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The article profiles poet and novelist Jean Ingelow. She began her writing career on the back of her room's white window shutters because her mother thought poetry was frivolous and would not provide her with writing paper. Following the discovery of the verses her mother relented and encouraged her poetry writing. Her first poems were printed in a little paper published weekly by her brother and his fellow pupils at Saint Stephen's School. In 1860, at her own expense, she published a collection of children's short stories, Tales of Orris, originally written for Youth magazine.

This article profiles author Ellen Conford. She developed her skills in high school by writing for the school paper, magazine, and yearbook. Me and the Terrible Two earned recognition as one of the Library of Congress Children's Books of the Year in 1974 while The Luck of Pokey Bloom and Dear Lovey Hart, I Am Desperate appeared on the list of Child Study Association of America Books of the Year (1975). Hail, Hail, Camp Timberwood won several awards.

This article profiles author and journalist Joel Chandler Harris. Harris was born in rural Eatonton, Georgia on December 9, 1848, reared by his unmarried mother. He worked for the paper Atlanta Constitution, where he created the character of Uncle Remus. Remus began as a philosopher and eventually evolved into a storyteller. The popularity of the newspaper stories led to the 1880 publication of Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings, Harris' first book. Harris died on July 3, 1908 in Atlanta, Georgia.

This article focuses on the life and works of poet and illustrator Karla Kuskin. Kuskin grew up as Karla Seidman on the East Coast, primarily in New York City, except for a few early years in an old house in Connecticut. She remembers composing poetry as a young child. Her mother wrote the poems on paper for her before she could write. Kuskin's creative endeavors received much attention and encouragement. Her parents and her teachers read poetry to her, and served as an audience for her poetry. Kuskin attributes her love of language, words, and books to these early experiences. Kuskin entered a work-study program at Antioch College in 1950 in an effort to find her life's work. Her literary and artistic talents became apparent to her supervisor at a Chicago department store, where she began writing promotional copy and working on design projects. Kuskin describes her writing and illustrating process for young readers in two of her self-illustrated poetry collections, Near the Window Tree: Poems and Notes, and Dogs and Dragons, Trees and Dreams: A Collection of Poems. She received the Children's Book Award from the International Reading Association in 1976 for Near the Window Tree.

This article focuses on the life and works of author and illustrator Steven Kellogg. Kellogg was a storyteller/illustrator even as a child. He made up stories for his younger sisters and accompanied them with drawings as the stories progressed. He also loved picture books, particularly the illustrations of Beatrix Potter and N. C. Wyeth. Influenced by his studies at the Rhode Island School of Design, including a year of study in Italy, he has turned this telling stories on paper into his lifework. He has illustrated over ninety books, many of which he has also written. Kellogg draws most of his ideas from his childhood feelings and images, from his family life and from his keen observation of animals and people. The awards received by Kellogg include repeated appearances on Book List's Reviewer's Choice list, the American Booksellers Pick of the Lists and Children's Choice of the International Reading Association for the 1980 Horn Book Fanfare Honor List.

This article presents biographical information on children's literature author and illustrator David Wisniewski. His cut-paper-illustrated picture books portray elegant folktales and sophisticated romps, meeting with critical acclaim and popularity among readers in the middle grades. Entering the University of Maryland at College Park, he soon left to attend Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Clown College instead. He received grants from the Henson foundation for his puppetry in 1983 and in 1985; he was cited by the International Puppeteers Union for excellence in 1984. The book, Elfwyn's Saga (1990), was named a Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies, by the National Council for the Social Studies and Children's Book Council. The book, Golem (1996), was the ALA Caldecott Medal winner in 1997.

This article profiles author Jane Yolen. Yolen was born on February 11, 1939 in New York City. Her storytelling is realized through poetry, drama, picture books, folklore, short stories and novels for children, teenagers and adults. As a child in New York City, Yolen played imaginative games throughout the city's landscape. She sold poems to magazines and presented one as a term paper while a student at Smith College.

This article focuses on the works of author and illustrator Elisa Kleven. Kleven provided the illustrations for Abuela, which was given the Parent's Choice Award for Illustration. She has also illustrated Dorros's Isla, a companion title to Abuela and Karen E. Lotz's Snow Song Whistling. Kleven's illustrations are notable for their rich, jewellike colors and exquisite collages created with gouache, watercolor, ink, pastel, lace, cloth, and cut paper.

This article focuses on the life and works of author and illustrator Leonard P. Kessler. Kessler began his career as a writer and illustrator of children's books in 1951, but his interest in illustration began when he was a child. He has written and illustrated several books that demonstrate the techniques of drawing and painting for young readers. These works include his first book, the humorous What's in a Line, a rhyming text describing the things a line can be and do such as tell a story or turn into a picture of anything because a line is only an idea caught and set down on paper. Art Is Everywhere, and Colors, Colors All Around followed. Kessler's most popular stories, written in an easy I Can Read Book format, are those based on sports such as baseball, swimming, and football, and include simple rules and directions for play.

The article presents biographical information on American children's book author Clare Turley Newberry. Known worldwide for her illustrations of cats, Newberry's daughter recounts her mother's method of painting her furry drawings by wetting the paper and quickly applying a brush. Four of her books beginning with Barkis, were named Caldecott Medal Honor Books, and Smudge was named one of the Fifty Books of the Year by the American Institute of Graphic Arts.

The article presents biographical information on U.S.-born children's book author Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. Having written almost one hundred books for young people, Naylor is one of the most prolific and well-loved children's authors of the twentieth century. She began writing at an early age, making books from papers discarded in the trash. Naylor's first novel for children, What the Gulls Were Singing, was published in 1967.