Kristan Higgins
A book that influenced me and why . . . Little House on the Prairie. More
Letter from Garth Williams regarding illustrations for the Little House series
When acclaimed illustrator Garth Williams was commissioned to create new illustrations for Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House series, he traveled west to see the actual sites Wilder referred to in her writings and to meet Laura herself. More
Old Yeller
Instantly acclaimed, it has become one of the most beloved children’s classics ever written. More
Sarah, Plain and Tall
Newbery Award winner about the power of family, which has sold over 4.5 million copies. More
Rita Williams-Garcia
My childhood reading helped to build me from the inside. More
Jacqueline Winspear
I read because I love language, the way the joining of words and the rhythm of a story can make me laugh, cry, or take me out of my world or immerse me in the lives of others. More
Dodger
Michael L. Printz Honor Book from bestselling author Sir Terry Pratchett; rich with humor and wisdom. More
The Graveyard Book
Winner of the Newbery Medal, the Carnegie Medal, and the Hugo Award for Best Novel. More
Social Change: Women Writers
In the mid-late 1800s, Harper & Brothers reprinted several milestone titles in the history of British feminist literature as well as the global canon, such as Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights (1847), Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre (1847), and Anne Brontë’s The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1848), as well as George Eliot’s Middlemarch (1872). More
The Butterfly Lion
A moving story of enduring friendship, this is the award-winning favorite from a master storyteller. More
Charlotte’s Web
Considered a classic of children’s literature; a novel of friendship, love, life, and death. More
Howl’s Moving Castle
This popular novel stars one of the most beloved and charismatic characters in children’s literature. More
Veronica Roth
I read because reading changes you. More
Soman Chainani
Whatever psychic wounds have turned me into a writer I am thankful for. More
Lauren Oliver
I read so that I can learn and I write so that I can explore. More
Little House on the Prairie
Third book in the award-winning Little House series, which has sold more than 34 million copies. More
Little Bear
The very first I Can Read! book has sold more than one million copies. More
Letter from Fred Gipson regarding Old Yeller
Old Yeller is the beloved tale of a boy and his loyal, clever, “big yeller” dog. More
Sara Pennypacker
I write because the really good stuff—how funny and beautiful the world is, even when it’s not; More
Freaky Friday
Classic comedic children’s novel that is so funny it has been adapted into film three times. More
Victoria Aveyard
Reading, writing, and story have always been my gateway. More
The New Kid on the Block
Prelutsky was named America’s first Children’s Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation. 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
Patricia MacLachlan
I read as a child to find out what I thought, what I wished for, and what scared me. More
Stuart Little
White’s beloved classic about a small mouse on a big adventure is a perennial bestseller. More
The Boy in the Dress
The sharp and funny first novel for children from bestselling publishing phenomenon David Walliams. More