Authors

Kate DiCamillo is the author of the Mercy Watson books (early chapter books), The Tale of Despereaux, and Because of Winn-Dixie, among others.

Official home of author Katherine Paterson whose Bridge to Teribithia was a Newberry Medal Award book. Other titles include Master Puppeteer and The Great Gilly Hopkins.

The official web site of author Ken Baker who wrote the delightful children's picture book, Brave Little Monster.

Laura Numeroff is the author of many children's picture books, including the bestseller If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.

The author of Speak and Fever 1793, Laurie Halse Anderson has created pages about her life, works (including picture books and books for teens), and her own web site recommendations.

Lemony Snicket is the pen name of author Daniel Handler who wrote the highly popular A Series of Unfortunate Events, and other children's novels.

Lensey Namioka's works are strongly influenced by her Chinese cultural heritage, as well as her husband's Japanese heritage. She is best known for a series of of mystery books about two Japanese samurai warriors, and for her humorous juvenile novels about young Chinese immigrants who live in Seattle. She has also written picture books.

Lois Lowry's many works include the trilogy, The Giver, Gathering Blue, and Messenger. She has also written the popular books about Anastasia Krupnik and her family, as well as The Gooney Bird books, plus many others. She's a Newbery Medal winner.

Louis Sachar is an award-winning author of over twenty-one fiction and educational books for children. His book, Holes, won the prestigious National Book Award and the Newbery Medal. Other works include the Marvin Redpost series, and the Wayside School series.

Madeleine L'Engle was a highly praised and awarded author, perhaps most famous for the "Time Quintet," a series of fantasy books, including A Wrinkle in Time, A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Many Waters, and An Acceptable Time.