Who wrote Robin Hood?

One popular theory attributing Robin Hood as its author attributes authorship of Robin Hood to an anonymous figure dubbed Robin Hood; many believe this to be an outlaw who operated out of Sherwood Forest and Nottinghamshire during the 13th Century, though no definitive historical proof can support such theories.

When did Robin Hood become a children's book?

After Pyle, Robin Hood became an increasingly popular subject for children's books: Louis Rhead 's Bold Robin Hood and His Outlaw Band (1912) and Paul Creswick 's Robin Hood (1917), illustrated by Pyle's pupil N. C. Wyeth, were children's novels after Pyle's fashion. : 202

Why is Robin Hood a good book?

For his characters' dialog, Pyle adapted the late Middle English of the ballads into a dialect suitable for children. The novel is notable for taking the subject of Robin Hood, which had been increasingly popular through the 19th century, in a new direction that influenced later writers, artists, and filmmakers through the next century.