William Lipkind (December 17, 1904, New York City – October 2, 1974) was an American writer most famous for his children's picture book collaborations with Nicholas Mordvinoff, under the pseudonym Will (jointly Nicolas and Will).
[1] Before his writing and illustrating career, he was already an established anthropologist, graduating from Columbia University in 1937.
[3] In 1947, he wrote Finders Keepers, published by Harcourt Brace and winner of the 1951 Caldecott Medal.
[3] Beginning in 1939, Lipkind spent two years in Brazil studying two Indian tribes.
[5] Lipkind taught anthropology at New York University and at Hunter College, children's literature.