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Born August 23, 1927 • Utrecht • Netherlands
Died February 16, 2017 (aged 89) • Utrecht • Netherlands
Notable Works “Nijntje”
Kees Boeke
Dutch educator and author
Tony Sarg
American puppeteer
Ib Spang Olsen
Danish author
Will James
American author
Hendrik Willem Van Loon
American historian and illustrator
Ludwig Bemelmans
American author
Lynd Ward
American artist
E. H. Shepard
English artist
Elizabeth Enright
American author
Dr. Seuss postage stamp
Dr. Seuss
American author and illustrator
Quentin Blake
Quentin Blake
English illustrator and author
Richard Scarry
Richard Scarry
American author and illustrator
Marc Brown
Marc Brown
American author and illustrator
Bob Graham
Bob Graham
Australian author and illustrator
Eric Carle: The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle
American children’s author and illustrator
Edward Gorey
Edward Gorey
American writer and illustrator
Tomie dePaola
Tomie dePaola
American author and illustrator
William Steig
American cartoonist and author
Wesley Dennis
Wesley Dennis
American author and illustrator
Beatrix Potter, 1913
Beatrix Potter
British author

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