Caps for Sale
Longtime classic about a peddler and a band of mischievous monkeys. More
Patricia MacLachlan
I read as a child to find out what I thought, what I wished for, and what scared me. More
Jenna Bush Hager
I read because it’s in my DNA. More
A Light in the Attic
Classic collection of poems and illustrations by Shel Silverstein; ALA Notable Children’s Book. 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
Soman Chainani
Whatever psychic wounds have turned me into a writer I am thankful for. More
Sabriel
A revolutionary story that made Nix a rising star in the fantasy genre. More
Harold and the Purple Crayon
Classic children’s story about imagination that has never been out of print. More
Charlotte’s Web
Considered a classic of children’s literature; a novel of friendship, love, life, and death. More
Marketing and publicity brochure for Charlotte’s Web
This 1963 marketing and publicity brochure for Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White includes a letter from White explaining how he got the idea for the story. More
Jane O’Connor
I really have no hobbies—nearly all of my leisure time is spent with a good book. More
Monster
Winner of the first Michael L. Printz Award and the Coretta Scott King Award. More
Stuart Little
White’s beloved classic about a small mouse on a big adventure is a perennial bestseller. More
Essays of E. B. White
Classic collection by one of the greatest essayists of our time, Pulitzer Prize–winning author E. B. White. More
Sounder
Newbery Award–winning book that became an influential children’s work on race and class. More
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen
Garner’s celebrated children’s fantasy novel has become a cult classic of children’s literature. More
Little Bear
The very first I Can Read! book has sold more than one million copies. More
Flat Stanley
This series celebrated its fiftieth anniversary in 2014 and has sold more than one million copies. More
Freaky Friday
Classic comedic children’s novel that is so funny it has been adapted into film three times. More
1926: The Department of Books for Boys and Girls is established at Harper & Brothers…
The Department of Books for Boys and Girls is established at Harper & Brothers. More
The New Kid on the Block
Prelutsky was named America’s first Children’s Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation. More
Letter from Katharine White (E. B. White’s wife) regarding Stuart Little’s illustrations
This letter from E. B. White’s wife, Katharine White, to Ursula Nordstrom, head of the U.S. Harper Children’s division, expresses her husband’s excitement... More
Julie of the Wolves
Newbery Medal–winning classic about a girl living among wolves. More
Thanhha Lai
I read because I dream of having a super power. More
The History of HarperCollins Children’s Books in the U.S.
The Department of Books for Boys and Girls at Harper was established in the U.S. in 1926. More
The Boy in the Dress
The sharp and funny first novel for children from bestselling publishing phenomenon David Walliams. More
Garth Williams, Illustrator
Garth Williams was a little-known but talented young illustrator when he was commissioned by Ursula Nordstrom, head of Harper’s Department of Books for Boys and Girls, to illustrate the classic Stuart Little by E. B. White. More