Stuart Little
White’s beloved classic about a small mouse on a big adventure is a perennial bestseller. More
Stacy Gregg
Each time the love is different. You meet-cute on the first page. More
Thanhha Lai
I read because I dream of having a super power. More
Kiera Cass
Reading has always been a safe place for me. More
The New Kid on the Block
Prelutsky was named America’s first Children’s Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation. More
The Graveyard Book
Winner of the Newbery Medal, the Carnegie Medal, and the Hugo Award for Best Novel. More
Red Scarf Girl
Searing memoir set during the height of the Cultural Revolution in China. More
Beezus and Ramona
Newbery Medal winner; humorous and beloved tale of the ups and downs of sisterhood. More
Old Yeller
Instantly acclaimed, it has become one of the most beloved children’s classics ever written. 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
Amelia Bedelia
The first book featuring the now-classic, hilariously literal-minded character Amelia Bedelia. More
Howl’s Moving Castle
This popular novel stars one of the most beloved and charismatic characters in children’s literature. More
Katherine Applegate
I write to see where I’ve already been. More
Gregory Maguire
One of the reasons HarperCollins has been my most frequent publisher for thirty-three years is that I admired three children’s books published by Harper & Row within a year of each other (the year I was turning nine). More
A Light in the Attic
Classic collection of poems and illustrations by Shel Silverstein; ALA Notable Children’s Book. More
Little House on the Prairie
Third book in the award-winning Little House series, which has sold more than 34 million copies. More
Harry the Dirty Dog
Classic dog story; childhood favorite that has charmed readers for more than fifty years. More
Soman Chainani
Whatever psychic wounds have turned me into a writer I am thankful for. 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
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
A child’s perspective as a refugee during the rise of Nazism; now a modern classic. More
Sara Pennypacker
I write because the really good stuff—how funny and beautiful the world is, even when it’s not; 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
Bridge to Terabithia
Newbery Medal–winning novel; a true modern classic and touchstone of children’s literature. More
The Boy in the Dress
The sharp and funny first novel for children from bestselling publishing phenomenon David Walliams. More
Rita Williams-Garcia
My childhood reading helped to build me from the inside. More
Little Bear
The very first I Can Read! book has sold more than one million copies. More