Author Studies

Avi -- The award winning author of Poppy, Beyond the Western Sea, Crispin, and many more novels

Judy Blume -- Author of many novels, including Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing and Fudge-a-mania

Jan Brett -- Author and illustrator of picture books such as The Mitten and Trouble With Trolls

Eric Carle -- Author and illustrator of many favorites such as The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Beverly Cleary -- Author of great chapter books such as Ramona Quimby, Age 8 and The Mouse and the Motorcycle

Tomie dePaola - Author and illustrator of the infamous Strega Nona books and over 200 books for children

Dan Gutman - Author of many children's chapter books, mostly about sports such as Babe & Me

Ezra Jack Keats - Author and illustrator of old favorites such as The Snowy Day

C.S. Lewis - Author of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and the rest of The Chronicles of Narnia

Bill Martin, Jr. - Author of children's favorite, Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You Hear

A.A. Milne - Author of the classic Winnie the Pooh

Mary Pope Osborne - Author of The Magic Treehouse series, this publisher's site provides activities related to the books

Barbara Park - Author of the Junie B. Jones series, this publisher's site provides activities and news related to the series.

J.K. Rowling - Author of the infamous Harry Potter series

Cynthia Rylant - Author of the Henry and Mudge and Poppleton series, as well as many more children's books

Lemony Snicket - The always dread-filled author of A Series of Unfortunate Events

Dr. Seuss - This publisher's site provides activities and promotions all related to Dr. Seuss' many works

E.B. White - Author of such classics as Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little

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