75 Authors/Illustrators Everyone Should Know
• Preschool-Kindergarten
• Grades 3 to 6 (Intermediate)
• Grades 6 to 8 (Older Readers)
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STAN AND JAN BERENSTAIN — A prolific team captures the rhythms of children's language in engaging stories.
The Berenstain Bears & The Honey Tree
The Berenstain Bears Are A Family
JAN BRETT — A meticulous artist weaves subplots and intricate details into creative borders to extend the meaning carried in the central
pictures.
The Mitten
Annie and the Wild Animals
MARC BROWN — Marc Brown presents a warm, witty and sometimes poignant look at facing a bully, losing a tooth, or accepting a new baby sister.
Arthur's Baby
Play Rhythm
MARCIA BROWN — Marcia Brown adapts the art style (woodcuts, intricate cut paper, flamboyant cartoon, delicate watercolor) to enrich the special meaning of each story.
Once A Mouse
Three Billy Goats Gruff
ANTHONY BROWNE — His startling images and subtle messages in art and story make us see the world in a new way.
The Piggybook
Gorilla
JOANNA COLE — Superb informational books present straight facts in photo essays or combine facts with riotous humor in the Magic School Bus books.
Magic School Bus Lost in The Solar System
My Puppy Is Born
BARBARA COONEY — Gentle stories and beautiful art touch the heart and leave deep thoughts to ponder. New England scenes are especially provocative.
Miss Rumphius
Ox Cart Man (D. Hall)
TOMIE DEPAOLA — Tomie tells wonderful Irish and Italian family stories using strong black line and folk-art style.
The Art Lesson
Strega Nona
LEO AND DIANE DILLON — Both artists work on the same piece of art often characterized by an opulent, iridescent quality.
Aida (Leontyne Price)
Why Mosquitoes Buzz In People's Ears (V. Aardema)
ELOISE GREENFIELD — Poet and storyteller captures the language and melodies and strong African-American family images in her poetry and prose.
Honey I Love
Nathaniel Talking
TRINA SCHART HYMAN — Meticulous art and extensive research enable Hyman to portray Arthurian England authentically or childhood memories vividly.
Little Red Riding Hood
Saint George and The Dragon (M. Hodges)
WILLIAM JOYCE — Broad humor in comically expressive animals and playful language make Joyce's books fun to read aloud or alone.
Bentley and Egg
Dinosaur Bob
STEVEN KELLOGG — A heap of comic-strip detail spills from Kellogg's splashy, riotous, color-filled pages and causes children to pore over them.
Pinkerton, Behave
Paul Bunyan
LEO LIONNI — Deeper meanings permeate Lionni's stories more than the elegant, sophisticated collage and design art might suggest.
Frederick
Swimmy
ARNOLD LOBEL — Delicate and decorative art on attractively designed pages invites thoughtful probing.
Frog and Toad Are Friends
Fables
JAMES MARSHALL — Cartoon-like drawings of unique characters present unexpected humor and spoofs. A pair of hippos, a substitute teacher, and a lovable prankster guarantee laugh-out-loud joy.
The Cut-Ups Crack Up
George and Martha
ROBERT MCCLOSKEY — Superb, classic works that convey the importance of small but significant moments in a child's life.
Blueberries For Sal
Make Way for Ducklings
EMILY MCCULLY — She creates wordless books in cartoon style and elaborate stories with Impressionist-style art.
Mirette On The High Wire
School
JERRY PINKNEY — He paints from live models, often African-Americans, in a realistic style using full-color art and well-crafted scenes.
The Talking Eggs (R. San Souci)
Mirandy And Brother Wind (P. McKissack)
JAMES E. RANSOME — Talented young African-American artist portrays characters realistically in historical or contemporary scenes.
Uncle Jed's Barbershop (M.K. Mitchell)
How Many Stars In The Sky? (L. Hort)
MAURICE SENDAK — A superb artist whose books invite rereading and whose illustrations beg for repeated viewing.
Where The Wild Things Are
The Nutshell Library
DR. SEUSS (THEODOR S. GEISEL) — Creative genius whose spontaneous art and lilting lines sing children into reading on their own.
The Cat In The Hat
Horton Hears A Who
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.
Jumanji
The Polar Express
VERA B. WILLIAMS — She conveys the simple strength of multicultural families who share love and unity.
A Chair For My Mother
"More, More, More," Said The Baby
JANE YOLEN — Enchanting storyteller and poet holds a moment in time to capture past, present, or future in word songs.
Owl Moon
Street Rhymes Around The World
ED YOUNG — Sophisticated simplicity describes the art he uses to retell Asian-American folklore.
Lon Po Po: A Red Riding Hood Story From China
Seven Blind Mice
CHARLOTTE ZOLOTOW — Gentle stories play on the heartstrings and cause children to think about their world and relationships in a new way.
William's Doll
Mr. Rabbit And The Lovely Present
75 Authors/Illustrators Everyone Should Know
• Preschool-Kindergarten
• Grades 3 to 6 (Intermediate)
• Grades 6 to 8 (Older Readers)
Other Reading Lists