Here are some of the best classic British children's book authors, and some more contemporary ones. All the books mentioned here are personal recommendations from the moderators and visitors to this web site. If you would like to recommend a particular author to others please let us know.
Beatrix Potter
Famous for: "The Tale of Peter Rabbit"
A.A. Milne
Famous for: "Winnie-the-Pooh" series
C.S. Lewis
Famous for: "The Chronicles of Narnia" series
Enid Blyton
Famous for: "The Famous Five" and "The Secret Seven" series
Roald Dahl
Famous for: "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", "Matilda", "The BFG"
Kenneth Grahame
Famous for: "The Wind in the Willows"
Lewis Carroll
Famous for: "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking-Glass"
E. Nesbit
Famous for: "The Railway Children", "Five Children and It"
J.K. Rowling
Famous for: The "Harry Potter" series
Julia Donaldson
Famous for: "The Gruffalo", "Room on the Broom"
Michael Morpurgo
Famous for: "War Horse", "Private Peaceful"
Jacqueline Wilson
Famous for: The "Tracy Beaker" series, and the "Hetty Feather" series
Philip Pullman
Famous for: "His Dark Materials" series
David Walliams
Famous for: "Gangsta Granny", "Billionaire Boy"
Anthony Horowitz
Famous for: "Alex Rider" series)
Francesca Simon
Famous for: "Horrid Henry" series
