If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
Award-winning first book in the If You Give series, which has sold more than 15 million copies. More
Beezus and Ramona
Newbery Medal winner; humorous and beloved tale of the ups and downs of sisterhood. 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
Katherine Applegate
I write to see where I’ve already been. More
Kevin Henkes
Amelia Bedelia
The first book featuring the now-classic, hilariously literal-minded character Amelia Bedelia. More
The Muddleheaded Wombat
First introduced on ABC Radio, Muddleheaded Wombat is one of Australia’s most adored children’s book characters. More
Judith Kerr
Why I write: Usually, so that I can do the illustrations. More
Flat Stanley
This series celebrated its fiftieth anniversary in 2014 and has sold more than one million copies. More
Harold and the Purple Crayon
Classic children’s story about imagination that has never been out of print. More
Robin Preiss Glasser
The Butterfly Lion
A moving story of enduring friendship, this is the award-winning favorite from a master storyteller. More
The Cat in the Hat
This iconic Dr. Seuss book is one of the bestselling children’s books of all time. More
Little House on the Prairie
Third book in the award-winning Little House series, which has sold more than 34 million copies. More
The Boy in the Dress
The sharp and funny first novel for children from bestselling publishing phenomenon David Walliams. More
Charlotte’s Web
Considered a classic of children’s literature; a novel of friendship, love, life, and death. More
Henry Huggins
The debut novel from Newbery Medal–winning author Beverly Cleary. More
Howl’s Moving Castle
This popular novel stars one of the most beloved and charismatic characters in children’s literature. 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
Julie of the Wolves
Newbery Medal–winning classic about a girl living among wolves. More
Freaky Friday
Classic comedic children’s novel that is so funny it has been adapted into film three times. More
Michael Bond
I was brought up in a house where books were an essential part of the furnishings. More
Rita Williams-Garcia
My childhood reading helped to build me from the inside. More
Stuart Little
White’s beloved classic about a small mouse on a big adventure is a perennial bestseller. More
Kitten’s First Full Moon
Its brief text, large type, and luminescent pictures evoke the classic picture book era; Caldecott Medal winner. More
Patricia MacLachlan
I read as a child to find out what I thought, what I wished for, and what scared me. More
