Authors and Illustrators
Author of the month
Julia Donaldson
Julia Donaldson is one of our best-loved children’s authors, best known for the modern classic The Gruffalo. She is the Children’s Laureate 2011-2013, and is a 2012 World Book Day author.
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Allan Ahlberg
Allan Ahlberg is one of Britain’s best-loved children’s writers and is the author of over a hundred books.
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Giles Andreae
Giles Andreae is the award-winning and bestselling author of Rumble in the Jungle, Giraffes Can’t Dance and Commotion in the Ocean. Giles is also the creator and voice behind Purple Ronnie.
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Betty G. Birney
Betty G. Birney is author of the much-loved World According to Humphrey books.
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Eric Carle
Eric Carle is the acclaimed author and illustrator of many classic picture books, and is best known for the much-loved The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
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Cathy Cassidy
Cathy is the author of loads of cool books including Dizzy, Angel Cake and the Daizy novels for younger readers.
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Lauren Child
Lauren Child is the best-selling and award-winning author of the hugely popular Charlie and Lola series and the Clarice Bean books. Now she’s back with Ruby Redfort, a genius code-cracker and daring detective who just happens to be a thirteen year-old girl!
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Andrew Cope
Andrew Cope is the author of the hugely popular Spy Dog and Spy Pups books about the highly trained secret agent dog Lara.
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Frank Cottrell Boyce
Frank Cottrell Boyce is a successful British screenwriter and is now an award-winning children’s author.
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Cressida Cowell
Cressida Cowell is the author of the bestselling Hiccup the Viking books, and many picture books including the award-winning Emily Brown series. Cressida is a 2012 World Book Day author.
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Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl is probably the best loved children’s author ever! He’s also a 2012 World Book Day author.
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Narinder Dhami
Narinder has written over 100 children’s books, including the Bindi Babes and Beautiful Game series, and the novel for the hit film Bend it Like Beckham.
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Anne Fine
Award-winning novelist Anne Fine has written more than 50 books for adults and children.
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Claire Freedman
Claire Freedman is the author of the best-selling Aliens Love Underpants books.
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Martin Handford
Find out all about Martin Handford, author of the best-selling Where’s Wally books, and a 2012 World Book Day author.
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Caryl Hart
Caryl Hart is the award-winning author of fantastic picture books like Supermarket Zoo and Don’t Dip Your Chips in Your Drink, Kate.
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Anthony Horowitz
Anthony Horowitz is the award-winning author of the awesome Alex Rider series.
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Mick Inkpen
Mick Inkpen is an award-winning author and illustrator who is best known for his characters Kipper and Wibbly Pig. His books have sold millions of copies across the world.
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Derek Landy
Derek Landy is the author of the bestselling Skulduggery books – the funniest dead detective ever! In 2012, Derek is a World Book Day author.
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Karen McCombie
Karen McCombie is the brilliant, best-selling author of the Ally’s World and Stella Etc. series, plus a number of titles for teenagers.
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Michael Morpurgo
Michael Morpurgo has written over 100 books for children, and has won a multitude of awards as well as serving as Children’s Laureate from 2003-2005.
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Jill Murphy
Jill Murphy is the author of the much-loved Worst Witch and Large Family books.
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Kate O'Hearn
Kate O’Hearn is the author of Pegasus and the Flame, a magical fantasy where mythology and reality collide on in modern day New York.
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Philip Pullman
Philip Pullman is probably the world’s most acclaimed living children’s author, best known for the trilogy of books known as His Dark Materials.
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Philip Reeve
Philip Reeve is the award-winning and critically acclaimed author of the Mortal Engines books.
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Michael Rosen
Michael Rosen is an author, poet and broadcaster, best known for classic books like We’re Going on a Bear Hunt. He was Children’s Laureate from 2007-2009
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Axel Scheffler
Axel is the illustrator of The Gruffalo and many other favourite picture books.
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Nick Sharratt
Nick Sharratt is one of the country’s favourite illustrators, with over 100 books to his name.
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Francesca Simon
Francesca Simon is a fantastic author who is most famous for her immensely popular Horrid Henry series.
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Andy Stanton
Andy Stanton is author of the hilarious Mr Gum books. He’s won loads of awards, especially those voted for by children.
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Jeremy Strong
At the age of three, Jeremy Strong fell out of a first floor window and landed on his head. He was in hospital for a week with a broken arm and a headache. Luckily he recovered, and today he is one of the UK’s favourite children’s authors!
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Mitchell Symons
Mitchell Symons writes jaw-dropping, fact-packed books about the weird and wonderful world of trivia, and has twice won the prestigious Blue Peter award for Best Book with Facts.
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Michael Terry
Michael Terry is the writer and illustrator of lots of animal picture books, like the best-selling Selfish Crocodile.
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David Walliams
David Walliams is a comedian and writer, best known for hit sketch show Little Britain and awardwinning children’s books like Mr Stink.
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Holly Webb
Holly is the best-selling author of lots of brilliant books including the Molly’s Magic, Animalmagic and Rose series.
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Ian Whybrow
Ian Whybrow is author of the much-loved Harry and the Bucketful of Dinosaurs books and has had over 100 children’s books published!
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Jacqueline Wilson
Former Children’s Laureate Jacqueline Wilson is one of the UK’s best-known living children’s authors, with many awards and honours to her name.
