A Wonderful Children’s Book Author & Illustrator
Kate Greenaway, a writer and illustrator, will always be remembered by her incredible stories for young children. She died on this day in 1901 at the age of fifty-five. She died in London.
Kate Greenaway is one of the most regconized children’s book illustrators of all time. Kate began showing her artist talents when she was in her teens. Her artwork, illustrations, poems and watercolors she left behind give us valuable information about children’s lives in her time, the ninteenth century.
Greenaway worked with Edmund Evans. Evans produced her first book, Under the Window, in 1879 which was a best seller.
The Kate GreenawayMedal was established in England in honor of Kate. Annually, this medal is given to an illustrator with an outstanding piece in children’s literature. Edward Ardizzone was the first to recieve the medal in 1955.
