Talus Taylor

Talus Taylor (1933 – 19 February 2015) was an American writer of children's literature, best known for being the co-creator with his wife Annette Tison of the Barbapapa series.

Taylor was born in 1933 in San Francisco. He was a biology teacher and the companion of Annette Tison, the co-creator of the famous Barbapapa series; initially published as an album in 1970, before becoming a cartoon and a magazine in 1976. Taylor died on 19th February 2015 in Paris at the age of 82.