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Born August 30, 1909 ā€¢ Massachusetts
Died October 15, 1968 (aged 59) ā€¢ Boston ā€¢ Massachusetts
Awards And Honors Caldecott Medal (1942)
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Ludwig Bemelmans
American author
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Lynd Ward
American artist
Maurice Sendak stands with his arm resting on a life-size cutout of Max from Where the Wild Things Are, with a large Wild Thing character illustrated in the background.
Maurice Sendak
American artist
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Elizabeth Enright
American author
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Will James
American author
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Hendrik Willem Van Loon
American historian and illustrator
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Dr. Seuss
American writer and illustrator
Richard Scarry
Richard Scarry
American author and illustrator
Eric Carle: The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle
American childrenā€™s author and illustrator
Tomie dePaola
Tomie dePaola
American author and illustrator
Wesley Dennis
Wesley Dennis
American author and illustrator
Perkins, Lucy Fitch: illustration of Robin Hood
Lucy Fitch Perkins
American writer
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William PĆØne du Bois
American author
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Howard Pyle
American writer and illustrator
Chris Van Allsburg
Chris Van Allsburg
American author and illustrator
Dan Santat
Dan Santat
American illustrator and author
Kadir Nelson stands beside his portrait of Henrietta Lacks, which shows her in a red dress and hat against a patterned background, at an art exhibit in New York City.
Kadir Nelson
American artist, illustrator, and author
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William Steig
American cartoonist and author
Hansel and Gretel
Arthur Rackham
British artist
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Laura E. Richards
American author

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