Authors and Illustrators
Author of the month
Liz Pichon
Liz Pichon is the hugely popular creator of the brilliant Tom Gates series, which has sold well over 2 million copies and has picked up oodles of top awards.
Authors and Illustrators in the Scholastic Book Club
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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
Did you know that Giles Andreae is one of the most successful children’s authors working today – and he’s the creator of the iconic Purple Ronnie character?
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Rod Campbell
Rod Campbell is the bestselling author of children’s books like Dear Zoo which celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2012.
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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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Suzanne Collins
Suzanne Collins is the author of the bestselling Hunger Games trilogy.
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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.
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Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl is probably the best loved children’s author ever, creator of iconic characters like Matilda, Willy Wonka and the BFG!
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Katie Davies
Katie Davies is the award-winning author of fresh, funny animal stories like The Great Hamster Massacre.
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Julia Donaldson
Julia Donaldson is one of the UK’s best loved authors, known for brilliant picture books like The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom and Stick Man. She was also the Children’s Laureate 2011-2013.
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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
Martin is the author of the hugely popular Where’s Wally books, which recently celebrated its 25th anniversary and is as popular as ever!
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Sue Hendra
Sue Hendra is the wonderfully funny, award-winning author and illustrator of picture books like Barry the Fish with Fingers.
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Michael Morpurgo
Master storyteller 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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James Patterson
James Patterson is one of the world’s bestselling authors. He started out writing adult thrillers (and still does) but began writing children’s books when son, Jack, said he couldn’t find any great page-turning books for kids his age.
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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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Rick Riordan
Rick Riordan is blockbuster author of the best-selling Percy Jackson books, The Kane Chronicles and the Magnus Chase series.
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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 the creator of tiny terror and huge bestseller Horrid Henry!
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David Walliams
Comedian and writer David Walliams is one of Britain’s bestselling children’s authors
