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
The New Kid on the Block
Prelutsky was named America’s first Children’s Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation. 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
Lauren Oliver
I read so that I can learn and I write so that I can explore. More
Kiera Cass
Reading has always been a safe place for me. More
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
A child’s perspective as a refugee during the rise of Nazism; now a modern classic. 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
Victoria Aveyard
Reading, writing, and story have always been my gateway. More
Stuart Little
White’s beloved classic about a small mouse on a big adventure is a perennial bestseller. More
Freaky Friday
Classic comedic children’s novel that is so funny it has been adapted into film three times. More
Rita Williams-Garcia
My childhood reading helped to build me from the inside. More
Bridge to Terabithia
Newbery Medal–winning novel; a true modern classic and touchstone of children’s literature. More
Sara Pennypacker
I write because the really good stuff—how funny and beautiful the world is, even when it’s not; More
Kristan Higgins
A book that influenced me and why . . . Little House on the Prairie. More
A Light in the Attic
Classic collection of poems and illustrations by Shel Silverstein; ALA Notable Children’s Book. More
Sarah, Plain and Tall
Newbery Award winner about the power of family, which has sold over 4.5 million copies. More
1932: Laura Ingalls Wilder publishes Little House in the Big Woods…
Virginia Kirkus, inaugural department editor of Harper’s Department of Books for Boys and Girls, launches Laura Ingalls Wilder with the publication of Little House in the Big Woods. More
Sabriel
A revolutionary story that made Nix a rising star in the fantasy genre. More
Patricia MacLachlan
I read as a child to find out what I thought, what I wished for, and what scared me. 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
Judith Kerr
Why I write: Usually, so that I can do the illustrations. 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
The Butterfly Lion
A moving story of enduring friendship, this is the award-winning favorite from a master storyteller. More
Little House on the Prairie
Third book in the award-winning Little House series, which has sold more than 34 million copies. More
Thanhha Lai
I read because I dream of having a super power. More
