Margery Williams Bianco was an English-American author, primarily
of popular children's books. A professional writer since the age of
nineteen, she achieved lasting fame at forty-one with the 1922
publication of the classic that is her best-known work, The
Velveteen Rabbit.
Charles Santore renowned illustrations have been widely exhibited
in museums and celebrated with recognitions such as the prestigious
Hamilton King Award, the Society of Illustrators Award of
Excellence, and the Original Art 2000 Gold Medal from the Society
of Illustrators. Santore is best known for his luminous
interpretations of classic children’s stories such as Snow White,
The Night Before Christmas and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s Paul
Revere’s Ride, which was named 2004 Children’s Book of the Year for
Poetry by the Bank Street College Children’s Book Committee. His
illustrations for The Wizard of Oz, which is widely considered to
be the quintessential illustrated version, were used as the scenic
backdrops for a major television performance of the work.
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