Rita Williams-Garcia
My childhood reading helped to build me from the inside. More
Beezus and Ramona
Newbery Medal winner; humorous and beloved tale of the ups and downs of sisterhood. More
The Graveyard Book
Winner of the Newbery Medal, the Carnegie Medal, and the Hugo Award for Best Novel. More
Jenna Bush Hager
I read because it’s in my DNA. More
Monster
Winner of the first Michael L. Printz Award and the Coretta Scott King Award. More
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen
Garner’s celebrated children’s fantasy novel has become a cult classic of children’s literature. More
Bridge to Terabithia
Newbery Medal–winning novel; a true modern classic and touchstone of children’s literature. More
Henry Huggins
The debut novel from Newbery Medal–winning author Beverly Cleary. More
Journey to Jo’burg
Groundbreaking book set in South Africa during the apartheid era and banned by its government. More
Dan Gutman
The book that influenced me the most was not even written by an author. More
The Butterfly Lion
A moving story of enduring friendship, this is the award-winning favorite from a master storyteller. More
Katherine Applegate
I write to see where I’ve already been. More
Little House on the Prairie
Third book in the award-winning Little House series, which has sold more than 34 million copies. More
Sarah, Plain and Tall
Newbery Award winner about the power of family, which has sold over 4.5 million copies. More
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
Victoria Aveyard
Reading, writing, and story have always been my gateway. 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
Dodger
Michael L. Printz Honor Book from bestselling author Sir Terry Pratchett; rich with humor and wisdom. More
Tessa Duder
This week, I’ve been with Elena Ferrante in Naples, travelling The Silk Roads with Peter Frankopan... 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
The New Kid on the Block
Prelutsky was named America’s first Children’s Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation. More
Veronica Roth
I read because reading changes you. More
Old Yeller
Instantly acclaimed, it has become one of the most beloved children’s classics ever written. More
Sara Pennypacker
I write because the really good stuff—how funny and beautiful the world is, even when it’s not; 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
Sounder
Newbery Award–winning book that became an influential children’s work on race and class. More