Horst Köhler was a German politician who served as President of Germany from 2004 to 2010. As the candidate of the two Christian Democratic sister parties, the CDU (of which he was a member) and the C…
Maud Hart Lovelace was an American writer best known for the beloved Betsy-Tacy series, which has remained a cornerstone of American children’s literature for generations. Born and raised in Mankato, …
Heinrich Christian Wilhelm Busch was an influential German caricaturist, painter, and poet who is famed for his satirical picture stories with rhymed texts.
Otfried Preußler (sometimes spelled as Otfried Preussler) was a German children's books author. His best-known works are The Robber Hotzenplotz and The Satanic Mill (Krabat).
János Arany was a Hungarian journalist, writer, poet, and translator. He is often said to be the "Shakespeare of ballads" – he wrote more than 40 ballads which have been translated into over 50 langua…
Kálmán Mikszáth Kiscsoltó was a major Hungarian novelist, journalist, and politician. Mikszáth was born in Sklabiná into a family of the lesser nobility. He studied Law at the University of Budapest fr…
Andrus Kivirähk is an Estonian journalist, playwright and novelist. His writing style can be called self-mocking and sarcastic with dark humour. His best known work "Rehepapp ehk November", a.k.a. "Re…
Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren, née Ericsson, (1907 - 2002) was a Swedish children's book author and screenwriter, whose many titles were translated into 85 languages and published in more than 100 count…
Mór Jókai, born Móric Jókay de Ásva, outside Hungary also known as Maurus Jokai or Moriz Jokai, was a Hungarian dramatist and novelist. He was born in Komárom, the Kingdom of Hungary (today Komárno, S…
Ferenc Molnár (Americanized name: Franz Molnar) was a Hungarian dramatist and novelist. During the World War II he emigrated to the United States to escape the Nazi persecution of Hungarian Jews.
Mika Arto Juhani Keränen on sündinud 24. novembril 1973 Helsingis. Lõpetanud Tartu Ülikooli 1999. aastal bakalaureuse kraadiga eriala eesti keel võõrkeelena. Keränen on töötanud tõlkijana, kultuuriüritu…
Стале Попов (25 мај 1902 - 10 март 1965) бил македонски раскажувач и романсиер. Роден е во селото Мелница, Мариово. Произлегува од селска средина. Неговите стари, по традиција, биле земјоделци, но меѓ…
Géza Gárdonyi, born Géza Ziegler (August 3, 1863 – October 30, 1922) was a Hungarian writer and journalist. Although he wrote a range of works, he had his greatest success as a historical novelist, pa…
Ferenc Móra was born in Kiskunfélegyháza, into a financially poor family. His father Márton Móra was a tailor, and his mother Anna Juhász was a baker. He acquired his formal education under the most e…
Ilmar Tomusk on sündinud 28. juunil 1964. aastal Tallinnas. Aastatel 1971–1982 õppis Tallinna 32. Keskkoolis ning 1989. aastal lõpetas Tallinna Pedagoogilise Instituudi eesti keele ja kirjanduse õpeta…
"Schreiben macht glücklich", findet die Kinderbuchautorin Margit Auer. Für sie gibt es nichts Schöneres, als in magische Welten einzutauchen und neue Figuren zu erfinden. Zunächst sah es jedoch gar ni…
