GATOR Library: British Literature by Credo: Children's Literature

Artists & Illustrators

Aubrey Vincent Beardsley (1872 - 1898): Topic Page
English illustrator: noted for his stylized black-and-white illustrations, especially those for Oscar Wilde's Salome and Pope's Rape of the Lock.
Quentin Blake (1932- ): Topic Page
English book illustrator and writer of books for children.
Ernest Howard Shepard (1879 -1976)
From Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature
A prolific illustrator of fiction and nonfiction for children and adults, S. is best known for his detailed pen-and-ink drawings for volumes of children's stories and poems written by a variety of authors.
Arthur Rackham (1867 - 1939)
From The Cambridge Guide to Children's Books in English
British artist. Like his contemporary, Aubrey Beardsley, Rackham started his working life in an insurance office and, also like Beardsley, he was influenced by Japanese prints and the Pre-Raphaelites.

Awards

Kate Greenaway Medal
From Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature
The Greenaway Medal is given for the most distinguished work in illustration of children's books first published in the United Kingdom in the preceding year.
Carnegie Medal
From Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature
The Carnegie Medal is given for a children's book of outstanding merit written in English and first published in the United Kingdom in the preceding year.

Authors

Joan Aiken (1924 - 2004): Topic Page
British writer, the daughter of Conrad Aiken, born in Sussex, SE England, UK.
Sir J. M. Barrie (1860 -1937)
From Continuum Encyclopedia of British Literature
Barrie figures significantly in English fiction and drama from the Victorian and modernist periods. His reputation has been more erratic than the reputation of some of his contemporaries.
Enid Blyton (1897 - 1968): Topic Page
Enid Blyton is famous as the creator of Noddy, a small pixielike character, as well as being the writer of many other successful children's stories.
Michael Bond (1926 - ): Topic Page
Writer of children’s stories, born in Berkshire, S England, UK. Educated in Reading, he was a television cameraman (1947–66) before becoming a full-time writer.
John Burningham (1936- )
From The Cambridge Guide to Children's Books in English
English illustrator and children's writer Born in Farnham, Surrey.
Lewis Carroll (1832 - 1898): Topic Page
English writer; an Oxford mathematics don who wrote Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Looking-Glass (1872) and the nonsense poem The Hunting of the Snark (1876).
Roald Dahl (1916 - 1990): Topic Page
Writer, born in Llandaff, Cardiff, S Wales, UK, of Norwegian parents.
Kenneth Grahame (1859-1932)
From Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature
Grahame, author of The Wind in the Willows (1908), was the third of four children of a rather unsuccessful lawyer, reputedly descended from Robert the Bruce.
Rudyard Kipling (1865 - 1936): Topic Page
English author, born in Bombay (now Mumbai), India.
Andrew Lang (1844 - 1912): Topic Page
Scottish historian and folklore scholar.
C. S. Lewis (1898 - 1963): Topic Page
English academic and writer, born in Belfast.
Penelope Lively (1933 - ): Topic Page
Novelist and children’s author, born in Cairo, Egypt.
A. A. Milne (1882 - 1956): Topic Page
English writer of plays, books for children, and novels; best-known works include verse in When We Were Very Young (1924) and Now We Are Six (1927) and the stories Winnie-The-Pooh (1926) and The House at Pooh Corner (1928).
Edith Nesbit (1858 - 1924)
From Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature
Nicknamed “Daisy,” Nesbit was the youngest of six children (although one authority said she was the youngest of five).
Beatrix Potter (1866 - 1943): Topic Page
Writer and illustrator of books for children, born in London, UK.
Philip Pullman (1946- )
From The Cambridge Guide to Children's Books in English
British writer who was born in Norwich and read English at Oxford, where he subsequently settled.
J.K. Rowling (1965 - ): Topic Page
British author; wrote the Harry Potter series of children's novels, the first of which was Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (1997).