Flat Stanley
This series celebrated its fiftieth anniversary in 2014 and has sold more than one million copies. More
Eric Carle
I read to understand. More
Caps for Sale
Longtime classic about a peddler and a band of mischievous monkeys. More
Red Scarf Girl
Searing memoir set during the height of the Cultural Revolution in China. More
A Bear Called Paddington
The original story of the bear who arrived at Paddington Station from darkest Peru. More
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
A child’s perspective as a refugee during the rise of Nazism; now a modern classic. More
The Carrot Seed
An early classic in children’s literature about perseverance; never out of print. More
The Muddleheaded Wombat
First introduced on ABC Radio, Muddleheaded Wombat is one of Australia’s most adored children’s book characters. More
Journey to Jo’burg
Groundbreaking book set in South Africa during the apartheid era and banned by its government. More
Julie of the Wolves
Newbery Medal–winning classic about a girl living among wolves. More
Stuart Little
White’s beloved classic about a small mouse on a big adventure is a perennial bestseller. More
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
The beloved multimillion-copy-selling British picture book no childhood should be without. More
Beezus and Ramona
Newbery Medal winner; humorous and beloved tale of the ups and downs of sisterhood. More
Bread and Jam for Frances
Beloved story featured on at least two “top 100 picture books of all time” lists. More
Goodnight Moon
Every child’s must-have bedtime classic; beloved by generations of readers and listeners. More
Danny and the Dinosaur
I Can Read! classic that was named a 1958 New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year. More
Kitten’s First Full Moon
Its brief text, large type, and luminescent pictures evoke the classic picture book era; Caldecott Medal winner. More
Robin Preiss Glasser
Jenna Bush Hager
I read because it’s in my DNA. More
Judith Kerr
Why I write: Usually, so that I can do the illustrations. More
Patricia MacLachlan
I read as a child to find out what I thought, what I wished for, and what scared me. More
Freaky Friday
Classic comedic children’s novel that is so funny it has been adapted into film three times. More
The Diary of a Wombat
Genesis of a picture book franchise that has sold more than half a million copies globally. More
Harry the Dirty Dog
Classic dog story; childhood favorite that has charmed readers for more than fifty years. More
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
Award-winning first book in the If You Give series, which has sold more than 15 million copies. More
What Do People Do All Day?
Over 100 million Scarry books have sold worldwide; a favorite in his classic Busytown series. 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
