller.

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Author
Editor
Compiler

Lived:
1899 - 1982

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Edward Fenton

Edward Fenton (July 7, 1917 - December 24, 1996) was an author whose books for young readers included “The Refugee Summer” and “The Phantom of Walkaway Hill.” Mr. Fenton was born in New York City and attended Amherst College i... View More

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Author
Translator

Lived:
1917 - 1996

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no first name Fenwick

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Illustrator

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

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Jules-Descartes Férat

Jules-Descartes Férat was a French artist and illustrator, famous for his portrayals of factories and their workers. He illustrated the books of many known authors, such as Jules Verne, and Edgar Allan Poe, and Victor Hugo. We have not yet fou... View More

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Illustrator

Lived:
1829 - 1906

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Edna Ferber

Edna Ferber was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, short story writer and playwright. Her novel Cimarron was made into a film which won the Academy Award.... View More

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Author

Lived:
1885 - 1968

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William Ferguson

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Illustrator

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

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Jean-Yves Ferri

Jean-Yves Ferri is a French writer, designer and colourist of comic books. In 2011, he was chosen as the new lead writer for the Asterix series created by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo.... View More

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Author

Lived:
1959 - 0 B.C.

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Helen Josephine Ferris

Helen Josephine Ferris was born in Hastings, Nebraska but her parents were both from Wisconsin and she spent most of her youth in the Badger state. After graduating from Vassar College she worked as an editor at American Girl and Guardian magazines. ... View More

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Author
Editor
Compiler

Lived:
1890 - 1969

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Ted Ferro

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Author

Lived:
1924 - 2003

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Ingrid Fetz

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Type:
Illustrator

Lived:
1915 - 2001

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Octave Feuillet

Octave Feuillet was a French novelist and dramatist. He holds a place midway between romanticists and realists.

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Author

Lived:
1821 - 1890

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Rachel Field

Rachel Lyman Field was an American novelist, poet, and children’s fiction writer. She is best known for the Newbery Medal-winning Hitty, Her First Hundred Years. Field also won a Newbery Honor award for Calico Bush.... View More

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Author
Illustrator
Editor
Compiler

Lived:
1894 - 1942

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Eugene Field

Eugene Field, Sr. was an American writer, best known for his children’s poetry and humorous essays.

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Author

Lived:
1850 - 1895

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Frederica Pisek Field

Frederica Pisek Field was the Literary Editor for The Golden Book Magazine in the early 1930s. 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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Editor

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

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William Bradhurst Osgood Field

William Bradhurst Osgood Field was an American land owner, avid book collector, gentleman farmer, and philanthropist.

Type:
Author

Lived:
1870 - 1949

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Sarah Fielding

Sarah Fielding was an English author and translator. Her novels were among the earliest in the English language, and the first to examine the interior lives of women and children. She was a sister of Henry Fielding.

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Author

Lived:
1710 - 1768

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Julia Fields (Julia Fields Lawrence)

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Type:
Author

Lived:
1937 - 0 B.C.

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S. Luke Fildes

Sir Samuel Luke Fildes KCVO RA was an English painter and illustrator

Type:
Illustrator

Lived:
1843 - 1927

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