Dick King-Smith (1922–2011)

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1. Dick King-Smith

   Author of Harriet's Hare, The Fox Busters, Billy the Bird

2. Mary Pope Osborne

   Author of Dinosaurs Before Dark, Ghost Town at Sundown, Day Of The Dragon-King

3. Beverly Cleary

   Author of Dear Mr. Henshaw, Ramona and Her Father, Ralph S. Mouse

4. Suzy Kline

   Author of Horrible Harry and the Green Slime, Horrible Harry and the Dungeon (Hoorible Harry (Room 2b)), Horrible Harry and the Mud Gremlins (Puffin Chapters)

5. Allan Ahlberg

   Author of Please Mrs. Butler, It Was a Dark and Stormy Night, Happy Worm (Red Nose Readers)

6. Betsy Byars

   Author of The Summer of the Swans, THE PINBALLS, Trouble River

7. Jeff Brown

   Author of Flat Stanley, Invisible Stanley, Stanley's Christmas Adventure

8. John Lawrence Peterson

   Author of The Littles, The Littles Go Exploring, The Littles and the Lost Children

9. Enid Blyton

   Author of First Term at Malory Towers, Five Get into Trouble, Secret Seven Adventure

10. Cynthia Rylant

    Author of Mr. Putter & Tabby Pick the Pears, Mr. Putter & Tabby Bake the Cake, Mr. Putter & Tabby Fly the Plane (Mr. Putter & Tabby)

11. Paula Danziger

    Author of Amber Brown Goes Fourth, Amber Brown Sees Red, Amber Brown Is Feeling Blue

12. Anne Fine

    Author of Flour Babies, Madame Doubtfire, The Diary of a Killer Cat

13. Marjorie Weinman Sharmat

    Author of Nate The Great (Nate The Great, paper), Nate the Great Goes Undercover, Nate the Great and the Big Sniff

14. Lynne Reid Banks

    Author of The Indian in the Cupboard, The Secret of the Indian, The Mystery of the Cupboard

15. Louis Sachar

    Author of Sideways Stories from Wayside School, Dogs Don't Tell Jokes, Marvin Redpost: Kidnaped at Birth?

16. Michael Morpurgo

    Author of Kensuke's Kingdom, Arthur, High King of Britain, The War of Jenkins' Ear

17. Gertrude Chandler Warner

    Author of Surprise Island, Schoolhouse Mystery, Mystery in the Sand

18. Michael Bond

    Author of A Bear Called Paddington, Paddington Helps Out, Paddington at Work

19. Avi

    Author of Poppy, Midnight Magic, Ereth's Birthday

20. Roald Dahl

    Author of The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me, Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes, The Enormous Crocodile