Biography

Hilary Knight – American writer and artist, b 1926 Although the pos­sessive phrase “Kay Thompson’s Eloise” appears on the front […]

Roger Duvoisin – Swiss-born American author and illustra­tor, 1904-1980 The internationally popular books by Roger Antoine Duvoisin are praised for

Yoshiko Uchida – American author and author-illustrator, 1921-199 Yoshiko Uchida, author of more than twenty-five books for children, was born

Brian Jacques – British author, 1939-2011 A series of fantasy novels about the animals that live in and around Redwall

Lisbeth Zwerger – Austrian illustrator, b. 1954 Lisbeth Zwerger was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Award for lifetime achievement and

Hugh Lofting – British author and illustrator, 1886-1947 Hugh Lofting is best known for creating Doctor Dolittle, one of the

Carl Larsson – Swedish artist, 1853—1919 It is difficult to be­lieve that the Swedish artist whose paint­ings are the embodiment

Leo Lionni – American author and illustrator, 1910-1999 In Leo Lionni’s Frederick (1967), a shy, poetic field mouse refuses to

William Steig – American author and illustrator, 1907-2003 William Steig has been deservedly praised for both his writing and his