Aliki Brandenberg

Aliki Liacouras Brandenberg or pen name Aliki (born September 3, 1929) is an American author and illustrator of books for children.

Early life Brandenberg was born in Wildwood Crest, New Jersey, to James Peter and Stella (née Lagakos) Liacouras. Her parents, who lived in Philadelphia, were originally from Greece, and they taught her to speak Greek as a first language. She started to draw at an early age, and her parents enrolled her in art classes. She also took piano lessons.

She has two children, Jason and Alexa. Alexa is a children's book author and illustrator of several books, including I am Me!

Awards In 1991 she won the Pennsylvania School Librarians' Association Award. Those Summers Three Gold Pieces: A Greek Folk Tale Use Your Head, Dear We Are Best Friends Welcome, Little Baby What Can You Make of It? (illustrated by Aliki, written by Franz Brandenberg) What's For Lunch, Charley? (illustrated by Aliki, written by Margaret Hodges) What's Wrong with a Van? (illustrated by Aliki, written by Franz Brandenberg) Wild and Woolly Mammoths William Shakespeare and the Globe