Frank McCourt was born August 19, 1930, in Brooklyn, New York, to Irish immigrant parents; grew up in Ireland; and, at the age of 19, returned to the United States. For 27 years, he taught in various New York City public schools, the last seventeen of which were spent at Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan..png)
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Famous Author : Frank McCourt
Frank McCourt was born August 19, 1930, in Brooklyn, New York, to Irish immigrant parents; grew up in Ireland; and, at the age of 19, returned to the United States. For 27 years, he taught in various New York City public schools, the last seventeen of which were spent at Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan.
Famous Author : John Burningham
John Burningham was born in 1936 in the UK. In 1954 he spent two years travelling through Italy, Yugoslavia and Israel, working at a variety of jobs.From 1956-1959, he studied at the Central School of Art, after which he designed posters for London Transport and the British Transport Commission. He also spent a year on an animated puppet film in the Middle East.
Famous Author : Helen Cooper
Helen Cooper was born in London in 1963. When she was two, she moved to a country town in Cumbria, in the north of England. She had a lot of time to write stories, draw pictures, play the piano and read.
Famous Author : Shirley Hughes
Shirley Hughes is one of the best-loved and most innovative creators of books for young children. She has written and illustrated over 50 books, sold more than eight million copies, won major awards and created some of the most enduring characters in children's literature, including Lucy and Tom.
Famous Author : Molly Bang
Molly Bang was born in the US. She graduated from college in 1965 and after working in Japan, she returned to the states and studied Far Eastern Languages and Literatures, first at the University of Arizona and then at Harvard. She received Masters' degrees from both universities.
Famous Author : Emma Chichester Clark
Emma Chichester Clark studied at the Chelsea School of Art and the Royal College, where she was taught by Quentin Blake. Her first book, Listen to This! won the 1988 Mother Goose Award for best newcomer to children's book illustration.
Famous Author : Emily Gravett
Emily Gravett was born in Brighton and furthered her studies at Brighton University, graduating with a BA in Illustration. She first published Wolves in 2005 and shot to fame when the acclaimed book won the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal & the Nestle Smarties Book Prize Bronze Award.
Famous Author : Quentin Blake
Quentin Blake was born in 1932 and has drawn ever since he can remember.
He has always made his living as an illustrator, as well as teaching for over twenty years at the Royal College of Art, where he was head of the Illustration department from 1978 to 1986.
He has always made his living as an illustrator, as well as teaching for over twenty years at the Royal College of Art, where he was head of the Illustration department from 1978 to 1986.
Famous Author : Robert Sabuda
Pop-up books are true oddities of children's publishing. They are charmingly quaint and old-fashioned, yet eternally popular. They've been around for ages, but precious few creative souls set out to become pop-up artists. This, however, is not the case with Robert Sabuda, who seems to have been born to make pop-up books.
Famous Author : Karen Katz
From painting and sculpture to quiltmaking and costume design, Karen Katz has been making art in one form or another all her life. But it was not until she and her husband adopted a baby from Guatemala that she considered a career in children's books.
Famous Author : Clare Turlay Newberry
Clare Turlay Newberry (1903-1970) was born in Eugene, Oregon. She studied art at the University of Oregon, School of the Portland Art Museum, the California School of Fine Arts, and La Grand ChaumiÈre in Paris, France.
Famous Author : Yangsook Choi
Yangsook Choi grew up in South Korea and moved to New York to study art. She was selected as one of the most prominent new children's book artists by Publishers Weekly. She has written and illustrated many children's books. Her books have received several awards including a California Young Reader Medal and the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award.
Famous Author : Margaret Wise Brown
Margaret Wise Brown wrote hundreds of books and stories during her life, but she is best known for Goodnight Moon and Runaway Bunny. Even though she died over 55 years ago, many of her books are still in print.
Famous Author : Mary Engelbreit
Mary Engelbreit is known throughout the world for her distinctive illustration style, imbued with spirited wit and nostalgic warmth. The unmatched following for her work has grown with a range of licensed products that stretches from calendars, to best-selling children’s books, millions of greeting cards sold each year, and thousands of gifts, crafts and home accents.
Famous Author : John Grogan
John Grogan was born in Michigan, USA on March 20, 1957. Like just about every other dad in the neighborhood, his father worked with cars, as an engineer for General Motors. His mother was a full-time housewife, and proud of it. Famous Author : Dr. Seuss
Theodor Seuss Geisel (1904-1991) was an American writer and cartoonist most widely known for his children's books written under the pen name Dr. Seuss. He was not an official doctor, but his prescription for fun has delighted readers for more than 60 years.
Famous Author : Nick Butterworth
Nick Butterworth was born in Kingsbury, North London. He has worked as a graphic designer for major London design consultancies. Nick then moved into freelance graphics and illustrations, working in partnership with three others, including Mick Inkpen.
Famous Author : Tomie dePaola
Tomie dePaola was born on September 15, 1934 in Connecticut. He grew up there with his parents and his brother and sisters, Joseph, Judie and Maureen.Tomie developed a love for books at an early age probably because his mother loved books and read to Tomie every day. At the age of four, Tomie told anyone who would listen that he wanted to write stories and draw pictures for books and to sing and tap dance on the stage when he grew up.
Famous Author : Ezra Jack Keats
Ezra Jack Keats was born in 1916, to impoverished Polish immigrants of Jewish descent.
It was evident early on that Jack was an artistically gifted child.
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