Katherine Paterson

Katherine Paterson

female, 77 years old
The Bridge to Terabithia, Master Puppeteer, Jip, His Story, HansChristianAndersenMedal, National Book Award, National Children's Book and Literacy Alliance…Winner of the Hans Christian Andersen Award, newbery medal, Newbery Medal winner
Katherine Paterson is an award-winning American author of books for children. She was born in China on October 31, 1932 to missionary parents. She...
Robert Ingpen

Robert Ingpen

male, 73 years old
painter, rmit, Winner of the Hans Christian Andersen Award, Poppykettle Festival, rmit university, The Voyage of the Poppykettle…HansChristianAndersenMedal, awarded the Dromkeen Medal
Robert Ingpen (b. 1936, Geelong, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian graphic designer, illustrator, and author. Robert attended Geelong College...
Paula Fox

Paula Fox

female, 86 years old
Cuban-American, novelist, Newbery Medal winner, children's writer, American, Winner of the Hans Christian Andersen Award…HansChristianAndersenMedal
Paula Fox (born April 22, 1923) is an American author of several children's books and adult memoirs. In 1978, she was awarded the Hans Christian...
Quentin Blake

Quentin Blake

male, 76 years old
Quentin Saxby Blake, Royal College of Art, Visiting Professor, Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School, Children's Laureate, Order of the British Empire…HansChristianAndersenMedal, Winner of the Hans Christian Andersen Award
Quentin Blake was born in 1932 and he has drawn ever since he can remember. His first drawing was published in a magazine for adults called 'Punch'...
Maria Gripe

Maria Gripe

female, deceased (2007)
Vaxholm, writer, swedish, children's writer, Winner of the Hans Christian Andersen Award, HansChristianAndersenMedal
Maria Gripe, born Maria Walter (25 July, 1923, Vaxholm - 5 April, 2007), was a Swedish author of books for children and young people, often written...