Tessa Duder This week, I’ve been with Elena Ferrante in Naples, travelling The Silk Roads with Peter Frankopan... More Tessa Duder
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia #1) First book written in the world-celebrated Narnia series; captivating readers for more than sixty years. More
A Light in the Attic Classic collection of poems and illustrations by Shel Silverstein; ALA Notable Children’s Book. More
Sarah, Plain and Tall Newbery Award winner about the power of family, which has sold over 4.5 million copies. More
Journey to Jo’burg Groundbreaking book set in South Africa during the apartheid era and banned by its government. More
Meg Cabot I write because of readers like Diana Moreno, who handed me a letter recently telling me that, as the firstborn daughter of immigrants, she felt lonely and shy when she arrived here in 2004 . . . until she found my books. More Meg Cabot
The Graveyard Book Winner of the Newbery Medal, the Carnegie Medal, and the Hugo Award for Best Novel. 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 Katherine Paterson
Old Yeller Instantly acclaimed, it has become one of the most beloved children’s classics ever written. More
Stuart Little White’s beloved classic about a small mouse on a big adventure is a perennial bestseller. More
Charlotte’s Web Considered a classic of children’s literature; a novel of friendship, love, life, and death. More
Beezus and Ramona Newbery Medal winner; humorous and beloved tale of the ups and downs of sisterhood. More
Sara Pennypacker I write because the really good stuff—how funny and beautiful the world is, even when it’s not; More Sara Pennypacker
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit A child’s perspective as a refugee during the rise of Nazism; now a modern classic. More
Rita Williams-Garcia My childhood reading helped to build me from the inside. More Rita Williams-Garcia
Howl’s Moving Castle This popular novel stars one of the most beloved and charismatic characters in children’s literature. More
Sounder Newbery Award–winning book that became an influential children’s work on race and class. More
Divergent First book in the Divergent trilogy, which has sold more than 32 million copies worldwide. More
Freaky Friday Classic comedic children’s novel that is so funny it has been adapted into film three times. More
The Boy in the Dress The sharp and funny first novel for children from bestselling publishing phenomenon David Walliams. More
The New Kid on the Block Prelutsky was named America’s first Children’s Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation. More