Bread and Jam for Frances
Beloved story featured on at least two “top 100 picture books of all time” lists. More
Monster
Winner of the first Michael L. Printz Award and the Coretta Scott King Award. More
The Diary of a Wombat
Genesis of a picture book franchise that has sold more than half a million copies globally. More
Patricia MacLachlan
I read as a child to find out what I thought, what I wished for, and what scared me. More
Rita Williams-Garcia
My childhood reading helped to build me from the inside. More
Julie of the Wolves
Newbery Medal–winning classic about a girl living among wolves. More
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
The beloved multimillion-copy-selling British picture book no childhood should be without. More
Goodnight Moon
Every child’s must-have bedtime classic; beloved by generations of readers and listeners. More
Caps for Sale
Longtime classic about a peddler and a band of mischievous monkeys. More
Danny and the Dinosaur
I Can Read! classic that was named a 1958 New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year. More
Flat Stanley
This series celebrated its fiftieth anniversary in 2014 and has sold more than one million copies. More
Jenna Bush Hager
I read because it’s in my DNA. More
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
A child’s perspective as a refugee during the rise of Nazism; now a modern classic. More
Red Scarf Girl
Searing memoir set during the height of the Cultural Revolution in China. More
Where the Wild Things Are
This winner of the 1964 Caldecott Medal changed the face of children’s literature. More
Robin Preiss Glasser
Kevin Henkes
Stuart Little
White’s beloved classic about a small mouse on a big adventure is a perennial bestseller. More
Freaky Friday
Classic comedic children’s novel that is so funny it has been adapted into film three times. 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
Judith Kerr: Beyond The Tiger Who Came to Tea
Collins author Judith Kerr may be best known in the UK for her classic children’s picture books The Tiger Who Came to Tea and Mog the Forgetful Cat, but she is also renowned for her powerful autobiographical novels about her childhood and young adulthood. More
The Muddleheaded Wombat
First introduced on ABC Radio, Muddleheaded Wombat is one of Australia’s most adored children’s book characters. More
Eric Carle
I read to understand. 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
Jackie French
I write for kids because each book builds kids’ intelligence. It’s muscle-building for the brain. More
A Light in the Attic
Classic collection of poems and illustrations by Shel Silverstein; ALA Notable Children’s Book. More
Beezus and Ramona
Newbery Medal winner; humorous and beloved tale of the ups and downs of sisterhood. More