The children’s book authors’ and illustrators’ websites are linked. A Wikipedia link was made for those without a website.
MONTHS: January February March April May June July August September October November December
January’s Children’s Book Authors’ and Illustrators’ Birthdays
01–Lynne Cherry
05–Drew Daywalt
06–Joyce Dunbar
12–Nina Laden
13–Michael Bond
16–Marla Frazee
18–A.A. Milne
20–Tedd Arnold
26–Shannon Hale
29–Bill Peet
February’s Children’s Book Authors’ and Illustrators’ Birthdays
01–Meg Cabot
08–Jules Verne
10–Mark Teague
10–Lucy Cousins
11–Jane Yolen
11–Mo Willems
12–Judy Blume
12–David Small
13–Simms Taback
14–Adam Gidwitz
20–Tana Hoban
23–Walter Wick
23–C.S. Adler
28–Bill Thomson
March’s Children’s Book Authors’ and Illustrators’ Birthdays
01–Tonya Bolden
02–Leo Dillon
02–Sheila Black
02–Dr. Seuss
04–Dav Pilkey
05–Joy Cowley
05–Mem Fox
07– Kelly DiPucchio
07–Melinda Metz
07– Jane Dyer
09–Harry Bliss
11– Wanda Gag
12–Carl Hiaasen
13–Diane Dillon
13–Ellen Raskin
15–Ruth White
16– Giles Andreae
16– David Lubar
18–Sarah Weeks
20–Lois Lowry
20–Louis Sachar
21– Margaret Mahy
25– Kate DiCamillo
25– Linda Sue Park
28–Byrd Baylor
30–Anna Sewell
April’s Children’s Book Authors’ and Illustrators’ Birthdays
04–Maya Angelou
05–Richard Peck
06–Graeme Base
12–Gary Soto
18– Leigh Hobbs
20–Mary Hoffman
21–Barbara Park
22–Wendy Mass
22–Paula Fox
27– Nancy Shaw
28–Lois Duncan
28–Amy Hest
28–Harper Lee
29–Nicole Rubel
May’s Children’s Book Authors’ and Illustrators’ Birthdays
04–Audrey Penn
04–Don Wood
05–Leo Lionni’
06–Ted Lewin
11–Peter Sis
14–Eoin Colfer
15–Kadir Nelson
16–Adam Rex
16–Margret Rey
17–Gary Paulsen
17–Grace Lin
22–Arnold Lobel
23–Susan Cooper
June’s Children’s Book Authors’ and Illustrators’ Birthdays
02 Paul Galdone
02 Anita Lobel
05 Rick Riordan
06 Peter Spier
08 Judy Sierra
09 Kate Petty
12 Anne Frank
12 Helen Lester
14 Bruce Degen
14 James Gurney
14 Laurence Yep
25 Eric Carle
28 Bette Greene
July’s Children’s Book Authors’ and Illustrators’ Birthdays
02– Jack Gantos
08– Pete Oswald
09– Todd Parr
11–E.B. White
13–Marcia Brown
13–Ashley Bryan
13–R.J. Palacio
14–Peggy Parish
16–Arnold Adoff
18–Felicia Bond
20–Jack Sendak
28–Jon J. Muth
31–Tui T. Sutherland(Erin Hunter)
31–J.K. Rowling
August’s Children’s Book Authors’ and Illustrators’ Birthdays
02–James Howe
06–Frank Asch
07–Betsy Byars
08–Rafael Lopez
10–Dev Petty
11–Joanna Cole
11–Don Freeman
11–Steven Kroll
12–Audrey Wood
16–Eric Litwin
20–Taro Gomi
20–Jeff Brown
22–Will Hobbs
23–Mac Barnett
25–Lane Smith
25–Ian Falconer
27–Suzy Kline
28–Allen Say
28–Tasha Tudor
29–Karen Hesse
30–Helen Craig
30–Donald Crews
September’s Children’s Book Authors’ and Illustrators’ Birthdays
01–Jim Arnosky
02–Demi
04--Syd Hoff
05–Lee Bacon
06– Kathy Kacer
07–Eric Hill
09–Betsy Lewin
09–Geoff Rodkey
12– Rob Buyea
13–Roald Dahl
14–John Steptoe
14-Diane Goode
16–Karen Katz
16– Julia Donaldson
17–H.A. Rey
19– Rachel Field
19– Janet Perlman
20– Michael J. Rosen
21–Hans Wilhelm
21–Taro Yashima
24–Harry Behn
25–Jim Murphy
27–Paul Goble
27–Bob Staake
29– Pete Hautman
October’s Children’s Book Authors’ and Illustrators’ Birthdays
01–Lynn Plourde
01–Tracey West
04–Toni Buzzeo
04–Donald Sobol
08–R.L. Stine
08–Karma Wilson
14–Lois Lenski
19–Ed Emberley
19–Dan Gutman
20–Nikki Grimes
26–Tony Abbott
26–Eric Rohmann
31–Jim Benton
November’s Children’s Book Authors’ and Illustrators’ Birthdays
07–Yuyi Morales
08–Brandon Mull
09–Pat Cummings
09–Lois Ehlert
10–Neil Gaiman
10–Holly Black
16–Jean Fritz
25–Marc Brown
25–P.D. Eastman
27–Kevin Henkes
28–Ed Young
29–Jon Klassen
29—C.S. Lewis
30–Roland Smith
December’s Children’s Book Authors’ and Illustrators’ Birthdays
01–Jan Brett
04–Munro Leaf
04–Matt Tavares
09–Nick Bruel
10–Mary Norton
19–Eve Bunting
23–Avi
25–Anna Dewdney
30–Mercer Meyer
Is there an author or illustrator with a birthday you would like me to add? Let me know. If there is an official website, please include that in your e-mail. Did I get a date wrong? Do you have an official website? Is the link broken? Please let me know that too.