Little Bear
The very first I Can Read! book has sold more than one million copies. More
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
A child’s perspective as a refugee during the rise of Nazism; now a modern classic. More
Charlotte’s Web
Considered a classic of children’s literature; a novel of friendship, love, life, and death. More
Harry the Dirty Dog
Classic dog story; childhood favorite that has charmed readers for more than fifty years. More
Caps for Sale
Longtime classic about a peddler and a band of mischievous monkeys. More
Journey to Jo’burg
Groundbreaking book set in South Africa during the apartheid era and banned by its government. More
Harold and the Purple Crayon
Classic children’s story about imagination that has never been out of print. More
The Butterfly Lion
A moving story of enduring friendship, this is the award-winning favorite from a master storyteller. More
Danny and the Dinosaur
I Can Read! classic that was named a 1958 New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year. More
Letter from Fred Gipson regarding Old Yeller
Old Yeller is the beloved tale of a boy and his loyal, clever, “big yeller” dog. More
Monster
Winner of the first Michael L. Printz Award and the Coretta Scott King Award. More
Henry Huggins
The debut novel from Newbery Medal–winning author Beverly Cleary. More
Patricia MacLachlan
I read as a child to find out what I thought, what I wished for, and what scared me. More
Gregory Maguire
One of the reasons HarperCollins has been my most frequent publisher for thirty-three years is that I admired three children’s books published by Harper & Row within a year of each other (the year I was turning nine). More
Ursula Nordstrom
When Anne Carroll Moore, the powerful and opinionated superintendent of children’s work at the New York Public Library, asked Harper & Brothers editor Ursula Nordstrom why she felt qualified to produce children’s books, Nordstrom said only this: “Well, I am a former child, and I haven’t forgotten a thing.” More
The Look of Stuart Little
In early 1945, Ursula Nordstrom, head of Harper’s Department of Books for Boys and Girls was awaiting completion of E. B. White’s manuscript for a children’s story about a talking mouse, titled Stuart Little. More
Sounder
Newbery Award–winning book that became an influential children’s work on race and class. More
A Light in the Attic
Classic collection of poems and illustrations by Shel Silverstein; ALA Notable Children’s Book. More
Stuart Little
White’s beloved classic about a small mouse on a big adventure is a perennial bestseller. More
The New Kid on the Block
Prelutsky was named America’s first Children’s Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation. More
Old Yeller
Instantly acclaimed, it has become one of the most beloved children’s classics ever written. More
Bread and Jam for Frances
Beloved story featured on at least two “top 100 picture books of all time” lists. 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
Judith Kerr
Why I write: Usually, so that I can do the illustrations. More
Cammie McGovern
As the younger sister of an adored (sometimes overly perfect) sister, discovering Ramona and Beezus and the gang on Klikitat Street was a life-changer for me. More
Kevin Henkes
