Bernard Waber

Bernard Waber
Born(1921-09-27)September 27, 1921
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedMay 16, 2013(2013-05-16) (aged 91)
Baldwin, New York, U.S.
OccupationIllustrator, writer
Alma materPhiladelphia College of Art, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
Period1954-2010
GenreChildren's fiction, picture books
Notable worksThe Lyle series
SpouseEthel Bernstein (d. 2006)
ChildrenPaulis, Louisa and Gary Waber

Bernard Waber (September 27, 1921 – May 16, 2013) was an American children's author most famous for the books The House on East 88th Street (1962), Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (1965) and the subsequent books in the Lyle series.