Amelia Bedelia
The first book featuring the now-classic, hilariously literal-minded character Amelia Bedelia. More
Thanhha Lai
I read because I dream of having a super power. More
Harry the Dirty Dog
Classic dog story; childhood favorite that has charmed readers for more than fifty years. More
Sarah, Plain and Tall
Newbery Award winner about the power of family, which has sold over 4.5 million copies. More
Dodger
Michael L. Printz Honor Book from bestselling author Sir Terry Pratchett; rich with humor and wisdom. More
Jenna Bush Hager
I read because it’s in my DNA. More
Soman Chainani
Whatever psychic wounds have turned me into a writer I am thankful for. More
The New Kid on the Block
Prelutsky was named America’s first Children’s Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation. More
Freaky Friday
Classic comedic children’s novel that is so funny it has been adapted into film three times. More
Little Bear
The very first I Can Read! book has sold more than one million copies. 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
Charlotte’s Web
Considered a classic of children’s literature; a novel of friendship, love, life, and death. More
Sara Pennypacker
I write because the really good stuff—how funny and beautiful the world is, even when it’s not; 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
Judith Kerr
Why I write: Usually, so that I can do the illustrations. More
The Graveyard Book
Winner of the Newbery Medal, the Carnegie Medal, and the Hugo Award for Best Novel. 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
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
Bread and Jam for Frances
Beloved story featured on at least two “top 100 picture books of all time” lists. More
The Boy in the Dress
The sharp and funny first novel for children from bestselling publishing phenomenon David Walliams. 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 Giving Tree
Poignant, game-changing picture book for readers of all ages that has been a favorite for generations. More
A Bear Called Paddington
The original story of the bear who arrived at Paddington Station from darkest Peru. 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
Stuart Little
White’s beloved classic about a small mouse on a big adventure is a perennial bestseller. More
Howl’s Moving Castle
This popular novel stars one of the most beloved and charismatic characters in children’s literature. More