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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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Alan Brooks

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Type:
Author

Lived:
1957 - 0 B.C.

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Alan Benjamin

Alan Benjamin has worked as an art director, editor-in-chief of children’s books and editor at large for major children’s book publishers. He has written more than 30 children’s books. We have not yet found a reliable photograph of ... View More

Type:
Author

Lived:
1929 - 0 B.C.

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Alan Lake Chidsey

Alan Lake Chidsey was an American secondary educator. He was also the author of several books, including historical works on Rustam, Odysseus, and Romulus.

Type:
Author

Lived:
1904 - 1981

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Alan Foster

Alan Stephens Foster was a successful American commercial artist. After a brief career as an actor with the Klaw and Erlanger Company he turned to painting. He painted many covers for The Saturday Evening Post and other magazines in their heyday. We ... View More

Type:
Illustrator

Lived:
1892 - 1969

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Alan Lee

Born in England, Alan Lee has illustrated many books. He is particularly associated with the work of J.R.R. Tolkien and was one of the lead artists on the film versions of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. Among other honors he is the recipient o... View More

Type:
Illustrator
Editor

Lived:
1947 - 0 B.C.

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Alan E. Cober

Alan E. Cober was an American illustrator. His artwork appeared in The New York Times, Life, and Time. He also illustrated a series of children’s books, called Cober’s Animals.

Type:
Illustrator

Lived:
1935 - 1998

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Albert Hitchcock

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Author
Editor
Compiler

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

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Albert B. Tibbets

Albert B. Tibbets was an American sales manager and newspaper writer. He was married to Helen Ferris, who was the editor-in-chief of the Junior Literary Guild. We have not yet found a reliable photograph of this person. Do you have any information yo... View More

Type:
Author

Lived:
1889 - 1971

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Albert Bigelow Paine

Albert Bigelow Paine (10 July 1861 – 9 April 1937) was an American author and biographer best known for his work with Mark Twain. Paine was a member of the Pulitzer Prize Committee and wrote in several genres, including fiction, humour, and ver... View More

Type:
Author

Lived:
1861 - 1937

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Albert Payson Terhune

Albert Payson Terhune was an American author, dog breeder, and journalist. He is best known for his novels about his beloved collies.

Type:
Author

Lived:
1872 - 1942

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Albert Uderzo

Albert Uderzo is a French comic book artist, and scriptwriter. He is best known for his work on the Astérix series, but also drew other comics such as Oumpah-pah, also in collaboration with René Goscinny.... View More

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Author
Illustrator

Lived:
1927 - 0 B.C.

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Albert Levering

Albert Levering was was a newspaper and magazine illustrator and cartoonist. 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

Lived:
1869 - 1929

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Albert Robida

Albert Robida was a French illustrator, etcher, lithographer, caricaturist, and novelist.

Type:
Author

Lived:
1848 - 1926

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Alberta N. Hall

Albert Neiswanger Hall, later Alberta N. Burton, was an American composer of children's songs and books. She wrote musical settings for 26 poems in The Songs of Father Goose by L. Frank Baum in 1900. We have not yet found a reliable photograph o... View More

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Author

Lived:
1870 - 0 B.C.

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Alden Arthur Knipe

Alden Arthur Knipe married Emilie Benson Knipe. He was an American football player and coach. After retiring from coaching, authored numerous books for children.... View More

Type:
Author

Lived:
1870 - 1950

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Aldo Galli

Born in Lombardy, Italy, Aldo Galli started out in agronomy, but switched to painting in 2001 and now works as an illustrator.

Type:
Illustrator

Lived:
1966 - 0 B.C.

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Aldren A. Watson

Both his parents were artists and Aldren A. Watson followed in their footsteps. He illustrated over one hundred books for children. His father was, among other things, co-founder of Watson Guptil Publications. He is best-known for his distinguished c... View More

Type:
Illustrator

Lived:
1917 - 2013

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Alex Schomburg

Alex A. Schomburg was born Alejandro Schomburg y Rosa. He was an American commercial artist and comic-book artist and painter whose career lasted over 70 years

Type:
Illustrator

Lived:
1905 - 1998

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Alex Hamilton

Alex Hamilton was educated at Oxford University. He was a novelist, journalist and travel editor for Guardian.

Type:
Author

Lived:
1930 - 2016

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Alexander Innes Shand

Alexander Innes Shand was a Scottish barrister and author, known as a journalist, critic, biographer, novelist and travel writer. We have not yet found a reliable photograph of this person. Do you have any information you could share with us? If so, ... View More

Type:
Author

Lived:
1832 - 1907

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