Bill Martin, Jr. (1916–2004)

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   Author of Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?, The Ghost-Eye Tree

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8. Audrey Wood

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10. Doreen Cronin

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11. David Shannon

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12. Lois Ehlert

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13. Peggy Rathmann

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14. P. D. Eastman

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15. Audrey Penn

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16. Jane Yolen

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17. Don Freeman

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20. Denise Fleming

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