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Anna Elizabeth Dewdney fue una autora e ilustradora estadounidense de libros infantiles. El primer libro que escribió e ilustró, Llama Llama Red Pajama (2005), recibió elogios de la crítica. Escribió otros libros de la serie Llama Llama, todos convirtiéndose en superventas del New York Times. Su trabajo ha sido adaptado a obras de teatro, espectáculos de danza, musicales y una serie de televisión animada para Netflix titulada Llama Llama. Muchas organizaciones sin fines de lucro utilizan sus libros para campañas y programas de alfabetización, incluyendo la Biblioteca del Congreso de los Estados Unidos.

Edgar Dewdney, was a Canadian surveyor, road builder, Indian commissioner and politician born in Devonshire, England. He emigrated to British Columbia in 1859 in order to act as surveyor for the Dewdney Trail that runs through the province. In 1870, Dewdney decided to take up a role in Canadian government. In this year, he was elected to the Legislative Council of British Columbia as a representative form the Kootenay region. In 1872, he was elected as a member of Federal Government for the Yale region representing the Conservative party. He was reelected to this position in 1874 and again in 1878. Dewdney served as Lieutenant Governor of the North-West Territories from 1879 to 1888, and the fifth Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia from 1892 to 1897. Additionally, he served as the Indian commissioner in the North-West Territories from 1879 until 1888. In 1897, Dewdney retired from politics and began working as a financial agent until his death in 1916.