Authors to Know
Sometimes you may not know what book you are looking for in the library. One good way to find a book is to look for an author who you have liked before. Some excellent authors of children's books are listed below. All of these authors have books in the North Beverly School Media Center.
Picture Book and Beginning Reader Division
David Adler
Jez Alborough
Ludwig Bemelmans
Stan and Jan Berenstain
Paulette Bourgeois
Jan Brett
Marc Brown
Doreen Cronin
Alexandra Day
Tomie DePaola
Lois Ehlert
Don Freeman
Leo Lionni
Arnold Lobel
Robert McCloskey
Jerry Palotta
Patricia Polacco
Cynthia Rylant
William Steig
Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geissel)
Chris Van Allsburg
Mo Willems
Fiction Author Division
David Adler
Louisa May Alcott
Lloyd Alexander
Avi
T.A. Barron
John Bellairs
Judy Blume
Michael Bond
Beverly Cleary
Andrew Clements
Susan Cooper
Bruce Coville
Roald Dahl
Paula Danzinger
Dan Gutman
Margaret Peterson Haddix
Karen Hesse
Norton Juster
E.L. Konigsburg
Madeline L'Engle
Gail Carson Levine
C.S. Lewis
Hugh Lofting
Lois Lowry
A.A. Milne
Katherine Paterson
Ron Roy
Louis Sachar
Jon
Elizabeth George Speare
Jerry Spinelli
Sydney Taylor
E.B. White
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Jane Yolen
Nonfiction Division
David Adler
Jean Fritz
Gail Gibbons
Stephen Parker (for information on the human body)
Seymour Simon
Poetry Division - Best Humorous Poets
Doug Florian
Jack Prelutsky
Shel Silverstein
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