Children’s Authors
Children’s Authors
A listing of Children’s Authors, a sample book title, and approximate grade level(s):
- Jerry Spinelli, Wringer, 5th
- Patriia Reilly Giff, Pictures of Hollis Woods, 6th
- Patricia Polacco, My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother,
- Mary Pope Osborne, Magic Treehouse Books, magictreehouse.com, 2nd
- S.E. Hinton, Tex, Rumblefish, That Was Then, This is Now, and The Outsiders, 6th/7th
- Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games
- Anthony Horowitz, Alex Rider series,
- Robert San Souci, Sukey and The Mermaid, Two Bear Cubs, The Talking Eggs, 2nd
- Karma Wilson, Bear Wants More, Bear Snores On, Bear Wakes Up, Pre-K/K
- Mem Fox, Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge, Koala Lou and Boo to a Goose, www.memfox.com
- Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson and the Lightening Thief series, The Red Pyramid, 4th/5th /8th
- Patrick Carman, Skeleton Creek, www.patrickcarman.com/enter/skeleton-creek/
- Betsy Byars, Pinballs, 5th
- Louis Sachar, Holes, 4th
- Dr. Seuss, The Places You Will Go, et al, www.seussville.com, pre-K-100 years old
- Jeanne Prau, City of Ember, 5th
- Mo Willems, The Pigeon Has Feelings, Too, Pigs Make Me Sneeze, Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale
- Norman Bridwell, Clifford the Big Red Dog, K-4
- Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol
- Marie Hall Ets and Aurora Labastida, Nine Days to Christmas
- Jeff Kinney, Diary of a Wimpy Kid
- Kevin Henkes, Chrysanthemum, Owen, Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse, www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZM3Ws0W86r4
- Eric Carle, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Grouchy Ladybug, www.ericcarle.com
- Jonathon London, Froggy series books
- Robert Munsch, Andrew’s Loose Tooth, Stephanie’s Ponytail, Alligator Baby, Purple, Green and Blue, www.robertmunsch.com
- Roald Dahl, The BFG, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Twits, Matilda, James and the Giant Peach, and Fantastic Mr. Fox, Boy: Tales of Childhood, 4th/5th