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
Where the Wild Things Are
This winner of the 1964 Caldecott Medal changed the face of children’s literature. More
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
The beloved multimillion-copy-selling British picture book no childhood should be without. More
Rita Williams-Garcia
My childhood reading helped to build me from the inside. More
Jenna Bush Hager
I read because it’s in my DNA. 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
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
Judith Kerr
Why I write: Usually, so that I can do the illustrations. More
Kitten’s First Full Moon
Its brief text, large type, and luminescent pictures evoke the classic picture book era; Caldecott Medal winner. More
Red Scarf Girl
Searing memoir set during the height of the Cultural Revolution in China. More
Amelia Bedelia
The first book featuring the now-classic, hilariously literal-minded character Amelia Bedelia. More
Beezus and Ramona
Newbery Medal winner; humorous and beloved tale of the ups and downs of sisterhood. More
Eric Carle
I read to understand. More
Goodnight Moon
Every child’s must-have bedtime classic; beloved by generations of readers and listeners. More
Monster
Winner of the first Michael L. Printz Award and the Coretta Scott King Award. 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
The Carrot Seed
An early classic in children’s literature about perseverance; never out of print. More
Stuart Little
White’s beloved classic about a small mouse on a big adventure is a perennial bestseller. More
Patricia MacLachlan
I read as a child to find out what I thought, what I wished for, and what scared me. More
Danny and the Dinosaur
I Can Read! classic that was named a 1958 New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year. More
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
A child’s perspective as a refugee during the rise of Nazism; now a modern classic. More
Freaky Friday
Classic comedic children’s novel that is so funny it has been adapted into film three times. More
Caps for Sale
Longtime classic about a peddler and a band of mischievous monkeys. More
The Muddleheaded Wombat
First introduced on ABC Radio, Muddleheaded Wombat is one of Australia’s most adored children’s book characters. More
Michael Bond
I was brought up in a house where books were an essential part of the furnishings. More
Julie of the Wolves
Newbery Medal–winning classic about a girl living among wolves. More