Something about the author. Volume 309 / Lisa Kumar, project editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kumar, Lisa, editor.

Gale Group.

Series:

Something about the author online.

Something about the author online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Authors--Biography.

Authors.

Children's literature--Bibliography.

Children's literature.

Illustrators--Biography.

Illustrators.

Genre:

Biographies.

Bibliographies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 435 pages) : illustrations (some color).

Place of Publication:

Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, Cengage Learning, [2017]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Lynn Abercrombie

Troon Harrison Adams

Lucy Aldridge

Margaret Allison

Tara Altebrando, 1970-

Peggy Perry Anderson, 1953-

Ronde Barber, 1975-

Ludworst Bemonster

Ruth Birmingham

Adam Blade

Libba Bray, 1964-

Kate Brian

Ashley Bryan, 1923-

Ashley F. Bryan

Miriam Busch

Ed Butts, 1951-

Edward P. Butts

Leslie Connor, 1959-

Tracy L. Craven

Tracy Leininger Craven

Robin Cruise

John M. Cusick

Paul Czajak

Stefan Czernecki, 1946-

Rachelle Delaney

Rachel DeWoskin

Stephanie Diaz, 1992-

Regan Dunnick

Ron Fontes, 1952-

Gayle Forman, 1970-

Claudia Gabel, 1975-

Cole Gibsen

Melvyn Grant

Adele Griffin, 1970-

Martha Hamilton, 1953-

Jamie Harrison

Troon Harrison, 1958-

Emma Henry

Homer Hickam, 1943-

Homer H. Hickam, Jr.

Homer Hadley Hickam, Jr.

Nadia Higgins

Ben Hilts

Catherine Hyde

Ann Ingalls

Betsy James

Brian Katcher, 1975-

Cheryl Klam

Uma Krishnaswami, 1956-

Jim LaMarche

Tracy Michele Leininger

Robert Lettrick

Katherine Longshore

Susan K. Marlow, 1953-

Tara McCarthy

Joshua McCune

Dawn Metcalf, 1971-

Ron Miller, 1947-

Janet Montecalvo

Erin E. Moulton, 1982-

Alyson Noel

Shulamith Levey Oppenheim, 1928-

T.V. Padma

Venkatraman Padma

Macky Pamintuan, 1976-

Ellen J. Prager

Simon Puttock

Dana Reinhardt, 1971-

Tanya Roitman

Veronica Roth, 1988-

Lucy Saxon, 1955(?)-

Judith Byron Schachner, 1951-

Judy Schachner

Ian Schoenherr

Anna Schumacher

Kieran Scott, 1974-

Liesbet Slegers, 1975-

Justin Somper

Walter Sorrells, 1962-

Janet Stevens, 1953-

Tiffany Stone, 1967

Sarah L. Thomson, Lauren Tobia

Rod Townley

Roderick Townley, 1942-

Emma Trevayne

Padma Venkatraman, 1969-

Hope Vestergaard

Rick Walton, 1957-2016

Chris Weitz, 1969-

Bruce Whatley, 1954-

Shannon Wiersbitzky

Jeanne Willis, 1959-

Laurence Yep, 1948-

Skottie Young, 1978-.

Notes:

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.

Other Format:

Print version: Something about the author.

ISBN:

9781410324757

OCLC:

974769879

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.