The New Kid on the Block
Prelutsky was named America’s first Children’s Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation. More
The Graveyard Book
Winner of the Newbery Medal, the Carnegie Medal, and the Hugo Award for Best Novel. More
Neil Gaiman
I read to travel, and to learn. More
The Giving Tree
Poignant, game-changing picture book for readers of all ages that has been a favorite for generations. More
A Light in the Attic
Classic collection of poems and illustrations by Shel Silverstein; ALA Notable Children’s Book. More
Victoria Aveyard
Reading, writing, and story have always been my gateway. More
Freaky Friday
Classic comedic children’s novel that is so funny it has been adapted into film three times. More
Veronica Roth
I read because reading changes you. More
Dodger
Michael L. Printz Honor Book from bestselling author Sir Terry Pratchett; rich with humor and wisdom. More
Michael Morpurgo
I like above all to share the excitement of my dreams and discoveries, my doubts and fears, my joys and my sorrows, to take my readers on new journeys with me. More
Sounder
Newbery Award–winning book that became an influential children’s work on race and class. More
Sabriel
A revolutionary story that made Nix a rising star in the fantasy genre. More
Letter from C. S. Lewis
In this letter to Collins publisher Billy Collins, dated November 1954, C. S. Lewis—author of The Chronicles of Narnia series, Mere Christianity, and The Screwtape Letters, among others—outlines what he sees as his three types of “literary output”: “A. Religious and General. B. Fiction. C. Academic.” More
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
A child’s perspective as a refugee during the rise of Nazism; now a modern classic. More
Mere Christianity
Considered one of the most popular introductions to Christianity ever written. More
HarperOne
In 1977, a handful of Harper & Row employees from the Religious Books Department moved from New York to San Francisco to focus on titles pertaining to mind, body, and spirit. More
The Alchemist
An inspirational phenomenon; one of the bestselling books in history. More
Michael Bond
I was brought up in a house where books were an essential part of the furnishings. More
Journey to Jo’burg
Groundbreaking book set in South Africa during the apartheid era and banned by its government. More
Katherine Paterson
I read because I want more than one life, and books give me a limitless number of lives—lives that are different from the one I was born into. More
Little House on the Prairie
Third book in the award-winning Little House series, which has sold more than 34 million copies. More
The Hobbit
J. R. R. Tolkien’s enchanting tale became an instant success when it was first published. More
The Inklings
Clive Staples Lewis (better known as C. S. Lewis) loved nothing more than sitting in the back room of his favorite pub, The Eagle and Child, surrounded by his closest literary friends, including J. R. R. Tolkien. More
Francesca Lia Block
It has been said that only two things helped survivors of the Holocaust: 1) massage and 2) telling their stories. More
Sara Pennypacker
I write because the really good stuff—how funny and beautiful the world is, even when it’s not; More
The Fellowship of the Ring
First volume in The Lord of the Rings series, which has sold more than 100 million copies. More
Wicked
Bestseller that is the basis for the hit Tony Award–winning Broadway musical. More