Kristan Higgins
A book that influenced me and why . . . Little House on the Prairie. More
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia #1)
First book written in the world-celebrated Narnia series; captivating readers for more than sixty years. More
Patricia MacLachlan
I read as a child to find out what I thought, what I wished for, and what scared me. More
Sarah, Plain and Tall
Newbery Award winner about the power of family, which has sold over 4.5 million copies. More
Garth Williams, Illustrator
Garth Williams was a little-known but talented young illustrator when he was commissioned by Ursula Nordstrom, head of Harper’s Department of Books for Boys and Girls, to illustrate the classic Stuart Little by E. B. White. More
Sounder
Newbery Award–winning book that became an influential children’s work on race and class. 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
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
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
Journey to Jo’burg
Groundbreaking book set in South Africa during the apartheid era and banned by its government. More
Red Scarf Girl
Searing memoir set during the height of the Cultural Revolution in China. More
Rita Williams-Garcia
My childhood reading helped to build me from the inside. More
Julie of the Wolves
Newbery Medal–winning classic about a girl living among wolves. More
The Butterfly Lion
A moving story of enduring friendship, this is the award-winning favorite from a master storyteller. More
Sara Pennypacker
I write because the really good stuff—how funny and beautiful the world is, even when it’s not; More
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
A child’s perspective as a refugee during the rise of Nazism; now a modern classic. More
Veronica Roth
I read because reading changes you. More
Freaky Friday
Classic comedic children’s novel that is so funny it has been adapted into film three times. More
The New Kid on the Block
Prelutsky was named America’s first Children’s Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation. More
Old Yeller
Instantly acclaimed, it has become one of the most beloved children’s classics ever written. More
Stacy Gregg
Each time the love is different. You meet-cute on the first page. 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
The Graveyard Book
Winner of the Newbery Medal, the Carnegie Medal, and the Hugo Award for Best Novel. More
Howl’s Moving Castle
This popular novel stars one of the most beloved and charismatic characters in children’s literature. More
Thanhha Lai
I read because I dream of having a super power. More
