Beloved Children’s Authors and Classic Children’s Lit

This is a list of many popular authors of children’s fiction series and their works.
Bios for the authors are attached.
This is a very useful list for librarians, reading teachers and parents! Please take a moment to scroll through.

Disclosure: I am an affiliate of Bookshop.org and I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase.

Popular Childrens Authors A-L

Tedd Arnold

See Book List     Fly Guy

See Book List     Fly Guy and Fly Girl (Tedd Arnold)

See Book List     Fly Guy Presents

See Book List     Noodleheads

 

 Frank Asch

See Book List     Frank Asch Bear Books

See Book List     Moonbear

 

L Frank Baum

See Book List     Oz – The Complete Collection Box Set

 

 Ludwig Bemelmans

See Book List     Madeline

 

 Stan, Jan & Mike Berenstain

See Book List     Berenstain Bears First Time Books

See Book List     Berenstain Bears – I Can Read Level 1

See Book List     Berenstain Bears Living Lights

See Book List     Berenstain Bears Living Lights Readers

See Book List     Berenstain Bears Phonics Fun Box Set

See Book List     Berenstain Bears Take-Along Box Set

See Book List     My Favorite Berenstain Bears Stories (Stan & Jan) – Box Set

 

 Judy Blume

See Book List     Complete Fudge Collection – Box Set

See Book List     Fudge

See Book List     Judy Blume Essentials – Box Set

See Book List     The Pain and the Great One

See Book List     The Pain and the Great One Box Set

See Book List     Standalone titles

 

 Michael Bond

See Book List    Paddington Bear Chapter Books

See Book List    Paddington Bear Picture Books

 

Paulette Bourgeois

See Book List     Franklin Classics

 

Norman Bridwell

See Book List     Clifford the Big Red Dog

See Book List     Clifford the Big Red Dog: Be Big

See Book List     Clifford’s Bedtime Story Box

 

 Jeff Brown

See Book List     Flat Stanley Lambchop Adventures

See Book List     Flat Stanley Worldwide Adventures

 

Marc Brown

See Book List     Arthur Adventures

 

Nick Bruel

See Book List     Bad Kitty

See Book List     Bad Kitty Does Not Like

 

Jean and Laurent de Brunhoff

See Book List    Babar

Meg Cabot

See Book List     From the Notebooks of a Middle School Princess

See Book List     Little Bridge Island

See Book List     Mediator

See Book List     Princess Diaries

 

 Eric Carle

See Book List     Eric Carle – Ready to Read

See Book List     Eric Carle and Friends – What’s Your Favorite…?

See Book List     Standalone titles

 

 Lewis Carroll

See Book List     Standalone titles

 

Beverly Cleary

See Book List     Complete Ramona Collection – Box Set

See Book List     Henry Huggins

See Book List     Ralph S Mouse

See Book List     Ramona Quimby

See Book List     Ramona Collection Volume 1 Box Set

See Book List     Ramona Collection Volume 2 Box Set

See Book List     Standalone titles

 

 Joanna Cole

See Book List     Magic School Bus

 

Eoin Colfer

See Book List     Artemis Fowl

See Book List     Artemis Fowl Three Book Box Set

See Book List     Fowl Twins

 

Paula Danziger

See Book List     Amber Brown

See Book List     Standalone titles

 

 Tomie dePaola

See Book List     26 Fairmount Avenue

See Book List     Andy and Sandy

See Book List     Four Friends

See Book List     Strega Nona

 

 Kate DiCamillo

See Book List     Mercy Watson

See Book List     Mercy Watson Box Set

See Book List     Tales from Deckawoo Drive

 

 Franklin W Dixon

See Book List     Hardy Boys

See Book List     Hardy Boys Adventures

See Book List     Hardy Boys Clue Books

 

 John R Erickson

See Book List     Hank the Cowdog

 

 Ian Falconer

See Book List     Olivia

 

 Walter Farley

See Book List     Black Stallion

See Book List     Black Stallion Adventures Box Set

See Book List     Standalone titles

 

John Flanagan

See Book List     Ranger’s Apprentice

See Book List     Ranger’s Apprentice Collection Box Set

See Book List     Ranger’s Apprentice – Royal Ranger

See Book List     Ranger’s Apprentice – The Early Years

 

Jean Craighead George

See Book List     One Day in the…

See Book List     Eco Mystery

See Book List     Standalone titles

 

 Dan Gutman

See Book List    Baseball Card Adventure

See Book List     Genius Files

See Book List     My Weird School

See Book List     My Weird School Daze

See Book List     My Weird School Fast Facts

See Book List     My Weird School Special

See Book List     My WeirdER School

See Book List     My WeirdEST School

See Book List     My Weirder-EST School

See Book List     Rappy

See Book List     Wait…What?

 

Margaret Peterson Haddix

See Book List     Shadow Children

See Book List     Shadow Children Box Set

See Book List     Children of Exile

See Book List     Greystone Secrets

See Book List     Missing

See Book List     Palace Chronicles

See Book List     Under Their Skin

 

Martin Handford

See Book List     Where’s Waldo?

 

 Marguerite Henry

See Book List     Misty of Chincoteague Essential Collection Box Set

See Book List     Ponies of Chincoteague

See Book List    Treasury of Horses Box Set

See Book List     Standalone titles

 

 Herge

See Book List     Adventures of Tintin

 

 Margaret Hillert

See Book List     Beginning-to-Read – Dear Dragon

See Book List     Beginning-to-Read – Easy Stories

See Book List     Beginning-to-Read – Fairy Tales and Folklore

 

 Jennifer L Holm

See Book List     Babymouse

See Book List     Babymouse Tales from the Locker 

See Book List     Squish

See Book List     Sunny

 

Carolyn Keene

See Book List    Nancy Drew Girl Detective

See Book List     Nancy Drew Clue Book

See Book List     Nancy Drew Diaries

 

Jamie Kelly

See Book List     Dear Dumb Diary

 

Jarrett Krosoczka

See Book List     Lunch Lady

See Book List     Lunch Lady Graphic Novels

See Book List     Platypus Police Squad

 

 Kathryn Lasky

See Book List     Guardians of Ga’hoole

See Book List     Starbuck Twins Mysteries

See Book List     Wolves of the Beyond

 

 Astrid Lindgren

See Book List     Pippi Longstocking

 

Lois Lowry

See Book List     Anastasia Krupnik

See Book List     Gooney Bird Greene

See Book List     Giver Quartet

 

This is a list of many popular authors of children’s fiction series and their works.
Bios for the authors are attached.
This is a very useful list for librarians, reading teachers and parents! Please take a moment to scroll through.

Disclosure: I am an affiliate of Bookshop.org and I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase.

Popular Childrens Authors M-Z

 Jean Marzollo

See Book List     I Spy

See Book List     I Spy (Cartwheel)

 

 Mercer Mayer

See Book List     Little Critters

 

 Megan McDonald

See Book List     Judy Moody

See Book List     Judy Moody and Stink

See Book List    Stink Moody

 

 A A Milne

See Book List     Pooh’s Library Box Set

See Book List     Standalone titles

 

 L M Montgomery

See Book List     Anne of Green Gables

See Book List     Emily Trilogy

See Book List     Standalone titles

 

Laura Numeroff

See Book List     If You Give…

See Book List     Jellybeans

 

 Jane O’Connor

See Book List     Fancy Nancy

 

Mary Pope Osborne

See Book List     Magic Tree House (25th Anniv Ed)

See Book List     Magic Tree House

See Book List     Magic Tree House Fast Tracker

See Book List     Magic Tree House Graphic Novels

See Book List     Magic Tree House Library of Books, v 1-28 Box Set

See Book List     Magic Tree House Merlin Missions

See Book List     Magic Tree House Merlin Missions v 1-4 Box Set

See Book List     Tales from the Odyssey

 

 Herman Parish

See Book List     Amelia Bedelia Chapter Books

See Book List     Amelia Bedelia Picture Books

See Book List     Amelia Bedelia and Friends

See Book List     Amelia Bedelia and Friends – All Boxed In – Box Set

See Book List     Amelia Bedelia Chapter Books 1-4 – Box Set

See Book List     Amelia Bedelia Books are a Ball – Box Set

See Book List     Amelia Bedelia by the Dozen – Box Set

See Book List     Amelia Bedelia Chapter Books – Box of 10

See Book List     Amelia Bedelia Holiday Chapter Books

 

 Barbara Park

See Book List     Junie B Jones

 

James Patterson

See Book List     Alex Cross (James Patterson)

See Book List     Ali Cross (James Patterson)

See Book List     Black Book Thriller

See Book  List    Confessions

See Book List     Daniel X Young Reader

See Book List     Dog Diaries

See Book List     Dragonflies

See Book List     Homeroom Diaries

See Book List     House of Robots

See Book List     I Funny

See Book List     Jacky Ha Ha

See Book List     Katt vs Dogg

See Book List     Max Einstein

See Book List     Maximum Ride

See Book List     Maximum Ride: The Fugitives

See Book List     Maximum Ride: Hawk

See Book List     Maximum Ride: The Protectors

See Book List     Michael Bennett

See Book List     Middle School

See Book List     NYPD Red

See Book List     Private

See Book List     Treasure Hunters

See Book List     Unbelievably Boring Bart

See Book List     Witch and Wizard

See Book List     Women’s Murder Club

 

 Gary Paulsen

See Book List     Kevin Books

See Book List     Tucket Adventures

See Book List     Standalone titles

 

Sara Pennypacker

See Book List     Clementine

See Book List     Pax

See Book List     Waylon!

 

 Dav Pilkey

See Book List     Captain Underpants

See Book List     Captain Underpants Colossal Color Collection – Box Set

See Book List     Cat Kid Comic Club

See Book List     Dog Man

See Book List     Dog Man – The Cat Kid Collection – Box Set

See Book List     Dog Man – The Epic Collection – Box Set

See Book List     Dog Man – The Supa Epic Collection – Box Set

See Book List     Dragon

See Book List     Ricky Ricotta’s Mighty Robot

 

 Beatrix Potter

See Book List     Beatrix Potter Classics

See Book List     Peter Rabbit Books

See Book List     The World of Peter Rabbit Box Set

See Book List     Standalone titles

 

Margret and H A Rey

See Book List     Curious George Classics (H A Rey)

See Book List     Curious George 8x8s

See Book List     Curious George Holidays

See Book List     Curious George in… (Liza Charlesworth)

See Book List     Curious George TV 8x8s

See Book List     Curious George TV Readers

 

William Ritter

See Book List    The Oddmire

See Book List     Jackaby

 

 Ron Roy

See Book List     A to Z Mysteries

 

Rachel Renee Russell

See Book List     Dork Diaries

See Book List     Misadventures of Max Crumbly

 

 Cynthia Rylant

See Book List     Annie and Snowball

See Book List     Brownie and Pearl

See Book List     Cobble Street Cousins

See Book List     Cobble Street Cousins Box Set

See Book List     Henry and Mudge – Ready to Read

See Book List     Henry and Mudge – The Complete Collection Box Set

See Book List     High-Rise Private Eyes

See Book List      Lighthouse Family

See Book List     Mr Putter and Tabby

See Book List     Poppleton

See Book List     Puppy Mudge

See Book List     Standalone titles

 

 Louis Sachar

See Book List     Marvin Redpost

See Book List     Wayside School

See Book List     The Wayside School 4-Book Box Set

See Book List     Standalone titles

 

 Angie Sage

See Book List     Araminta Spookie

See Book List     Enchanter’s Child

See Book List    Septimus Heap

See Book List     TodHunter Moon

See Book List     Standalone titles

 

 Judith Schachner

See Book List     Skippyjon Jones

 

 Jon Scieszka

See Book List     Frank Einstein

See Book List      Spaceheadz

See Book List     Time Warp Trio

See Book List     Standalone titles

 

 Marjorie Sharmat

See Book List     Nate the Great

See Book List     Olivia Sharp, Nate the Great’s Cousin 

 

 Lemony Snicket

See Book List     A Series of Unfortunate Events

See Book List     A Box of Unfortunate Events – Vol 1-3

See Book List     A Box of Unfortunate Events – Vol 4-6

See Book List     A Box of Unfortunate Events – Vol 7-9

See Book List     A Box of Unfortunate Events – Vol 10-12

See Book List     The Complete Wreck Box Set (All 13)

See Book List     All the Wrong Questions

 

 Donald Sobol

See Book List     Encyclopedia Brown

 

Geronimo Stilton

See Book List     Geronimo Stilton

See Book List     Geronimo Stilton – Cavemice

See Book List     Geronimo Stilton – Journey through Time

See Book List     Geronimo Stilton – Kingdom of Fantasy

See Book List     Geronimo Stilton – Micekings

See Book List     Geronimo Stilton Reporter

See Book List     Geronimo Stilton – Spacemice

See Book List     Geronimo Stilton Special Edition

See Book List      Geronimo Stilton – Thea Stilton

 

 R L Stine

See Book List     Garbage Pail Kids

See Book List     Rotten School

See Book List     Dangerous Girls

See Book List     Fear Street

See Book List     Fear Street Nights

See Book List     Fear Street Saga Trilogy

See Book List     Goosebumps

See Book List     Goosebumps – Hall of Horrors

See Book List     Goosebumps – HorrorLand

See Book List     Goosebumps – Most Wanted

See Book List     Goosebumps – Most Wanted Special Edition

See Book List     Goosebumps – Slappy World

See Book List     Just Beyond

 

 Lauren Tarshis

See Book List     I Survived

See Book List     I Survived: True Stories

 

Sydney Taylor

See Book List     All of a Kind Family

 Mike Thaler

See Book List     Black Lagoon Adventures

See Book List     Black Lagoon Picture Books

 

 P L Travers

See Book List     Mary Poppins

 

 Gertrude Chandler Warner

See Book List     Boxcar Children

 

 Laura Ingalls Wilder

See Book List     Little House on the Prairie – The Laura Years

 

Mo Willems

See Book List     Elephant and Piggie

See Book List     Elephant and Piggie Complete Collection Box Set

See Book List     Elephant and Piggie Biggie

See Book List     Pigeon

See Book List    Unlimited Squirrels

See Book List     Standalone titles

 

 Henry Winkler

See Book List     Alien Superstar

See Book List     Hank Zipzer, World’s Greatest Underachiever

See Book List     Here’s Hank

 

Kelly Yang

See Book List    Front Desk

 

 Jane Yolen

See Book List     Commander Toad

See Book List     How Do Dinosaurs…?

See Book List     Stone Man Mysteries

See Book List    Standalone titles

 

Gene Zion

See Book List     Harry the Dog

 

These are lengthy lists of selected Children’s Classic Books – for teachers and parents to encourage reading!

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See Book List     Primary Children’s Classics

See Book List     Elementary Children’s Classics

 

Classics for the better readers (and even Classics Illustrated! Remember those?)

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See Book List     Oxford World’s Classics

See Book List     Penguin Classics Deluxe

See Book List     Classics Illustrated Comics