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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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Alfred Henry Forrester

Alfred Henry Forrester (10 September 1804 – 26 May 1872) was an English author, illustrator and artist, who was also known under the pseudonym of Alfred Crowquill.[1 Alfred Forrester was the son of Robert Forrester of 5 North Gate, Royal Exc... View More

Type:
Illustrator

Lived:
1804 - 1872

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Alfred Crowquill

Alfred Crowquill is a pseudonym of Alfred Henry Forrester.

Type:
Illustrator

Lived:
1804 - 1872

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Algernon Blackwood

Algernon Henry Blackwood, CBE was an English short story writer and novelist, and one of the most prolific writers of ghost stories in the history of the genre.

Type:
Author

Lived:
1869 - 1951

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Algernon Charles Swinburne

Algernon Charles Swinburne was an English poet, playwright, novelist, and critic. He wrote several novels and collections of poetry such as Poems and Ballads.

Type:
Author

Lived:
1837 - 1909

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Alice Bolingbroke Woodward (Alice B. Woodward)

Alice Bolingbroke Woodward was an English illustrator. She is known mainly for her work in scientific illustrations and children’s literature.

Type:
Illustrator

Lived:
1862 - 1951

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Alice Caddy

Alice Caddy Burman was an American artist and illustrator. For her work, she traveled extensively. She wrote under her name maiden name of Alice Caddy. She was married to author Ben Lucien Burman. We have not yet found a reliable photograph of this p... View More

Type:
Illustrator

Lived:
1896 - 1977

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Alice Provensen

Alice Provensen and her husband Martin Provensen were an American couple who illustrated more than 40 children’s books together, 19 of which they also wrote and edited.... View More

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Author
Illustrator

Lived:
1918 - 0 B.C.

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Alice Hazeltine (Alice Isabel Hazeltine)

Alice Isabel Hazeltine was the Supervisor of the Children’s Public Library in St. Louis, MO. 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
Editor

Lived:
1878 - 1959

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Alice Brooks McGuire

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Type:
Editor
Compiler

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

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Alice Spencer Hoffman

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Type:
Author

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

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Alice Lunt

Alice Lunt was a British author of children’s books and a Secondary School teacher. 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:
1919 - 1973

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Alice Dalgliesh

Alice Dalgliesh was a naturalized American author and publisher who wrote more than 40 fiction and non-fiction books, mainly for children. She has been called “a pioneer in the field of children’s historical fiction”. Three of her b... View More

Type:
Author

Lived:
1893 - 1979

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Alice Cooper Bailey

Alice Cooper Bailey was an American writer of children's books and articles for periodicals. She is best known for the books Katrina and Jan and Kimo. We have not yet found a reliable photograph of this person. Do you have any information you could s... View More

Type:
Author

Lived:
1890 - 1978

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Alice Barber Stephens

Alice Barber Stephens was an American painter and engraver, best remembered for her illustrations.

Type:
Illustrator

Lived:
1858 - 1932

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Alice Hawthorne

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Type:
Author

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

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Alice Dickinson

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Type:
Author

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

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Alice Alison Lide

Alice Alison Lide was an American author, chiefly of children's books. She won a Newbery Honor in 1930. 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:
1890 - 1955

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Alice Bach

Alice Bach is a native New Yorker with a degree in medieval studies who is fond of cats whom she tries to teach to stand on their heads, without much success.

Type:
Author

Lived:
1942 - 0 B.C.

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Alice Day Pratt

Alice Day Pratt was a teacher and author and a homesteader. She was a vegetarian and lover of animals. On her ranch, she kept dogs, cats, horses, chickens, and cows. We have not yet found a reliable photograph of this person. Do you have any informat... View More

Type:
Author

Lived:
1872 - 1963

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Alicia O’Reardon Overbeck

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Author

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

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