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Look for your favorite author or book, or discover a new one!

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       Favorite Authors for Young Children 

       Favorite Authors for Ages 8 and Up

       Book Websites

      Author_Interviews

  

 Favorite Authors for Young Children

Frank Asch 

Jan Brett  

Eric Carle

Diane deGroat

Marla Frazee

Kevin Henkes

  Laurie Keller

Jarrett Krosoczka

Between Punk Farm and the Lunch Lady, this site is filled with activities, free downloads, and videos of the author.

  Matt McElligot

Mercer Meyer

Robert Munsch

Seuss Ville  

From Green Eggs and Ham to Red Fish, Blue Fish and everything in between, this Dr. Seuss page is the best in Seuss fun.  Oh the Places You Will Go when you join the Cat in the Hat for plenty of Seuss adventures. 

Audrey Wood's Clubhouse 

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Favorite Authors for Ages 8 and Up

Avi

Blue Balliett

Dave Barry

Betty Birney (author of the Humphrey books)

Judy Blume

Julie Bowe

Betsy Byars

Eoin Colfer

Bruce Coville

Beverly Cleary

Andrew Clements

Sharon Creech

Christopher Paul Curtis

Roald Dahl

Kate DiCamillo

Tony Diterlizzi (author of Spiderwick Chronicles)

Jeanne DuPrau

Cornelia Funke

Patricia Reilly Giff

Dan Gutman  (Baseball card Adventures, My Weird School)

Margaret Peterson Haddix

Erin Hunter   (Warriors Series)

Liz Kessler  (Philippa Fisher series)

Gordon Korman

Jarrett Krosoczka

Kathryn Lasky   (Guardians of Ga'Hoole series)

Cynthia Lord

Lois Lowry

Mike Lupica

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Barbara O'Connor

Christopher Paolini

Coleen Paratore (Wedding Planner's Daughter)

Katherine Paterson

Gary Paulsen

Daniel Pinkwater

Partricia Polacco

James Preller (Jigsaw Jones books)

Rick Riordan (Percy Jackson books)

J. K. Rowling (Harry Potter books)

Louis Sachar

Lemony Snicket

Jerry Spinelli

Trenton Lee Stewart

Linda Urban

 

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Book Websites

39 Clues

Allie Finkle

Artemis Fowl

Babymouse

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Frankly, Frannie

Geronimo Stilton

Junie B. Jones

Just Grace

Lunch Lady

Magic Tree House

Mallory

Mercy Watson

Mysterious Benedict Society

Name of this Book is Secret

Owly

Percy Jackson

Punk Farm

Secrets of Droon

Series of Unfortunate Events

Sisters Grimm 

 

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Author Interviews

Reading Rockets Video Interviews

Have you ever wanted to sit down and talk to an author or find out what inspired your favorite author to write such great stories? At this link you can watch video interviews of some of the best children's book authors including Eric Carle, David Shannon, Patricia Polacco, Marc Brown and many more. It's all free - no subscription required! So start clicking and get inspired!

 

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