We have compiled a list of some of the most widely read children’s authors, both traditional and modern. We hope this will help to inspire our learners to engage in exciting, wider reading.
Our local libraries have lots of exciting titles to choose from and everyone can borrow books free of charge.
We have split these into suggested age groups but understand that some learners may decided to choose across the lists.
Ages 4-7 Authors
- Alan & Janet Ahlberg
- Quentin Blake
- Raymond Briggs
- Nick Butterworth and Mick Inkpen
- Rod Campbell
- Eric Carle
- Lauren Child
- Roald Dahl
- Lynley Dodd
- Julia Donaldson
- Roger Hargreaves
- Mairi Hedderwick
- Sue Hendra
- Eric Hill
- Shirley Hughes
- Oliver Jeffers
- Wendy H. Jones
- Dick King-Smith
- Judith Kerr
- David McKee
- Colin McNaughton
- Daisy Meadows
- A.A. Milne
- Beatrix Potter
- Adrian Reynolds & Ian Whybrow
- David Roberts
- Tony Ross
- Jill Tomlinson
Ages 8-12 Authors
- Nina Bawden
- Marjorie Blackman
- Adam Blade
- Enid Blyton
- Jeff Brown
- Pamela Butchart
- Eoin Colfer
- Frank Cottrell-Boyce
- Cressida Cowell
- Roald Dahl
- Anne Fine
- Diana Hendry
- Charlie Higson
- Anthony Horowitz
- Ted Hughes
- Pete Johnson
- Jeff Kinney
- C.S. Lewis
- Karen McCombie
- Megan McDonald
- Michelle Magorian
- Michael Morpurgo
- Jill Murphy
- R.J. Palacio
- Terry Pratchett
- Philip Pullman
- Michael Rosen
- J.K. Rowling
- Louis Sacher
- Marcus Sedgwick
- Andy Shepherd
- Francesca Simon
- Jeremy Strong
- J.R.R. Tolkien
- David Walliams
- E.B. White
- Jacqueline Wilson
