A Light in the Attic
Classic collection of poems and illustrations by Shel Silverstein; ALA Notable Children’s Book. 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
The Butterfly Lion
A moving story of enduring friendship, this is the award-winning favorite from a master storyteller. More
Beezus and Ramona
Newbery Medal winner; humorous and beloved tale of the ups and downs of sisterhood. More
Veronica Roth
I read because reading changes you. More
Little House on the Prairie
Third book in the award-winning Little House series, which has sold more than 34 million copies. More
Journey to Jo’burg
Groundbreaking book set in South Africa during the apartheid era and banned by its government. More
The New Kid on the Block
Prelutsky was named America’s first Children’s Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation. More
Patricia MacLachlan
I read as a child to find out what I thought, what I wished for, and what scared me. More
Monster
Winner of the first Michael L. Printz Award and the Coretta Scott King Award. 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
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
Stuart Little
White’s beloved classic about a small mouse on a big adventure is a perennial bestseller. More
Red Scarf Girl
Searing memoir set during the height of the Cultural Revolution in China. More
Kristan Higgins
A book that influenced me and why . . . Little House on the Prairie. More
Henry Huggins
The debut novel from Newbery Medal–winning author Beverly Cleary. More
Julie of the Wolves
Newbery Medal–winning classic about a girl living among wolves. More
Tessa Duder
This week, I’ve been with Elena Ferrante in Naples, travelling The Silk Roads with Peter Frankopan... More
Sabriel
A revolutionary story that made Nix a rising star in the fantasy genre. More
Old Yeller
Instantly acclaimed, it has become one of the most beloved children’s classics ever written. 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
Rita Williams-Garcia
My childhood reading helped to build me from the inside. More
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
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
Howl’s Moving Castle
This popular novel stars one of the most beloved and charismatic characters in children’s literature. More
Jenna Bush Hager
I read because it’s in my DNA. More
