Sabriel
A revolutionary story that made Nix a rising star in the fantasy genre. More
A Light in the Attic
Classic collection of poems and illustrations by Shel Silverstein; ALA Notable Children’s Book. More
Kiera Cass
Reading has always been a safe place for me. More
Julie of the Wolves
Newbery Medal–winning classic about a girl living among wolves. More
The New Kid on the Block
Prelutsky was named America’s first Children’s Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation. More
Thanhha Lai
I read because I dream of having a super power. More
Journey to Jo’burg
Groundbreaking book set in South Africa during the apartheid era and banned by its government. More
Rita Williams-Garcia
My childhood reading helped to build me from the inside. More
Howl’s Moving Castle
This popular novel stars one of the most beloved and charismatic characters in children’s literature. More
Judith Kerr
Why I write: Usually, so that I can do the illustrations. More
Stuart Little
White’s beloved classic about a small mouse on a big adventure is a perennial bestseller. More
Sarah, Plain and Tall
Newbery Award winner about the power of family, which has sold over 4.5 million copies. 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
Freaky Friday
Classic comedic children’s novel that is so funny it has been adapted into film three times. 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
Victoria Aveyard
Reading, writing, and story have always been my gateway. More
The History of HarperCollins Children’s Books in the U.S.
The Department of Books for Boys and Girls at Harper was established in the U.S. in 1926. 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
Little House on the Prairie
Third book in the award-winning Little House series, which has sold more than 34 million copies. More
Sara Pennypacker
I write because the really good stuff—how funny and beautiful the world is, even when it’s not; More
Red Scarf Girl
Searing memoir set during the height of the Cultural Revolution in China. More
Divergent
First book in the Divergent trilogy, which has sold more than 32 million copies worldwide. 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
Lauren Oliver
I read so that I can learn and I write so that I can explore. More
Veronica Roth
I read because reading changes you. More
Bridge to Terabithia
Newbery Medal–winning novel; a true modern classic and touchstone of children’s literature. More
Kristan Higgins
A book that influenced me and why . . . Little House on the Prairie. More
