Pagine211 of the authors kids and teachers search for most — from Dr. Seuss, Eric Carle and Roald Dahl to Ruskin Bond, Atinuke, Tove Jansson and María Elena Walsh. Each page has a short biography, their best books in order, the ages they suit, and where to read or borrow every book free: Pagine for public-domain classics, and your local library, Libby and Open Library for the rest.
And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street · Horton Hatches the Egg · Horton Hears a Who!
Pre-K (ages 2–5) · K–2nd grade (ages 5–8)
Books & where to borrow →✍️Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? · The Very Hungry Caterpillar · 1, 2, 3 to the Zoo
Pre-K (ages 2–5) · K–2nd grade (ages 5–8)
Books & where to borrow →✍️James and the Giant Peach · Charlie and the Chocolate Factory · Fantastic Mr Fox
K–2nd grade (ages 5–8) · Grades 3–5 (ages 8–11) · Grades 6–8 (ages 11–14)
Books & where to borrow →✍️A Squash and a Squeeze · The Gruffalo · Room on the Broom
Pre-K (ages 2–5) · K–2nd grade (ages 5–8)
Books & where to borrow →✍️Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! · Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale · Today I Will Fly! (Elephant & Piggie)
Pre-K (ages 2–5) · K–2nd grade (ages 5–8)
Books & where to borrow →✍️Henry Huggins · Beezus and Ramona · The Mouse and the Motorcycle
Grades 3–5 (ages 8–11)
Books & where to borrow →✍️Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. · Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing · Blubber
Grades 3–5 (ages 8–11) · Grades 6–8 (ages 11–14)
Books & where to borrow →✍️Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone · Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets · Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Grades 3–5 (ages 8–11) · Grades 6–8 (ages 11–14)
Books & where to borrow →✍️The Lightning Thief · The Sea of Monsters · The Titan’s Curse
Grades 3–5 (ages 8–11) · Grades 6–8 (ages 11–14)
Books & where to borrow →✍️Diary of a Wimpy Kid · Rodrick Rules · The Last Straw
Grades 3–5 (ages 8–11) · Grades 6–8 (ages 11–14)
Books & where to borrow →✍️Mud Puddle · The Paper Bag Princess · Thomas’ Snowsuit
Pre-K (ages 2–5) · K–2nd grade (ages 5–8)
Books & where to borrow →✍️Possum Magic · Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge · Koala Lou
Pre-K (ages 2–5) · K–2nd grade (ages 5–8)
Books & where to borrow →✍️The Room on the Roof · Angry River · The Blue Umbrella
Grades 3–5 (ages 8–11) · Grades 6–8 (ages 11–14)
Books & where to borrow →✍️Anna Hibiscus · Hooray for Anna Hibiscus! · No. 1 Car Spotter
Pre-K (ages 2–5) · K–2nd grade (ages 5–8) · Grades 3–5 (ages 8–11)
Books & where to borrow →✍️The Moomins and the Great Flood · Comet in Moominland · Finn Family Moomintroll
K–2nd grade (ages 5–8) · Grades 3–5 (ages 8–11)
Books & where to borrow →✍️Night Flight · Wind, Sand and Stars · The Little Prince
Grades 3–5 (ages 8–11) · Grades 6–8 (ages 11–14) · Teens (14+)
Books & where to borrow →Dr. Seuss, Eric Carle, Maurice Sendak, Mo Willems, Margaret Wise Brown…
76 authors →🇨🇦Robert Munsch, Jon Klassen, Mélanie Watt, Ashley Spires, Dennis Lee…
8 authors →🇬🇧🇮🇪Beatrix Potter, Lewis Carroll, Kenneth Grahame, J. M. Barrie, Rudyard Kipling…
43 authors →🇦🇺🇳🇿May Gibbs, Mem Fox, Graeme Base, Aaron Blabey, Andy Griffiths…
14 authors →🌍Cyprian Ekwensi, Onuora Nzekwu, Chukwuemeka Ike, Eddie Iroh, Atinuke…
16 authors →🇮🇳Ruskin Bond, Sudha Murty, R. K. Narayan, Sukumar Ray, Satyajit Ray…
9 authors →🌏Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, Eiko Kadono, Taro Gomi, Mitsumasa Anno, Kazuo Iwamura…
11 authors →🇪🇺Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Tove Jansson, Hergé, René Goscinny, Jean de Brunhoff…
20 authors →🌎María Elena Walsh, Rafael Pombo, José Martí, Juan Ramón Jiménez, Gloria Fuertes…
14 authors →A. A. Milne · Aaron Blabey · Alf Prøysen · Alison Lester · Allen Say · Ana Maria Machado · Anant Pai · Andrea Beaty · Andy Griffiths · Ann M. Martin · Anna Dewdney · Anna Sewell · Annie M. G. Schmidt · Anthony Browne · Anthony Horowitz · Antoine de Saint-Exupéry · Anushka Ravishankar · Arnold Lobel · Asenath Bole Odaga · Ashley Spires · Atinuke · Baek Heena · Barbara Kimenye · Barbara Park · Beatrix Potter · Beverley Naidoo · Beverly Cleary · Bill Martin Jr. · C. S. Lewis · Cao Wenxuan · Chris Van Allsburg · Chris van Wyk · Christopher Paul Curtis · Chukwuemeka Ike · Cornelia Funke · Cressida Cowell · Crockett Johnson · Cynthia Rylant · Cyprian Ekwensi · Dav Pilkey · David Walliams · Dennis Lee · Dick Bruna · Don Freeman · Doreen Cronin · Dr. Seuss · E. B. White · E. L. Konigsburg · E. Nesbit · Ed Young · Eddie Iroh · Eduard Uspensky · Efua Sutherland · Eiko Kadono · Else Holmelund Minarik · Elvira Lindo · Emily Gravett · Emily Rodda · Enid Blyton · Eoin Colfer · Eric Carle · Eric Hill · Eric Litwin · Erich Kästner · Ezra Jack Keats · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Francisco Hinojosa · Gary Paulsen · Gcina Mhlophe · Gertrude Chandler Warner · Gianni Rodari · Gloria Fuertes · Gordon Korman · Grace Lin · Graeme Base · H. A. Rey · Hergé · Hervé Tullet · Ivar Da Coll · J. K. Rowling · J. M. Barrie · J. R. R. Tolkien · Jackie French · Jacqueline Wilson · Jacqueline Woodson · Jan Brett · Janet and Allan Ahlberg · Janosch · Jason Reynolds · Jean Craighead George · Jean de Brunhoff · Jeff Kinney · Jerry Pinkney · Jill Murphy · Jon Klassen · Jon Scieszka · José Martí · Jostein Gaarder · Joy Cowley · Juan Ramón Jiménez · Judith Kerr · Judith Viorst · Judy Blume · Julia Donaldson · Kate DiCamillo · Katherine Paterson · Kazuo Iwamura · Ken Walibora · Kenneth Grahame · Kenneth Oppel · Kevin Henkes · Korney Chukovsky · Kwame Alexander · L. Frank Baum · Laura Gallego · Laura Ingalls Wilder · Laura Numeroff · Lauren Child · Lemony Snicket · Leo Lionni · Lewis Carroll · Liz Pichon · Lois Lowry · Louis Sachar · Louisa May Alcott · Lucy Cousins · Ludwig Bemelmans · Lynley Dodd · Madeleine L’Engle · Malorie Blackman · Marc Brown · Marcus Pfister · Margaret Mahy · Margaret Wise Brown · María Elena Walsh · Martin Waddell · Mary Pope Osborne · Matt de la Peña · Maurice Sendak · May Gibbs · Mélanie Watt · Mem Fox · Meshack Asare · Michael Bond · Michael Ende · Michael Morpurgo · Michael Rosen · Mildred D. Taylor · Mitsumasa Anno · Mo Willems · Monteiro Lobato · Morris Gleitzman · Natalie Babbitt · Nick Butterworth · Niki Daly · Nnedi Okorafor · Norman Bridwell · Oliver Jeffers · Onuora Nzekwu · Otfried Preußler · P. D. Eastman · Pam Muñoz Ryan · Pamela Allen · Paro Anand · Patricia Polacco · Peggy Parish · Philip Pullman · R. J. Palacio · R. K. Narayan · R. L. Stine · Rafael Pombo · Raina Telgemeier · Raymond Briggs · René Goscinny · Rev. W. Awdry · Richard Scarry · Rick Riordan · Roald Dahl · Robert Louis Stevenson · Robert McCloskey · Robert Munsch · Roger Hargreaves · Rudyard Kipling · Ruskin Bond · Ruth Rocha · S. E. Hinton · Sam McBratney · Sandra Boynton · Satyajit Ray · Scott O’Dell · Shaun Tan · Shel Silverstein · Sheree Fitch · Shirley Hughes · Stan and Jan Berenstain · Sudha Murty · Sukumar Ray · Sun-mi Hwang · Suzanne Collins · Taro Gomi · Tetsuko Kuroyanagi · Tomi Adeyemi · Tomie dePaola · Tove Jansson · Virginia Lee Burton · Vishnu Sharma · Walter Dean Myers · Wilson Rawls · Yuyi Morales · Zheng Yuanjie · Ziraldo
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Dr. Seuss, Eric Carle, Roald Dahl, Julia Donaldson, Mo Willems, Beverly Cleary, Judy Blume, J. K. Rowling, Rick Riordan, Jeff Kinney are among the most-read children’s authors in the world.
Their books are still under copyright, so no legal site offers them as free downloads. You can borrow them free from your public library, through Libby/OverDrive with a library card, or from Open Library — each author page links straight to them, and suggests similar free books you can read in Pagine now.
Pre-K: Eric Carle, Margaret Wise Brown, Julia Donaldson, Sandra Boynton. K–2: Dr. Seuss, Mo Willems, Arnold Lobel. Grades 3–5: Roald Dahl, Beverly Cleary, Kate DiCamillo. Grades 6–8: Lois Lowry, Gary Paulsen, Rick Riordan. Teens: S. E. Hinton, Jason Reynolds.