Erich KastnerErich Kästner (1899-1974) was one of the best-known international children's authors of the twentieth century, as well as a poet, screenwriter and satirist. He was awarded the American Library Association Mildred L. Batchelder Award and the Hans Chritian Andersen Award. Walter Trier (1890-1951) was a celebrated children's book illustrator. Maurice Bernard Sendak (1928-2012) was an internationally renowned American illustrator and writer of children's books, best known for Where the Wild Things Are. He was the recipient of a Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration, a Caldecott Medal, a National Book Award, and a National Medal of Arts. Read More Read Less