Diane Dillon

Diane Dillon
Diane Dillon is an acclaimed American author and illustrator, known for her collaboration with her husband, Leo Dillon. Together, they created numerous award-winning children's books, often blending cultural and artistic traditions from around the world. Some of their most notable works include "Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions," which won the Caldecott Medal, and "Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears," a retelling of an African folktale. Diane Dillon's contributions to children's literature emphasize diversity and cross-cultural understanding through art and storytelling.

Author's Books:


Take a fellow, reasonably young, personable enough, health perfect. Suppose he has all the money he can reasonably, or even unreasonably, use. He is successful in a number of different fields of work in which he is interested. Certainly he has security. Women? Well, maybe not any woman in the world he might want. But still, a very nice, choice selection of a number of the very finest physical... more...

The sight of an Earthman on Vega III, where it was impossible for an outlander to be, brought angry crowds to surround John Crownwall as he strode toward the palace of Viceroy Tronn Ffallk, ruler of Sector XII of the Universal Holy Empire of Sunda. He ignored the snarling, the spitting, the waving of boneless prehensile fingers, as he ignored the heavy gravity and heavier air of the unfamiliar planet.... more...