Sara Pennypacker
I write because the really good stuff—how funny and beautiful the world is, even when it’s not; 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
Eric Carle
I read to understand. More
Caps for Sale
Longtime classic about a peddler and a band of mischievous monkeys. More
James Dean
Kevin Henkes
1964: Harper & Row publishes The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein…
Harper & Row publishes The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein, a “moving story about the love of a tree for a boy.” 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
Charlotte’s Web
Considered a classic of children’s literature; a novel of friendship, love, life, and death. More
Michael Bond
I was brought up in a house where books were an essential part of the furnishings. More
Becoming Children’s Authors: Sendak, Silverstein And Ursula Nordstrom
Neither Maurice Sendak nor Shel Silverstein started their careers with children’s literature as a focus. More
A Bear Called Paddington
The original story of the bear who arrived at Paddington Station from darkest Peru. More
Judith Kerr
Why I write: Usually, so that I can do the illustrations. More
The New Kid on the Block
Prelutsky was named America’s first Children’s Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation. 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 Giving Tree
Poignant, game-changing picture book for readers of all ages that has been a favorite for generations. More
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
Flat Stanley
This series celebrated its fiftieth anniversary in 2014 and has sold more than one million copies. More
The Diary of a Wombat
Genesis of a picture book franchise that has sold more than half a million copies globally. More
Little Bear
The very first I Can Read! book has sold more than one million copies. More
Howl’s Moving Castle
This popular novel stars one of the most beloved and charismatic characters in children’s literature. More
Bridge to Terabithia
Newbery Medal–winning novel; a true modern classic and touchstone of children’s literature. More
Ursula Nordstrom
When Anne Carroll Moore, the powerful and opinionated superintendent of children’s work at the New York Public Library, asked Harper & Brothers editor Ursula Nordstrom why she felt qualified to produce children’s books, Nordstrom said only this: “Well, I am a former child, and I haven’t forgotten a thing.” More
Katherine Applegate
I write to see where I’ve already been. More
Red Scarf Girl
Searing memoir set during the height of the Cultural Revolution in China. More
Where the Wild Things Are
This winner of the 1964 Caldecott Medal changed the face of children’s literature. More