Kevin Henkes
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
The beloved multimillion-copy-selling British picture book no childhood should be without. More
Jenna Bush Hager
I read because it’s in my DNA. More
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
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
A Bear Called Paddington
The original story of the bear who arrived at Paddington Station from darkest Peru. More
Monster
Winner of the first Michael L. Printz Award and the Coretta Scott King Award. More
Amelia Bedelia
The first book featuring the now-classic, hilariously literal-minded character Amelia Bedelia. More
Red Scarf Girl
Searing memoir set during the height of the Cultural Revolution in China. More
Jackie French
I write for kids because each book builds kids’ intelligence. It’s muscle-building for the brain. More
What Do People Do All Day?
Over 100 million Scarry books have sold worldwide; a favorite in his classic Busytown series. 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
The Carrot Seed
An early classic in children’s literature about perseverance; never out of print. 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
Robin Preiss Glasser
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
A child’s perspective as a refugee during the rise of Nazism; now a modern classic. More
The Butterfly Lion
A moving story of enduring friendship, this is the award-winning favorite from a master storyteller. More
The Diary of a Wombat
Genesis of a picture book franchise that has sold more than half a million copies globally. More
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
The Muddleheaded Wombat
First introduced on ABC Radio, Muddleheaded Wombat is one of Australia’s most adored children’s book characters. More
Harold and the Purple Crayon
Classic children’s story about imagination that has never been out of print. More
Danny and the Dinosaur
I Can Read! classic that was named a 1958 New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year. More
Michael Bond
I was brought up in a house where books were an essential part of the furnishings. More
Judith Kerr
Why I write: Usually, so that I can do the illustrations. More
