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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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Pauline Baynes

Pauline Diana Baynes was an English book illustrator, whose work encompassed more than 100 books, notably those by C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien. She was born in Hove, Sussex. A website devoted to her art is at: http://paulinebaynes.com/?... View More

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Author
Illustrator
Editor
Compiler

Lived:
1922 - 2008

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BB

A pseudonym of Denys Watkins-Pitchford

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Author

Lived:
1905 - 1990

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Nina Beachcroft

Nina Beachcroft is an English writer, who specialises in children’s fantasy novels. Her first novel, Well Met By Witchlight, was published in the UK in 1972. She has written nine children’s novels. We have not yet found a reliable photogr... View More

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Author

Lived:
1931 - 0 B.C.

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James Carter Beard

James Carter Beard was an American illustrator, and the brother of Daniel C. Beard. He read for the law as a youth, but found success as an illustrator. We have not yet found a reliable photograph of this person. Do you have any information you could... View More

Type:
Illustrator

Lived:
1837 - 1913

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Susan Beard

Susan Beard is a literary and commercial translator. She is also a broadcast journalist for Swedish radio. She has worked for a variety of clients including Volvo and Eriksson. We have not yet found a reliable year of birth of this person. Do you hav... View More

Type:
Translator

Lived:
1949 - 0 B.C.

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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.

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Illustrator

Lived:
1850 - 1941

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Aubrey Beardsley

Aubrey Vincent Beardsley was an English illustrator and author. His drawings were in black ink. He died of tuberculosis when he was 25 years old.

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Illustrator

Lived:
1872 - 1898

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John Yocum Beaty

John Yocum Beaty was an American author and editor. 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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Author

Lived:
1884 - 0 B.C.

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Frank Beaudouin

Frank Beaudouin lived in Pennsylvania and in New Jersey. He is known for marine-ship portraits. 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

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Illustrator

Lived:
1885 - 0 B.C.

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W. G. Bebbington

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Author

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

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Jack Bechdolt

John Ernest Bechdolt was an American short story writer, novelist and journalist. He wrote under the name Jack Bechdolt as well as his full name.

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Author

Lived:
1884 - 1954

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Arthur E. Becher

Arthur Ernst Becher was an illustrator of books and magazines and fine-art painter known for rural New York landscapes and historical scenes including Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. His specialty was horses. We have not yet found a reliable phot... View More

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Illustrator

Lived:
1877 - 1960

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Charles Beck

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Illustrator

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

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May Lamberton Becker

May Lamberton Becker was an American literary critic and anthologist.

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Author
Editor
Compiler

Lived:
1873 - 1958

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Gilbert Abbott à Beckett

Gilbert Abbott à Beckett was an English humorist and journalist. He was one of the original staff of Punch.

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Author
Editor

Lived:
1811 - 1856

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Sheilah Beckett

Sheilah Beckett was an American illustrator, known for her work on the Little Golden Books Series. She illustrated more than 70 classic fairy-tale titles.... View More

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Author

Lived:
1913 - 2013

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Harry Beckhoff

Harry Beckhoff was a successful commercial artist and illustrator beginning in the 1930’s. From the late 1920s to the early 1960s he did illustrations for numerous books and magazines, most notably Collier’s. We have not yet found a relia... View More

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Illustrator

Lived:
1901 - 1979

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Annie North Bedford

Annie North Bedford is a pen name of Jane Werner. Under this pen name of Annie North Bedford, she published numerous books as part of the Golden Books line. Jane Werner published under at least three different variations of her own name: Jane Werner,... View More

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Author

Lived:
1915 - 2004

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F. D. Bedford

Francis Donkin Bedford, also known as F. D. Bedford, was a British artist and illustrator. His most famous works include illustrations for: A Book of Nursery Rhymes (1897) The Books of Shops (1899) Four and Twenty Toilers (1900) The Visit to London ... View More

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Author
Illustrator

Lived:
1864 - 1954

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Henry Charles Beeching

Henry Charles Beeching was an English clergyman, author, and poet.

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Author
Editor
Compiler

Lived:
1859 - 1919

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