The students at Parsley have many favorite authors. Here are links to web sites for some of them.

The authors are listed in alphabetical order. Click on the first letter of the last name of the author you are looking for to see if we have a link to information on him/her.

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z

If you don't see the author you are looking for, check the Educational Paperback Association website with links to authors of books for Grades 1-4 and Grades 5-8

updated Sept. 12, 2008

100 Favorite Children's Books	Recommended reading as compiled by New York Public Library librarians. View these 100 favorite books by category.
Reading Is Fundamental - Reading Planet	Meet the Authors and Illustrators
David Adler	Author of Cam Jansen series.
K. A. Applegate	Author of Animorphs, Everworld, and Remnants.
Lynne Reid Banks	The Indian in the Cupboard
Ludwig Bemelmans	He wrote the Madeline stories.
Stan and Jan Berenstain	The Berenstain Bears books are some of the most popular books in our Media Center.
Judy Blume	What was Judy Blume's first book? What is she afraid of? Where did the idea of Fudge come from? These answers and more can be found on her website.
Jan Brett	Look on this site for contests, activity and coloring pages, and information about the author.
Norman Bridwell	Clifford, the Big Red Dog was this author's creation. Read more about Norman Bridwell...
Marc Brown	Arthur and Francine are both based on people in Mr. Brown's life. Learn more about this author on this web page.
Betsy Byars	Betsy Byars has her own web site where you can read all about her, see photos, learn about her books and even get some writing tips. More information about this author is available on this Educational Paperback Assocation page.
Eric Carle	Everyone knows aboutThe Very Hungry Caterpillar and Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, but did you ever wonder what came first - his story or his pictures? Does he have a hobby or use a computer? There are lots of cool things to learn about this author. More information about this author is available on the Educational Paperback Association site.
Beverly Cleary	Have you read about Ramona Quinby and Henry Huggins? Find out how the author got her ideas about these two characters. Investigate trivia quizzes that test your knowledge of her books. Also check out this link from the Educational Paperback Association.
Joanna Cole	Author of the Magic School Bus series< More information about this author is available on the Educational Paperback Association site.
Sharon Creech	Once you've read 'Walk Two Moons', you'll never forget it. Ms. Creech is also the author of 'The Wanderer' and 'Chasing Redbird'. Other information about this author can be found at this Educational Paperback Association webpage and this harperchildrens.com webpage.
Roald Dahl	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Matilda are so popular, they've even been made into a movie - but the books are better! Learn about Roald Dahl on this site from Educational Paperback Association. Here is a link to his Fan Club Site.
Paula Danziger	Ms. Danziger wrote the Amber Brown series and The Cat Ate My Gymsuit. More information about this author is available on the Educational Paperback Association site.
Tomie dePaola	Tomie dePaola is an author and an illustrator. Learn more about Mr. dePaola at this site from Educational Paperback Association.
Jean Craighead George	This is the author of Julie of the Wolves and My Side of the Mountain among many others. One page on this site gives you ideas on how to write your own stories. More information about this author is available on the Educational Paperback Association site.
Patricia Reilly Giff	This author has written many mysteries for children.
Virginia Hamilton	Virginia Hamilton has written may books for children and young adults over the last 30 years. Nearly all of her books deal with the black experience, but reviewers have been quick to point out that her works have universal appeal. More information is available on this Educational Paperback Association webpage.
Daniel Handler	author of the Lemony Snicket books
Syd Hoff	Author and illustrator Syd Hoff may be best known for Danny and the Dinosaur, Julius and Sammy the Seal.
Jean Marzollo and Walter Wick are authors of I Spy books	You can write and submit your own riddle to a picture they'll feature each month.
Brian Jacques	This is the author of the Redwall series.
Ezra Jack Keats	This site is a Virtual Exhibit of manuscripts, sketches, illustrations, and proofs for 37 books written and/or illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats. Learn more about the author at this Educational Paperback Association site.
Steven Kellogg	Some of the books Mr. Kellogg wrote recount American legends and tall tales. Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, Johnny Appleseed, and Mike Fink are just a few.
David Kirk	Author of the Miss Spider books.
C.S. Lewis	This website, Into the Wardrobe, is devoted to C.S. Lewis. He is well known for The Chronicles of Narnia series. More information is available on this author on this Educational Paperback Association webpage.
Leo Lionni	Author of Swimmy
Arnold Lobel	The Frog and Toad series was written by this author/illustrator.
Mary Maden	Mary Maden visited Parsley in September of 2003. She is the author of several historical fiction children's books.
Ann M. Martin	Author of BabySitters Club series
Mercer Mayer	This author and illustrator wrote the many Just ..... books like Just Go To Bed, Just Grandpa and Me, and Just Me and My Dad.
Robert Munsch	Everyone has a favorite Robert Munsch book. What is yours? Find out how Mr. Munsch got his ideas for his stories. Read some of his poems and unpublished work. You'll laugh out loud! See a list of his books. How many have you read? More information about this author is available on the Educational Paperback Association site.
Laura Numeroff	You know If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, but have you read If You Give a Pig a Pancake?
Mary Pope Osborne	Have you ever wished you could go in a magic tree house and be transported to a another time and place? Then you must have read some of The Magic Tree House books. There are 21 in the series so far with number 22 on the way. On this site you can write the author a question or submit a review.
Peggy Parish	Everyone always has a good laugh when reading the Amelia Bedelia series.
Barbara Park	Barbara Park is the author of Junie B. Jones books.
Gary Paulsen	Dogsong, The Crossing, Hatchet, and The Rifle are books by this author.
Dav Pilkey	This is a kid's only site - parents have to ask permission to go here! You know, Mr. Pilkey is the guy who writes the Dumb Bunnies books and The Adventures of Captain Underpants.
Peggy Rathmann	Author of Ruby the Copycat, Bootsie Barker Bites, and Officer Buckle and Gloria.
J. K. Rowling	Author of the Harry Potter series.
Louis Sachar	Sideways Stories from Wayside School and Wayside School Is Falling Down have long been favorites of school children. There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom, Dogs Don't Tell Jokes and the Marvin Redpost stories are also very popular.  Holes is another favorite.
Jon Scieszka	TheTrue Story of the Three Little Pigs, The Frog Prince, Continued, and The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales were written by Mr. Scieszka.
Maurice Sendak	Chicken Soup with Rice, Where the Wild Things Are, and Little Bear are works by this author/illustrator. Read more about Maurice Sendak... Another resource:  A Master of Children's Literature Maurice Sendak
Dr. Seuss	Young or old, we all love Dr. Seuss. We celebrate his birthday in the spring. Do you know when? Here at Seussville you will find games and contests, and you can "Ask the Cat".
Marjorie Weinman Sharmat	She is the author of the Nate the Great series.
William Steig	Have you seen the movie Shrek? Mr. Steig is the author of the book by the same name. He also wrote Abel's Island, The Amazing Bone, Brave Irene, and many more you'll remember. More information about this author is available on the Educational Paperback Association site.
R.L. Stine	Do you like creepy, crawly stories? Maybe you've read some of the Goosebumps books. This site is just for you.
Joyce Carol Thomas	Ms. Thomas is an African-American author who writes for children, teens, and adults. Read more about Joyce Carol Thomas...
Judith Viorst	Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day was written by this author.
Rosemary Wells	Max and Ruby books are the creation of this author. She also wrote 'Noisy Nora' and the McDuff series.
E.B. White	One of everyone's favorite: Charlotte's Web.
Laura Ingalls Wilder	Learn about the author of the Little House on the Prarie series and about the real-life characters. More information about the author can be found on this Fronteir Girl website.
Kimberly Willis Holt	Author of My Louisiana Sky and When Zachary Beaver Came to Town. Her site also has 'Writer's Tips'.
Audrey Wood	Author of The Napping House, Silly Sally, and many more.  Her website has activity pages to print out and information about the author and illustrator.