Something about the author. Volume 290 /
Lisa Kumar, project editor.
- 1 online resource (xi, 421 pages) : illustrations (some color), portraits
- Gale virtual reference library .
"Facts and pictures about authors and illustrators of books for young people." "ISSN 0276-816X."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Rachael Allen, 1982- -- Jared Axelrod -- Russell Ayto, 1960- -- Anjali Banerjee -- Michael D. Beil -- Julia Bell, 1971- -- Nina Berry -- D.L. Bogdan -- Julie Bowe, 1962- -- Sita Brahmachari, 1966- -- Herbie Brennan, 1940- -- Palmer Brown, 1919-2012 -- Joelle Charbonneau, 1974- -- Bonnie Christensen, 1951-2015 -- Christie Craig -- Lindsay Cummings, 1991(?)- -- Kimberly Derting, 1968- -- Lizzy Duncan -- William Durbin, 1951- -- Claire Eamer, 1947- -- Carol Emshwiller, 1921- -- Mark Fearing, 1968- -- Sally Gardner -- Morris Gleitzman, 1953- -- Valeri Gorbachev, 1944- -- Kelly Milner Halls, 1957- -- Alyxandra Harvey -- Karen Healey, 1981- -- Douglas Hill, 1935-2007 -- Mary Ann Hoberman, 1930- -- Colleen Houck, 1969- -- Ben Jeapes, 1965- -- Helen Keeble -- Erin Entrada Kelly -- Michelle Knudsen, 1974- -- Contance Leeds, 1950-2012 -- Ruth Frances Long, 1971- -- Jennifer Mathieu -- Barbara McClintock, 1955- -- Neesha Meminger -- Alex Morel -- Theresa Nelson, 1948- -- Louis Nowra, 1950- -- Pendred Noyce -- Joyce Carol Oates, 1938- -- Edith Pattou -- Chelsey Philpot -- Richard Platt, 1953- -- Pierre Pratt, 1962- -- Francine Prose, 1947- -- Bonnie Pryor, 1942-2013 -- Kevin C. Pyle, 1964- -- Kate Karyus Quinn -- Candice Ransom, 1952- -- C.J. Redwine -- Celia Rees, 1949- -- Diana Renn -- Mabel Louise Robinson, 1874-1962 -- Rinsai Rossetti -- Philip Roy, 1960- -- Neal Shusterman, 1962- -- Jon Skovron, 1976- -- Jenny Smith -- Kristina Springer -- Roxanne St. Claire -- Paula Stokes -- Jeff Strand, 1970- -- Jamie Thomson, 1958- -- John Rowe Townsend, 1922-2014 -- Gaby Triana, 1971- -- Clare Vanderpool, 1964- -- Paul Vasey -- Jessica Warman, 1981- -- Ariel S. Winter -- Sarah Wylie, 1989-.
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.