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38 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Aale TynniAuthor · BooksAale Maria Tynni-Haavio (3 October 1913 – 21 October 1997) was a Finnish poet and translator.
Aidi VallikAuthor · BooksIllustration — Aidi Vallik in 2017
Åke EdwardsonAuthor · BooksÅke Edwardson (born 10 March 1953 in Eksjö, Småland) is a Swedish author of detective fiction, and was previously a lecturer in journalism at University of Gothenburg, the city where many…
Ana Maria MachadoAuthor · BooksAna Maria Machado (born 24 December 1941) is a Brazilian writer of children's books, one of the most significant alongside Lygia Bojunga Nunes and Ruth Rocha.
Andrea MolesiniAuthor · BooksAndrea Molesini (born 28 December 1954) is an Italian novelist.
Anna SewellAuthor · BooksAnna Sewell (30 March 1820 – 25 April 1878) was an English novelist who is known for her only book, Black Beauty, a novel about a horse.
Anna ŚwirszczyńskaAuthor · BooksAnna Świrszczyńska (ˈanna ɕvirʂˈt͡ʂɨj̃ska; also known as Anna Swir) (1909–1984) was a Polish poet whose works deal with themes including her experiences during World War II, motherhood, the…
Camilla LäckbergAuthor · BooksJean Edith Camilla Läckberg (born 30 August 1974), also known as Camilla Läckberg Eriksson, is a Swedish crime writer and screenwriter.
Eleanor H. PorterAuthor · BooksEleanor Emily Hodgman Porter (December 19, 1868 – May 21, 1920) was an American novelist.
Élisabeth VonarburgAuthor · BooksÉlisabeth Vonarburg (born 5 August 1947) is a science fiction writer.
Elizabeth GoudgeAuthor · BooksElizabeth de Beauchamp Goudge FRSL (24 April 1900 – 1 April 1984) was an English writer of fiction and children's books.
Elsa BeskowArtist · PaintingsElsa Beskow (Maartman; 11February 187430June 1953) was a famous Swedish author and illustrator of children's books.
Enid BlytonAuthor · BooksEnid Mary Blyton (11 August 1897 – 28 November 1968) was an English children's writer. She is one of the best-selling writers of all time in the realm of children's literature.
Erich KästnerAuthor · BooksEmil Erich Kästner (23 February 1899 – 29 July 1974) was a German writer, poet, screenwriter and satirist, known primarily for his humorous, socially astute poems and for children's books…
Guzal SitdikovaAuthor · BooksGuzal Ramazanovna Sitdykowa is a Bashkir writer, poet, publicist and translator. She is a member of the Union of Writers of Russia and the Union of Writers of Bashkortostan.
Hugh LoftingIllustrator · IllustrationHugh John Lofting (14 January 1886 – 26 September 1947) was an English-American writer, trained as a civil engineer, who created the classic children's literature character Doctor Dolittle.
Humphrey CarpenterAuthor · BooksHumphrey William Bouverie Carpenter (29 April 1946 – 4 January 2005) was an English biographer, writer, and radio broadcaster. He is known especially for his biographies of J. R. R.
James HorvathIllustrator · IllustrationJames Horvath is a children’s writer, illustrator and author of Dig, Dogs, Dig: A Construction Tail, Build, Dogs, Build: A Tall Tail and Work, Dogs, Work: A Highway Tail.
Jürg SchubigerAuthor · BooksJürg Schubiger (14 October 1936 – 15 September 2014) was a Swiss psychotherapist and writer of children's books.
Lisa LoebPerson · Music memorabiliaLisa Anne Loeb (born March 11, 1968) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author and actress.
Michael RosenAuthor · BooksMichael Wayne Rosen (born 7 May 1946) is an English children's author, poet, presenter, political columnist, broadcaster, activist, and academic, who is a professor of children's literature…
Nahoko UehashiAuthor · BooksNahoko Uehashi (born July 15, 1962) is a Japanese writer, primarily of fantasy books, for which she has won many awards.
Naomi MitchisonAuthor · BooksNaomi Mary Margaret Mitchison, Baroness Mitchison (née Haldane; 1 November 1897 – 11 January 1999) was a Scottish novelist and poet.
P. L. TraversAuthor · BooksPamela Lyndon Travers (born Helen Lyndon Goff; 9 August 1899 – 23 April 1996) was an Australian-British writer who spent most of her career in England.
Patricia WrightsonAuthor · BooksPatricia Wrightson OBE (19 June 1921 – 15 March 2010) was an Australian writer of several highly regarded and influential children's books.
Pierre BotteroAuthor · BooksPierre Bottero (13 February 1964 – 8 November 2009) was a French writer.
Sandra BoyntonArtist · Comics and comic artSandra Keith Boynton (born April 3, 1953) is an American humorist, songwriter, director, music producer, children's author, and illustrator.
Steve BreenArtist · Comics and comic artStephen Paul Breen (born April 26, 1970) is a nationally syndicated cartoonist. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning twice, in 1998 and 2009.
Tormod HaugenAuthor · BooksTormod Haugen (12 May 1945 – 18 October 2008) was a Norwegian writer of children's books and translator.
Viktor DragunskyAuthor · BooksViktor Yuzefovich Dragunsky (1 December 1913 - 6 May 1972) was a Soviet writer. He was born into a Jewish family who emigrated to the United States from Gomel, Belarus.
Virginia HamiltonAuthor · BooksVirginia Esther Hamilton (March 12, 1936 – February 19, 2002) was an American children's books author. She wrote 41 books, including M. C.
William JoyceIllustrator · IllustrationWilliam Edward Joyce (born December 11, 1957) is an American writer, illustrator, and filmmaker.

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