List of children's literature writers

These writers are notable authors of children's literature with some of their most famous works.

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Verna Aardema (1911–2001) – Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears Rafael Ábalos (born 1956) – Grimpow Jacob Abbott (1803–1879) – Rollo series, Cousin Lucy's Conversations, Bruno Tony Abbott (born 1952) – The Secrets of Droon, Danger Guys Deborah Abela (born 1966) – Max Remy Superspy, Grimsdon Joan Abelove (born 1945) – Go and Come Back Chris van Abkoude (1880–1960) – Pietje Bell series, Little Crumb Socorro Acioli (born 1975) – The Ghost Dancer Richard Adams (1920–2016) – Watership Down Jean Adamson (1928–2024) – Topsy and Tim C. S. Adler (born 1932) – Magic of the Glits, Ghost Brother David A. Adler (born 1947) – Cam Jansen series, The Babe and I Aesop (6th century BCE) – Fables Edith J. Agnew (1897–1988) – Nezbah's Lamb Joan Aiken (1924–2004) – The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, Arabel and Mortimer series, A Necklace of Raindrops Ahmad Akbarpour (born 1970) – If I Were a Pilot Uxue Alberdi (born 1984) – Besarkada Vivien Alcock (1924–2003) – The Haunting of Cassie Palmer Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888) – Little Women, The Brownie and the Princess Kwame Alexander (born 1968) – The Crossover Lloyd Alexander (1924–2007) – The Chronicles of Prydain, Westmark trilogy Sue Alexander (1933–2008) – Nadia the Willful Horatio Alger, Jr. (1832–1899) – Ragged Dick Mabel Esther Allan (1915–1998) – Over the Sea to School, Ballet for Drina, The Ballet Family David Almond (born 1951) – Skellig, Heaven Eyes, Kit's Wilderness Joseph Alexander Altsheler (1862–1919) – The Young Trailers series, The Civil War series Julia Alvarez (born 1950) – Tia Lola series Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875) – "The Snow Queen", "The Little Mermaid", "The Ugly Duckling", "The Emperor's New Clothes", "The Princess and the Pea", "Thumbelina" Lena Anderson (born 1939) – Tea for Ten, Tick-Tock Verily Anderson (1915–2010) – Brownies series Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen (1919–2004) – A Menina do Mar, O Cavaleiro da Dinamarca, A Floresta, A Fada Oriana Sam Angus (born 1967) – Soldier Dog, The House on Hummingbird Island Charlotte Anley (1796–1893) – Influence: A Moral Tale for Young People (1822) K. A. Applegate (born 1956) – Animorphs, Remnants, Everworld series, The One and Only Ivan Victor Appleton (Stratemeyer house pseudonym from 1910) – Tom Swift series Malayath Appunni (born 1943) – Kambili Kuppayam Philip Ardagh (born 1961) – Eddie Dickens series, Unlikely Exploits series Edward Ardizzone (1900–1979) – Tim All Alone, Tim and the Brave Sea Captain (self-illustrated) Laura Adams Armer (1874–1963) – Waterless Mountain William H. Armstrong (1914–1999) – Sounder Elizabeth Arnold (born 1944) – The Parsley Parcel Tedd Arnold (born 1949) – No Jumping on the Bed!, Parts Ruth M. Arthur (1905–1979) – A Candle in Her Room, Portrait of Margarita, Requiem for a Princess Frank Asch (1946–2022) – I Can Blink Bernard Ashley (born 1935) – The Trouble with Donovan Croft, Dodgem, Little Soldier Ros Asquith (living) – Teenage Worrier series M. E. Atkinson (1899–1974) – August Adventure, Smugglers' Gap, Mystery Manor Margaret Atwood (born 1939) – Up in the Tree, Princess Prunella and the Purple Peanut, Wandering Wenda and Widow Wallop's Wunderground Washery Cécile Aubry (1928–2010) – Belle et Sébastien Martin Auer (born 1951) – Now, Now, Markus, The Blue Boy Steve Augarde (born 1950) – The Various, Celandine Jonathan Auxier (born 1981) – The Night Gardener, Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster Esther Averill (1902–1992) – The Cat Club, The Fire Cat Gillian Avery (1926–2016) – The Warden's Niece, The Elephant War, A Likely Lad Harold Avery (1869–1943) – The Triple Alliance, Play the Game Avi (born 1937) – Crispin: The Cross of Lead, The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle Christopher Awdry (born 1940) – The Railway Series #27–40 (Thomas the Tank Engine stories) Wilbert Awdry (1911–1997) – The Railway Series #1–26 (Thomas the Tank Engine stories)

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Ba–Bh Natalie Babbitt (1932–2016) – Tuck Everlasting, Knee-Knock Rise, The Search for Delicious Maria Baciu (born 1942) – Ghetuţele copilăriei Enid Bagnold (1889–1981) – National Velvet Bob Balaban (born 1945) – McGrowl series Katya Balen (born 1989) – October, October, The Light in Everything R. M. Ballantyne (1825–1894) – The Coral Island Blue Balliett (born 1955) – Chasing Vermeer, The Wright 3, The Calder Game Lynne Reid Banks (1929–2024) – The Indian in the Cupboard series Helen Bannerman (1862–1946) – Little Black Sambo Shirley Barber (1935–2023) – The Tale of Martha B. Rabbit, A Wedding in Fairyland Ralph Henry Barbour (1870–1944) – The Half Back, For the Honor of the School, Tom, Dick and Harriet Clive Barker (born 1952) – The Thief of Always Kathleen Frances Barker (1901–1963) – Just Dogs (1933) Joyce Barkhouse (1913–2012) – Pit Pony Jill Barklem (1951–2017) – Brambly Hedge Steve Barlow and Steve Skidmore – Outernet series Kitty Barne (1883–1961) – She Shall Have Music, Family Footlights, Visitors from London, Rosina Copper Derrick Barnes – Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut, Ruby and the Booker Boys series Kelly Barnhill (living) – The Girl Who Drank the Moon J. M. Barrie (1860–1937) – Peter Pan T. A. Barron (born 1952) – The Lost Years of Merlin Dave Barry (born 1947) – Peter and the Starcatchers series Margaret Stuart Barry (1927–2022) – Simon and the Witch Graeme Base (born 1958) – Animalia L. Frank Baum (1856–1919) – The Wonderful Wizard of Oz series Hans Baumann (1914–1988) – Sons of the Steppe, I Marched with Hannibal Nina Bawden (1925–2012) – Carrie's War, The Witch's Daughter, The Peppermint Pig "BB" (D. J. Watkins-Pitchford) (1905–1990) – The Little Grey Men, Down the Bright Stream, Bill Badger and the Pirates S.G. Hulme Beaman (1887–1932) – Toytown stories Jerome Beatty Jr (1916–2002) – Matthew Looney space series Aaron Becker (born 1974) – Journey, Quest, Return Thea Beckman (1923–2004) – Crusade in Jeans, Children of Mother Earth series Frank Beddor (born 1958) – The Looking Glass Wars series John Bellairs (1938–1991) – The House with a Clock in Its Walls Hilaire Belloc (1870–1953) – Cautionary Tales for Children, The Bad Child's Book of Beasts, More Beasts for Worse Children Ludwig Bemelmans (1898–1962) – Madeline Derek Benz (born 1971) – Grey Griffins Berechiah ha-Nakdan (12th – 13th century) – Mishle Shualim, Fables of a Jewish Aesop Stan and Jan Berenstain (1923–2005 and 1923–2012) – The Berenstain Bears series Elisabeth Beresford (1928–2010) – The Wombles, Awkward Magic Leila Berg (1917–2012) – Nippers series Paul Berna (1908–1994) – A Hundred Million Francs, The Street Musician, Flood Warning Elsa Beskow (1874–1953) Luc Besson (born 1958) – Arthur and the Minimoys series Amália Bezerédj (1804–1837) – Flóri könyve

Bi–Bz Vitaly Bianki (1894–1959) – Whose Nose Is Better? David Biedrzycki (born 1955) – Ace Lacewing: Bug Detective, Me and My Dragon, Santa Retires Paul Biegel (1925–2006) – The King of the Copper Mountains, The Little Captain, The Elephant Party Margaret Biggs (born 1929) – Melling School series Franny Billingsley (born 1954) – Well Wished, Big Bad Bunny Claire Huchet Bishop (1899–1993) – The Five Chinese Brothers, All Alone, The Big Loop Bryndís Björgvinsdóttir (born 1982) – Flugan sem stöðvaði stríðið, Hafnfirðingabrandarinn Christina Björk (born 1938) – Linnea in Monet's Garden Holly Black (born 1971) – The Spiderwick Chronicles, Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles, Tithe, Valiant Mary Fleming Black (1848–1893) – Bright Jewels Malorie Blackman (born 1962) – Noughts & Crosses, Pig Heart Boy, Cloud Busting Clair Blank (1915–1965) – Beverly Gray mystery series Judy Blume (born 1938) – Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret, Fudge series Enid Blyton (1897–1968) – Noddy series, The Famous Five series, The Secret Seven series, The Faraway Tree series, Sunny Stories magazine Godfried Bomans (1913–1971) – Eric in the Land of the Insects, The Wily Wizard and the Wicked Witch, Pim, Frits en Ida Michael Bond (1926–2017) – Paddington Bear series Nancy Bond (born 1945) – A String in the Harp Ruskin Bond (born 1934) – The Room on the Roof, The Blue Umbrella, Angry River

Veronica Bonilla (born 1962) – The Platanario series, Magic Dream Arna Bontemps (1902–1970) – Sad-Faced Boy, Lonesome Boy, Mr. Kelso's Lion Lucy M. Boston (1892–1990) – Green Knowe series J. Allan Bosworth (1925–1990) – White Water, Still Water, All the Dark Places Marie Marguerite Bouvet (1865–1915) – Sweet William, Little Marjorie's Love Story, Prince Tip–Top Chris Bradford (born 1974) – Young Samurai series Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (born 1967) – The War That Saved My Life Tony Bradman (born 1954) – Dilly the Dinosaur series Gillian Bradshaw (born 1956) – The Dragon and the Thief, The Land of Gold, Beyond the North Wind Christianna Brand (1907–1988) – Nurse Matilda series (adapted as Nanny McPhee) Ann Brashares (born 1967) – The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series Angela Brazil (1868–1947) – The Nicest Girl in the School, For the Sake of the School, The Jolliest Term on Record Petronella Breinburg (1931–2019) – My Brother Sean, Sally-Ann's Umbrella Elinor Brent-Dyer (1894–1969) – Chalet School series Jan Brett (born 1949) – Trouble with Trolls, The Three Snow Bears Thomas Brezina (born 1963) – The Knickerbocker Gang, Tom Turbo Rae Bridgman – The MiddleGate Books: The Serpent's Spell, Amber Ambrosia, Fish & Sphinx Katharine Mary Briggs (1898–1980) – Hobberdy Dick, Kate Crackernuts Robert Bright (1902–1988) – Georgie Carol Ryrie Brink (1895–1981) – Caddie Woodlawn, Baby Island Hesba Fay Brinsmead (1922–2003) – Pastures of the Blue Crane, Longtime Dreaming Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić (1874–1938) – The Marvelous Adventures and Misadventures of Hlapić the Apprentice, Tales of Long Ago Frances Freeling Broderip (1830–1878) – Funny Fables for Little Folks Lauren Brooke – Heartland series, Chestnut Hill series Walter R. Brooks (1886–1958) – Freddy the Pig series Abbie Farwell Brown (1871–1927) – The Book of Saints and Friendly Beasts, The Lonesomest Doll Marc Brown (born 1946) – Arthur series Marcia Brown (1918–2015) – Puss in Boots Margaret Wise Brown (1910–1952) – Goodnight Moon, The Runaway Bunny Pamela Brown (1924–1989) – The Swish of the Curtain Frances Browne (1816–1879) – Granny's Wonderful Chair Mary Grant Bruce (1878–1958) – A Little Bush Maid Jean de Brunhoff (1899–1937) – Babar the Elephant series Ashley Bryan (1923–2022) – Freedom Over Me, Sing to the Sun Jan Brzechwa (1900–1966) – Pan Kleks series, and many poems for children John Buchan (1875–1940) – The Magic Walking Stick, The Long Traverse Susan Buchan (1882–1977) – Jim and the Dragon, Mice on Horseback, The Cat's Grandmother Anthony Buckeridge (1912–2004) – Jennings school stories Maria Elizabeth Budden (c. 1780–1832) – Always Happy!!: Or, Anecdotes of Felix and his Sister Serena. A Tale Kir Bulychev (1934–2003) – Alisa Selezneva series Elizabeth C. Bunce (living) – A Curse Dark as Gold, StarCrossed, Myrtle Hardcastle mystery series: Premeditated Myrtle, Cold-Blooded Myrtle Eve Bunting (1928–2023) – Smoky Night John Bunyan (1628–1688) – Pilgrim's Progress Robert J. Burch (1925–2007) – Queenie Peavy, Ida Early Comes Over the Mountain Della Burford (born 1946) – Journey to Dodoland, Magical Earth Secrets, Miracle Galaxy Anthony Burgess (1917–1993) – A Long Trip to Tea Time, The Land Where the Ice Cream Grows Gelett Burgess (1866–1951) – Goops series, and many poems for children including "Purple Cow" Thornton W. Burgess (1874–1965) – The Adventures of Danny Meadow Mouse, Old Mother West Wind Doris Burn (1923–2011) – Andrew Henry's Meadow, The Summerfolk Alice Hale Burnett (fl. early 20th c.) – The Merryvale Boys Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849–1924) – A Little Princess, Little Lord Fauntleroy, The Secret Garden Sheila Burnford (1918–1984) – The Incredible Journey Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875–1950) – Tarzan series Hester Burton (1913–2000) – Time of Trial Jessie Burton (born 1982) – The Restless Girls, Medusa