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Lady Amabel Kerr (1846–1906) – A Bible Picture Book for Catholic Children, Lives of the Saints for Children; P. B. Kerr (1956–2018) – Children of the Lamp series; Alexander Key (1904–1979) – Escape to Witch Mountain, The Forgotten Door, The Case of the Vanishing Boy; Dorothy Kilner (1755–1836) – The Life and Perambulation of a Mouse
This is a list of notable books by young authors and of books written by notable writers in their early years. These books were written, or substantially completed, before the author's twentieth birthday. Alexandra Adornetto (born 18 April 1994) wrote her debut novel, The Shadow Thief, when she was 13. It was published in 2007.
One of her students recalled the wildflower and stone-gathering contests that Warner sponsored when she was a teacher. As well as her books in The Boxcar Children series, Warner wrote many other books for children, including The World in a Barn (1927), Windows into Alaska (1928), The World on a Farm (1931) and Peter Piper, Missionary Parakeet ...
This is a list of classic children's books published no later than 2008 and still available in the English language. [1] [2] [3] Books specifically for children existed by the 17th century. Before that, books were written mainly for adults – although some later became popular with children.
Peg Kehret (born Margaret Ann Schulze on November 11, 1936) is an American author, primarily writing for children between the ages of 10 and 15. After beating three types of polio at age 12, Kehret went on to become an author of children's, young adults', and adults' literature, winning over fifty awards throughout her career.
Once she got to school, the school librarians suggested she write children's books for a living, and Cleary made that her ultimate goal. She published her first book, "Henry Huggins," in 1950. The ...
Pages in category "American children's writers" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 2,122 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Sharon Mills Draper (born August 21, 1948) [1] [2] is an American children's writer, professional educator, and the 1997 National Teacher of the Year.She is a two-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Award for books about the young and adolescent African-American experience.