Something about the author. Volume 274 /
Lisa Kumar, project editor.
- 1 online resource (xi, 350 pages) : illustrations
- Gale virtual reference library .
Description based on print version record. "Facts and pictures about authors and illustrators of books for young people." "ISSN 0276-816X."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, 1947- -- Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor -- Lew Alcindor -- Anna Alter, 1974- -- C.J. Anders -- Carrie Austin -- Cherith Baldry, 1947- -- T.A. Barron, 1952- -- Thomas Archibald Barron -- Tom Barron -- Lynda Beauregard -- Cherie Bennett, 1960- -- Melvin H. Berger, 1927- -- Kate Bernheimer -- Caroline Bingham, 1962- -- Deborah Blumenthal, Leslie Parker Borhaug -- Mark Brake, 1958- -- Errol Broome, 1937- -- Iacopo Bruno, 1964- -- Loree Griffin Burns -- Nan Willard Cappo, 1955- -- Soman Chainani, 1980(?)- -- Lesa Cline-Ransome -- Chris Colfer, 1990- -- Eoin Colfer, 1965- -- Sean Connolly, Celeste Conway -- Michele Coxon, 1950- -- Julie Crabtree, 1970- -- Nina Crews, 1963- -- Julie Cummins -- Elisabetta Dami -- Zoey Dean -- Hallie Durand, 1964(?)- -- Frederic S. Durbin, 1966- -- Sara B. Elfren, 1980- -- Valorie Fisher, 1957- -- Carole Geithner, 1962(?)- -- Carole Sonnenfeld Geithner -- Lindsay Barrett George, 1952- -- Madeleine George -- Charles Gilman -- Cynthia Grady -- Shari Graydon, 1958- -- Tim Green, 1963- -- Marylin Hafner, 1925-2008 -- Amanda Hager -- Mandy Hager, 1960- -- Shannon Hale -- Joyce Hansen, 1942- -- Manu Herbstein, 1936- -- Karen Hesse, 1952- -- Erin Hunter -- Cherie Jeffrey -- Martin Jenkins, 1959- -- M.D. Jenkins -- Dan Josefson -- Lynne Kositsky, 1947- -- Christopher Krovatin, 1985- -- Elena Kucharik -- Silke Leffler, Cynthia Levinson, 1945(?)- -- Cynthia Y. Levinson -- Mary Losure -- Kelly Starling Lyons -- Graham Marks -- Ari Marmell, 1974- -- Holly M. McGhee -- Barnabas Miller -- Claudia Mills, 1954- -- Daniel Minter, 1961- -- Margaree King Mitchell, 1953- -- Joshua Muggleton, 1989- -- Travis Nichols -- Claire A. Nivola, 1947- -- Anne Sibley O'Brien, 1952- -- Erica O'Rourke -- Kim Purcell -- Jenn Reese -- Amy Reichert -- Jason Rekulak -- Jess Rothenberg -- Francesca Rusackas -- Eugene Smith -- Thomas E. Sniegoski, 1962- -- Tom Sniegoski -- Carole Sonnenfeld -- Art Spiegelman, 1948- -- Joyce A. Stengel, 1938- -- Geronimo Stilton -- Mats Strandberg, 1976- -- L.B. Tillit -- David Wharnsby -- Dawud Wharnsby, 1972- -- Dawud Wharnsby Ali.
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.