Something about the author.

Something about the author. Volume 279 / Lisa Kumar, project editor. - 1 online resource (xi, 412 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color) - Gale virtual reference library .

"Facts and pictures about authors and illustrators of books for young people." "ISSN 0276-816X."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Heather Anastasiu, 1982- -- Mindee Arnett -- Emily Arnold -- Black Artemis -- Tamara Bach, 1976- -- Dale E. Basye -- Ellen Booraem -- Alice Briere-Haquet, 1979- -- Jane Buchanan, 1956- -- Elisa Carbone, 1954- -- Noni Carter, 1991- -- Susane Colasanti, 1973- -- David Conway, 1970- -- Sarah Cross -- Dandi -- Anika Denise -- Christine Hurley Deriso, 1961- -- Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, 1956- -- Roddy Doyle, 1958- -- Barbara Else, 1947- -- Matthew Farrell -- S.L. Farrell -- Sandra V. Feder -- Pansie Hart Flood, 1964- -- Axel Hacke, 1956- -- Rachel Hawkins, 1979- -- Christine Hinwood -- Alice Hoffman, 1952- -- Verla Kay, 1946- -- Allegra Kent, 1937- -- Jo Kittinger -- Jo S. Kittinger, 1955- -- Andy Koopmans, 1968- -- A. LaFaye, 1970- -- Alexandria R.T. LaFaye -- Elizabeth Laird, 1943- -- Joseph Lambert, 1984- -- Olof Landstrom, 1943- -- Hope Larson, 1982- -- Stephen Leigh, 1951- -- David Lewman, 1957- -- Dandi Daley Mackall, 1949- -- Scott Magoon, 1972- -- Debra McArthur -- Regina McBride, 1956- -- Emily Arnold McCully, 1939- -- Meg McKinlay -- Laura McNeal -- Glenda Millard -- Mitra Modarressi, 1967- -- Sy Montgomery, 1958- -- Lauren Morrill -- Lauren Elizabeth Morrill -- Anna Myers -- Garth Nix, 1963- -- Takeshi Obata, 1969- -- Hiawyn Oram, 1946- -- Kimberly Pauley, 1973- -- Mary Peterson -- Patricia Polacco, 1944- -- Sofia Quintero, 1969- -- Jean Reagan -- Judith Rossell, 1969- -- Martin W. Sandler -- Virginia Schomp, 1953- -- John Shelley, 1959- -- Keith D. Shepherd -- John Shroades -- Kirsten Smith, 1970- -- Michael Sowa, 1945- -- Michele Steckel -- Heidi E.Y. Stemple, 1966- -- Lee Stevens -- H.A. Swain -- Heather Swain -- Kari Trogen -- Jean Van Leeuwen, 1937- -- Neela Vaswani -- Stanley Gordon West, 1932- -- Lee White -- Bil Wright -- Lisa Yee -- Ravi Zacharias, 1946-.

Provides illustrated biographical articles on authors and illustrators of works for children and young adults, ranging from established award winners to less prominent authors and illustrators whose works are just coming to be recognized, from past centuries through today. Covers such genres as picture books, humor, folk and fairy tales, mystery and adventure, science fiction and fantasy, historical fiction, poetry and nonsense verse, drama, biography, and nonfiction.

9781569958742 (electronic book)


Authors--Biography.
Children's literature--Bibliography.
Illustrators--Biography.