Rita Williams-Garcia
My childhood reading helped to build me from the inside. More
Charlotte’s Web
Considered a classic of children’s literature; a novel of friendship, love, life, and death. More
Stuart Little
White’s beloved classic about a small mouse on a big adventure is a perennial bestseller. More
A Light in the Attic
Classic collection of poems and illustrations by Shel Silverstein; ALA Notable Children’s Book. More
Veronica Roth
I read because reading changes you. More
Henry Huggins
The debut novel from Newbery Medal–winning author Beverly Cleary. More
Judith Kerr
Why I write: Usually, so that I can do the illustrations. 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
Red Scarf Girl
Searing memoir set during the height of the Cultural Revolution in China. 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
Sounder
Newbery Award–winning book that became an influential children’s work on race and class. More
Soman Chainani
Whatever psychic wounds have turned me into a writer I am thankful for. 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
Journey to Jo’burg
Groundbreaking book set in South Africa during the apartheid era and banned by its government. More
Cammie McGovern
As the younger sister of an adored (sometimes overly perfect) sister, discovering Ramona and Beezus and the gang on Klikitat Street was a life-changer for me. More
Victoria Aveyard
Reading, writing, and story have always been my gateway. More
Flat Stanley
This series celebrated its fiftieth anniversary in 2014 and has sold more than one million copies. 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
Howl’s Moving Castle
This popular novel stars one of the most beloved and charismatic characters in children’s literature. More
Sabriel
A revolutionary story that made Nix a rising star in the fantasy genre. 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
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
Beezus and Ramona
Newbery Medal winner; humorous and beloved tale of the ups and downs of sisterhood. More