Mary Sebag-Montefiore
Mary Sebag-Montefiore is an author of children's books and often adapts adult classics for children. She has rewritten everything from David Copperfield, Wuthering Heights and War and Peace. She is associated with Usborne.
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Rachel Firth
Rachel spent 11 years studying and teaching philosophy at the universities of London and Oxford before joining Usborne. Since then she has written books on subjects ranging from knights, to food, to philosophy, as well as retelling folk stories, and writing children's versions of numerous novels.
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Mairena Ruiz
Mairena Ruiz (Valencia, 1987) decidió que sería escritora a los seis años, cuando se enamoró de la lectura. Luego descubrió la tecnología, los fandoms y las redes sociales, y con los años quiso contar historias de todo tipo.
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Además de escribir libros, se dedica a los contenidos digitales y es guionista y productora de proyectos transmedia y de realidad virtual.
En 2020 publicó la novela juvenil «Tormenta de magia y cenizas» y en 2022 comenzó a publicar la serie middle grade «STARS» con La Esfera Azul. En 2024 inicia la colección infantil «Mateo Molón», publicada por Montena. -
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Chen Jiang Hong
Chen Jiang Hong was born in Tianjin, China, where he studied fine art at the School of Arts before completing his postgraduate education at the China Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing. After graduating, he moved to Paris where he studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and began his career as an artist. His work has been exhibited around the world, notably at the library gallery at the Louvre, at the Centre Pompidou, and at Versailles. His work is in the permanent collection of the Snite Museum at the University of Notre Dame. NYRB Kids publishes Chen Jiang Hong's The Tiger Prince and The Dragon Flower.
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Dav Pilkey
David "Dav" Pilkey (b. March 4, 1966), is a popular children's author and artist. Pilkey is best known as the author and illustrator of the Captain Underpants book series. He lives near Seattle, Washington with his wife, Sayuri.
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Dr. Seuss
Also wrote as Theodore Seuss Geisel, see https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
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Theodor Seuss Geisel was born 2 March 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts. He graduated Dartmouth College in 1925, and proceeded on to Oxford University with the intent of acquiring a doctorate in literature. At Oxford he met Helen Palmer, who he wed in 1927. He returned from Europe in 1927, and began working for a magazine called Judge, the leading humor magazine in America at the time, submitting both cartoons and humorous articles for them. Additionally, he was submitting cartoons to Life, Vanity Fair and Liberty. In some of his works, he'd made reference to an insecticide called Flit. These references gained notice, and led to a contract to draw comic ads fo -
Rotraut Susanne Berner
Rotraut Susanne Berner (born 1948) is a German graphic designer and illustrator.
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She illustrated The Number Devil by Hans Magnus Enzensberger.
She is well known for a series of popular children's book, called “Wimmel” books, which have attained a worldwide circulation of close to 500,000 copies in fifteen countries.
Working as a freelance illustrator, she has focused on books for children and young adults, illustrating more than 80 such books and designing over 800 book covers. -
Susanna Davidson
Susanna Davidson also writes as Zanna Davidson.
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She joined Usborne Publishing almost straight out of university and has been writing books for them pretty much ever since. She has written about everything from dinosaurs to the Queen to Fairy Ponies and tiny monsters, small enough to fit in your pocket. She is also a mum of two boys and works from home, where she spends most of her time talking to the dog and trying not to eat too much cheese. -
Oliver Jeffers
Oliver Jeffers' work takes many forms. His distinctive paintings have been exhibited in galleries worldwide, and HarperCollins UK and Penguin USA publish his award-winning picture books, now translated into over 30 languages.
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In 2007, Jeffers was the official illustrator for World Book Day, and in 2008 Lost and Found became Oliver's first book to made into animation by London-based Studio AKA.
Jeffers won a NY Emmy in 2010 for his collaborative work with the artist and director Mac Premo, and in 2013 Jeffers co-directed the video for U2's Ordinary Love with Premo. Originally from Belfast, Northern Ireland, Jeffers now lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. -
Petr Horáček
Petr Horáček is the author-illustrator of Look Out, Suzy Goose and Silly Suzy Goose, as well as Run, Mouse, Run!; Bird, Fly High; A New House for Mouse; and Strawberries Are Red. He lives in England.
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Chen Jiang Hong
Chen Jiang Hong was born in Tianjin, China, where he studied fine art at the School of Arts before completing his postgraduate education at the China Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing. After graduating, he moved to Paris where he studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and began his career as an artist. His work has been exhibited around the world, notably at the library gallery at the Louvre, at the Centre Pompidou, and at Versailles. His work is in the permanent collection of the Snite Museum at the University of Notre Dame. NYRB Kids publishes Chen Jiang Hong's The Tiger Prince and The Dragon Flower.
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Russell Punter
Russell Punter was born in Bedfordshire, England. From an early age he enjoyed writing and illustrating his own stories. He trained as a graphic designer at art college in West Sussex before entering the world of publishing. He has written over one hundred books for children of all ages, ranging from original stories to adaptations of classic novels.
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Marta Rivera de la Cruz
Marta María Rivera de la Cruz (Lugo, 4 de junio de 1970) es una escritora, política y periodista española en lengua castellana.
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Walt Disney Company
Note: The decision was made to consolidate all Disney publications under the name Walt Disney Company. This profile is for Walt Disney, the characters he created, and the company he founded. Any questions, please ask in the Librarian's Group.
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Walter Elias “Walt” Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist. Disney is famous for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. As the co-founder (with his brother Roy O. Disney) of Walt Disney Productions, Disney became one of the best-known motion picture producers in the world. The corporation he co-founded, now known as The Walt -
Mª Isabel Sánchez Vegara
Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara, born in Barcelona, Spain, is a writer and creative director perhaps best known as the author of much of the Little People, Big Dreams series. Each book tells the childhood story of one of the world's female icons in an entertaining, conversational way that works well for the youngest nonfiction readers, allowing them to identify with the characters in each story.
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You may find books from the "Little People BIG DREAMS" series on author page - https://www.goodreads.com/author/show... -
Şermin Yaşar
See also: Şermin Çarkacı
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"Oyuncu Anne" lakabıyla bilinen ve yazdığı ebeveynlik kitaplarıyla büyük bir ilgi kazanan Şermin Çarkacı, 2017 yılında medeni durum değişikliği sebebiyle babasının soyadı olan Yaşar soyadını kullanmaya başlamıştır.
Yazarın, Şermin Yaşar ismiyle yayımladığı ilk kitap "Tarihi Hoşça Kal Lokantası"dır. -
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Mairena Ruiz
Mairena Ruiz (Valencia, 1987) decidió que sería escritora a los seis años, cuando se enamoró de la lectura. Luego descubrió la tecnología, los fandoms y las redes sociales, y con los años quiso contar historias de todo tipo.
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Además de escribir libros, se dedica a los contenidos digitales y es guionista y productora de proyectos transmedia y de realidad virtual.
En 2020 publicó la novela juvenil «Tormenta de magia y cenizas» y en 2022 comenzó a publicar la serie middle grade «STARS» con La Esfera Azul. En 2024 inicia la colección infantil «Mateo Molón», publicada por Montena. -
Anya Damirón
Anya was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on October 15, 1982. She worked in advertising as a creative copywriter for eight years, and that’s how she discovered her love for creating ideas and working with images and writing.
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Since 2008, she has self-published 15 picture books in collaboration with Argentine illustrator Pablo Pino. She started with Lucia’Stories, a collection of books that encourage kids to be curious, to dream, to invent, and to use their imagination but after making a book on behalf of a cancer foundation to collect donations, everything changed. The same year Anya created a book in collaboration with a department store to raise money for children in need during christmas and since then, she has continued to crea