Stuart Little
White’s beloved classic about a small mouse on a big adventure is a perennial bestseller. 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
Dodger
Michael L. Printz Honor Book from bestselling author Sir Terry Pratchett; rich with humor and wisdom. More
The Butterfly Lion
A moving story of enduring friendship, this is the award-winning favorite from a master storyteller. More
Freaky Friday
Classic comedic children’s novel that is so funny it has been adapted into film three times. More
Stacy Gregg
Each time the love is different. You meet-cute on the first page. More
Charlotte’s Web
Considered a classic of children’s literature; a novel of friendship, love, life, and death. More
Kiera Cass
Reading has always been a safe place for me. More
Howl’s Moving Castle
This popular novel stars one of the most beloved and charismatic characters in children’s literature. More
Lauren Oliver
I read so that I can learn and I write so that I can explore. More
Dan Gutman
The book that influenced me the most was not even written by an author. More
Bridge to Terabithia
Newbery Medal–winning novel; a true modern classic and touchstone of children’s literature. 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
Jenna Bush Hager
I read because it’s in my DNA. More
Tessa Duder
This week, I’ve been with Elena Ferrante in Naples, travelling The Silk Roads with Peter Frankopan... More
Monster
Winner of the first Michael L. Printz Award and the Coretta Scott King Award. More
Soman Chainani
Whatever psychic wounds have turned me into a writer I am thankful for. More
Sounder
Newbery Award–winning book that became an influential children’s work on race and class. More
Little House on the Prairie
Third book in the award-winning Little House series, which has sold more than 34 million copies. More
Rita Williams-Garcia
My childhood reading helped to build me from the inside. More
Journey to Jo’burg
Groundbreaking book set in South Africa during the apartheid era and banned by its government. More
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
A child’s perspective as a refugee during the rise of Nazism; now a modern classic. More
Thanhha Lai
I read because I dream of having a super power. More
Beezus and Ramona
Newbery Medal winner; humorous and beloved tale of the ups and downs of sisterhood. More
A Light in the Attic
Classic collection of poems and illustrations by Shel Silverstein; ALA Notable Children’s Book. More
Meg Cabot
I write because of readers like Diana Moreno, who handed me a letter recently telling me that, as the firstborn daughter of immigrants, she felt lonely and shy when she arrived here in 2004 . . . until she found my books. More
