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Authors & Illustrators

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.

Samuel Bryant (Samuel H. Bryant)

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Type:
Illustrator

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

Anne Fleur (Sari)

Anne Fleur studied at the Art Students’ League. She started in commercial illustration, then later did children’s books as both as author and illustrator. She was active in the mid-twentieth century. We have not yet found a reliable year ... View More

Type:
Illustrator

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

John Verney (Sir John Verney)

Sir John Verney (September 30, 1913 -- February 2, 1993) was a writer, painter and illustrator. He was a film director’s assistant and baronet, a Yeomanry officer and parachutist, a traveller and a lover of most things British. He was master of... View More

Type:
Author
Illustrator
Editor
Compiler

Lived:
1913 - 1993

Bernhard Stafford Good (Stafford Good)

A member of the Brandywine artists. 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:
Illustrator
Editor
Compiler

Lived:
1893 - 1969

Stanley Massey Arthurs (Stanley M. Arthurs)

Born in Wilmington, Delaware, Stanley M. Arthurs was a student of Howard Pyle and purchased Pyle’s studio after his death in 1911. We have not yet found a reliable photograph of this person. Do you have any information you could share with us? ... View More

Type:
Author
Illustrator

Lived:
1877 - 1950

Theodor Seuss Geisel (Theodor Geisel)

Theodor Seuss Geisel was a real person. He wrote under the pseudonyms of Dr. Seuss, Dr. Theophrastus Seuss, Theo LeSieg, and Rosetta Stone.

Type:
Author
Illustrator

Lived:
1904 - 1991

Theresa Kalab (Theresa Kalab Smith)

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Type:
Illustrator

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

Thomas Webster (Thomas George Webster)

Thomas George Webster was a British genre painter and illustrator.

Type:
Illustrator

Lived:
1800 - 1886

Henry Fisher (Thomas Henry Fisher)

Thomas Henry (born Thomas Henry Fisher) was an English illustrator, best remembered for his illustrations of the William books.

Type:
Illustrator

Lived:
1879 - 1962

Norman Ault (Thomas Norman Ault)

Norman Ault was a British illustrator and anthologist.

Type:
Illustrator

Lived:
1880 - 1950

T. Scott (Tom Scott)

Thomas Scott, R.S.A., R.S.W. was a Scottish painter, primarily a watercolourist, born in Selkirk in the Scottish Borders. He signed his work as Tom Scott and T. Scott. We have not yet found a reliable photograph of this person. Do you have any inform... View More

Type:
Illustrator

Lived:
1854 - 1927

Ed Young (Tse-Chun Young)

Born in Tianjin, China, Ed Young came to America in 1951 to study architecture. He discovered he was more interested in art and began illustrating children’s books in 1962.

Type:
Author
Illustrator
Editor
Translator
Compiler

Lived:
1931 - 0 B.C.

Dan Beard (Uncle Dan)

Daniel Carter Beard, also called Uncle Dan, was an American illustrator, author, and outdoor enthusiast. He was a pioneer of the youth scouting movement in the United States.

Type:
Illustrator

Lived:
1850 - 1941

Victor Pérard (Victor Semon Pérard)

Victor Pérard was an internationally known illustrator and painter. He was born in Paris in France and immigrated to the United States. He painted landscapes and illustrated books. We have not yet found a reliable photograph of this person. Do... View More

Type:
Illustrator

Lived:
1870 - 1957

Graham Robertson (Walford Graham Robertson)

When “The Wind in the Willows” was originally published, it had a frontispiece illustration by the noted British artist (Walford) Graham Robertson (1866–1948) but no other illustrations.... View More

Type:
Illustrator

Lived:
1866 - 1948

Walt Kelly (Walter Crawford Kelly, Jr. )

Walt Kelly was an American animator and cartoonist, best know for his strip Pogo.

Type:
Author
Illustrator

Lived:
1913 - 1973

W. Frank Calderon (William Frank Calderon)

William Frank Calderon was a British painter of portraits and animal scenes.

Type:
Illustrator

Lived:
1865 - 1943

W. H. W. Bicknell (William Harry Warren Bicknell)

William Harry Warren Bicknell was an American artist and etcher. He painted landscapes and portraits.

Type:
Illustrator

Lived:
1860 - 1947

W. H. Drake (William Henry Drake)

William Henry Drake was an American painter and illustrator. He is most famous for his illustrations of The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. We have not yet found a reliable photograph of this person. Do you have any information you could share with u... View More

Type:
Illustrator

Lived:
1856 - 1926

Taro Yashima (八島 太郎)

Taro Yashima was a Japanese-American artist and award-winning illustrator, best known for his beautifully illustrated children's books. He immigrated to the United States in 1939.

Type:
Author
Illustrator

Lived:
1908 - 1994

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