Beatrix Potter (1866–1943)

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1. Beatrix Potter

   Author of The Tale of Peter Rabbit, The Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter, The Tailor of Gloucester

2. Dr. Seuss

   Author of Green Eggs and Ham, One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish, If I Ran the Zoo

3. A. A. Milne

   Author of Winnie-the-Pooh, The House at Pooh Corner, Now We Are Six / When We Were Very Young

4. Margaret Wise Brown

   Author of Goodnight Moon, Big Red Barn, Home for a Bunny

5. Ludwig Bemelmans

   Author of Madeline, Madeline in London, Madeline's Christmas

6. P. D. Eastman

   Author of Are You My Mother?, Go, Dog. Go!, The Alphabet Book (Pictureback(R))

7. Robert McCloskey

   Author of Make Way for Ducklings, Blueberries for Sal, One Morning in Maine

8. H. A. Rey

   Author of The Complete Adventures of Curious George, Curious George Takes a Job, Find the Constellations

9. Arnold Lobel

   Author of Frog and Toad are Friends, Frog and Toad Together, On Market Street

10. Don Freeman

    Author of Corduroy, A Pocket for Corduroy, Dandelion

11. Stan Berenstain

    Author of The Berenstain Bears on the Moon (Bright & Early Books(R)), The Berenstain Bears and Mama's New Job (First Time Books(R)), The Berenstain Bears' Big Book of Science and Nature

12. Else Holmelund Minarik

    Author of Little Bear, Little Bear's Friend, Father Bear Comes Home

13. Laura Ingalls Wilder

    Author of Little House in the Big Woods, Farmer Boy, Little House Boxed Set (1-9)

14. Virginia Lee Burton

    Author of Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel, The Little House, Katy and the Big Snow

15. Russell Hoban

    Author of A Bargain for Frances, A Baby Sister for Frances, The Mole Family's Christmas

16. Eric Carle

    Author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Very Busy Spider, Have You Seen My Cat?

17. Dandelion Library

    Author of Dandelion Library: A Child's Garden of Verses / Best Loved Fairy Tales of Walter Crane, Dandelion Library: Andersen's Fairy Tales / Johnny Crow's Garden, Dandelion Library: Tom Thumb / Nursery Rhymes

18. Watty Piper

    Author of The Little Engine That Could, The Little Engine That Could Book and Record

19. Margery Williams

    Author of The Velveteen Rabbit, The Velveteen Rabbit (A Little Golden Book)

20. Syd Hoff

    Author of Danny and the Dinosaur, Oliver (I Can Read Book 1), Grizzwold (I Can Read Book 1)