Authors and Illustrators
Author of the month
Michael Morpurgo
Master storyteller Michael Morpurgo has written over 100 books for children, won a multitude of awards and served as Children’s Laureate from 2003-2005. This autumn he teams up with illustrator Michael Foreman for a new wartime classic, Poppy Field, the stirring tale of the Remembrance Day poppy.
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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Malorie Blackman
The former Children’s Laureate is the awardwinning author of over 50 books, including the bestselling Noughts and Crosses sequence.
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Cerrie Burnell
Cerrie Burnell is a much-loved presenter on Cbeebies, and now she’s an author too! Check out her picture books Snowflakes and Mermaid, and Harper and the Scarlet Umbrella, her first novel for young readers. All Cerrie’s titles are illustrated by Laura Ellen Anderson.
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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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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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Dan Freedman
Dan Freedman is author of the Jamie Johnson football books, and also works at the FA, editing their website and match programmes.
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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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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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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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Anthony Horowitz
It’s 15 years since the first awesome Alex Rider adventure and they’re still the real deal, loved by millions worldwide.
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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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Jim Kay
Jim Kay is the illustrator of the 2012 Carnegie/Greenaway winner A Monster Calls.
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Dick King-Smith
Dick King Smith is the much-loved author of ‘farmyard fantasy’ books like the award-winning The Sheep-pig. He died in January 2011.
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Derek Landy
Derek Landy is the author of the bestselling Skulduggery books – the funniest dead detective ever!
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Margi McAllister
She’s the award-winning author of Fawn and A Home for Teasel, heartwarming animal tales of hope and friendship, perfect for fans of Michael Morpurgo and Lauren St John.
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Sarah McIntyre
Illustrator and author Sarah McIntyre is the fantastic creator of comics, picture books and fiction including You Can’t Eat a Princess and Pugs of the Frozen North.
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Hilary McKay
Hilary McKay is the award-winning author of many children’s books including the much loved Casson family series.
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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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Liz Pichon
Liz Pichon’s brilliant Tom Gates series has sold well over 2 million copies, and has picked up oodles of top awards. We love it!
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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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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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Louis Sachar
Louis Sachar is an award-winning author of over twenty-one books for children, and is best known for Holes, which won the prestigious Newbery Medal.
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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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Holly Smale
Holly Smale is the author of the incredibly funny Geek Girl books starring our favourite smart and funny braniac turned model Harriet Manners.
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Alex T. Smith
He’s the creator of brilliant, quirky picture books like Little Red and the Very Hungry Lion and the hilarious Claude series for early readers. We love Alex T. Smith!
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Jim Smith
Barry Loser is the keelest author in the whole wide world amen. He’s so clever that he doesn’t even have to try that hard to write his books… Luckily Jim Smith is the keelest kids’ book spellchecker in the whole wide world!
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Emer Stamp
Emer Stamp grew up on a farm in Devon before training in graphic design and becoming the Creative Director for the advertising agency behind the John Lewis Christmas adverts. The Unbelievable Top Secret Diary of Pig is her debut novel.
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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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Kaye Umansky
Kaye Umansky has written over 100 books for children, and is best known for the Pongwiffy series.
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David Walliams
Comedian and writer David Walliams is one of Britain’s bestselling children’s authors
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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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Jacqueline Wilson
Former Children’s Laureate Jacqueline Wilson is one of the UK’s best-known living children’s authors.
