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
Thanhha Lai
I read because I dream of having a super power. More
Charlotte’s Web
Considered a classic of children’s literature; a novel of friendship, love, life, and death. More
Jenna Bush Hager
I read because it’s in my DNA. More
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen
Garner’s celebrated children’s fantasy novel has become a cult classic of children’s literature. More
Kiera Cass
Reading has always been a safe place for me. More
Journey to Jo’burg
Groundbreaking book set in South Africa during the apartheid era and banned by its government. More
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
A child’s perspective as a refugee during the rise of Nazism; now a modern classic. More
The Boy in the Dress
The sharp and funny first novel for children from bestselling publishing phenomenon David Walliams. More
Harry the Dirty Dog
Classic dog story; childhood favorite that has charmed readers for more than fifty years. More
Stuart Little
White’s beloved classic about a small mouse on a big adventure is a perennial bestseller. More
Sounder
Newbery Award–winning book that became an influential children’s work on race and class. More
The Butterfly Lion
A moving story of enduring friendship, this is the award-winning favorite from a master storyteller. More
Victoria Aveyard
Reading, writing, and story have always been my gateway. More
Rita Williams-Garcia
My childhood reading helped to build me from the inside. More
Letter recommending Sounder for publication
Harper editor Ferd Monjo wrote this letter to the head of the U.S. Harper Children’s division, Ursula Nordstrom, regarding a manuscript he had received in July 1968. More
Bridge to Terabithia
Newbery Medal–winning novel; a true modern classic and touchstone of children’s literature. More
Sara Pennypacker
I write because the really good stuff—how funny and beautiful the world is, even when it’s not; More
The Graveyard Book
Winner of the Newbery Medal, the Carnegie Medal, and the Hugo Award for Best Novel. 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
Black Boy
A powerful and eloquent autobiography that has sold more than a million copies since publication. More
Dan Gutman
The book that influenced me the most was not even written by an author. More
Red Scarf Girl
Searing memoir set during the height of the Cultural Revolution in China. More
Soman Chainani
Whatever psychic wounds have turned me into a writer I am thankful for. More
Stacy Gregg
Each time the love is different. You meet-cute on the first page. More
The New Kid on the Block
Prelutsky was named America’s first Children’s Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation. More