Scott O'Dell

male, deceased (1989)
Black Star, Bright Dawn, Newbery Honor, children's writer, newbery medal, American, WinneroftheHansChristianAndersenAward…Newbery Medal winner, Island of the Blue Dolphins, Sing Down the Moon, The King's Fifth, The Black Pearl
Scott O'Dell (May 23, 1898 - October 16, 1989) was an American children's author who wrote 26 novels for youngsters, along with three adult novels...
Astrid Lindgren

Astrid Lindgren

female, deceased (2002)
pippi longstocking, children's writer, swedish, Children's literature, fantasy writer, Screenwriter…Recipient of the Right Livelihood Award, WinneroftheHansChristianAndersenAward, The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking writer
Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren was a Swedish children's book author and screenwriter, whose many titles were translated into 85 languages and...
Uri Orlev

Uri Orlev

male, 78 years old
Israeli, Jerzy Henryk Orlowski, The Island on Bird Street, Polish-Jewish, Hans Christian Andersen Award, Polish literature…WinneroftheHansChristianAndersenAward
Uri Orlev (born Jerzy Henryk Orlowski in 1931) is an award-winning Israeli children's author and translator of Polish-Jewish origin. Born in...
Virginia Hamilton

Virginia Hamilton

female, deceased (2002)
MacArthur Fellow, Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal winner, Newbery Medal winner, children's writer, newbery medal, American…Edgar Award winner, WinneroftheHansChristianAndersenAward, National Book Award, M. C. Higgins, the Great
Virginia Hamilton (March 12, 1936 - February 19, 2002) was a prolific children's author. She wrote over 35 books, including "M. C. Higgins, the...
Paula Fox

Paula Fox

female, 86 years old
Cuban-American, novelist, Newbery Medal winner, children's writer, American, WinneroftheHansChristianAndersenAward…Hans Christian Andersen Medal
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...
Annie M. G. Schmidt

Annie M. G. Schmidt

female, deceased (1995)
dutch, children's writer, Musical theatre, WinneroftheHansChristianAndersenAward, Children's literature, Hans Christian Andersen Award
Anna Maria Geertruida Schmidt (Kapelle, 20 May 1911 - Amsterdam, 21 May 1995) was a Dutch writer. Although she wrote a variety of poems, songs,...
Robert Ingpen

Robert Ingpen

male, 73 years old
painter, rmit, WinneroftheHansChristianAndersenAward, Poppykettle Festival, rmit university, The Voyage of the Poppykettle…Hans Christian Andersen Medal, awarded the Dromkeen Medal, Member of the Order of Australia, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
Robert Ingpen (b. 1936, Geelong, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian graphic designer, illustrator, and author. Robert attended Geelong College...
Margaret Mahy

Margaret Mahy

female, 73 years old
University of Canterbury alumni, ONZ, Carnegie Medal, The Haunting, Library Association, The Man Whose Mother was a Pirate…Hans Christian Andersen Award, A Lion in the Meadow, Order of New Zealand, Member of the Order of New Zealand, WinneroftheHansChristianAndersenAward
Margaret Mahy ONZ (born in Whakatane, New Zealand on 21 March 1936) is a well-known New Zealand author of children's and young adult books. While...
Tove Jansson

Tove Jansson

female, deceased (2001)
Finnish women writer, Swedish-speaking Finn, cancer death, moomin, WinneroftheHansChristianAndersenAward, Moomin series
Tove Marika Jansson was a Finnish novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author. She is the author of, among other works, the Moomin books.