Connect to Children's Authors

Avi
characters face issues of personal integrity as they grow up in historical or contemporary settings.
Beverly Cleary
Children's natural language and basic concerns ring true and with humor in her early chapter books
Jan Brett
A meticulous artist weaves subplots and intricate details into creative borders to extend the meaning carried in the central pictures.
Judy Blume
Popular writer for pre-teens who captures in realistic language concerns about growing up.
Kate Dicamillo
An American writer of children's fiction for all reading levels, usually featuring animals.
Lois Ehlert
Stunning shapes and strong colors capture exciting views in a child's mind.
Roal Dahl
British novelist, short story writer, poet, and screenwriter. He wrote write the kids' classics Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and James and the Giant Peach
Tomie dePaola
Tells wonderful Irish and Italian family stories using strong black line and folk-art style.

Bill Martin, Jr.
Simple sentences and natural rhythmic language patterns (melodies) ring out in the stories that help beginning readers learn how to read.
Gail Gibbons
Gail Gibbons has written and illustrated many non-fiction books for children.
Kevin Henkes
An American writer and illustrator of children's books.
Mercer Myers
He is the writer and illustrator for Little Critter First Readers, as well as Little Critter Spectrum
Walter Dean Myers
Portrays an authentic view of African-Americans in gripping novels and sound informational books.
William Joyce
Broad humor in comically expressive animals and playful language make Joyce's books fun to read aloud or alone.

Chris Van Allsburg
Van Allsburg gets you to think. He presents something that seems predictable but catches you by surprise when he turns it on end.
Dr. Suess
Official site of Dr. Seuss and the Cat in the Hat featuring games, printable activities, the complete illustrated character guide, information about creator Theodore Geisel
Helen Oxenbury
Scraggly children bounce playfully and then clamber onto the comfortable laps of well-padded adults.
Jane Yolen
Enchanting storyteller and poet holds a moment in time to capture past, present, or future in word songs.
Katherine Paterson
A perceptive writer whose characters and dramatic themes live on in our memories.
Laurence Yep
Examines universal themes of growing up in an Asian-American family.
Liz Pichon
Liz is the author of the best selling TOM GATES series for 9+ readers
Shel Silverstein
heldon Allan "Shel" Silverstein was an American poet, singer-songwriter, cartoonist, screenwriter, and author of children's books.