Legendary children's author Judy Blume knew exactly how to honor Theodor Geisel (better known to most of us as Dr. Seuss) on what would have been his 102nd birthday on March 2: With both words and a classic picture. ![]()
Children's Authors' Birthday List - Sprout Classrooms. Apr 2. 4, 2. 01. 4 bykatieuppman. Yesterday was William Shakespeare’s birthday. I had this written on my calendar all year, yet somehow it snuck up on me. The same thing happened with Shel Silverstein, Roald Dahl and Beverly Cleary. I’m vowing here and now that next year I will be much better at figuring out - in advance- activities to celebrate these most special of people. Maurice Bernard Sendak, June 10, 1928-2012. Dubbed by one critic “the Picasso of children’s literature” and once addressed by former President Bill Clinton as “the King of Dreams,” Maurice Sendak illustrated nearly a. The authors listed here each have a page on this site where you'll find things such as: their books listed, some biographical information, common topics, similar authors, links to articles and other places. Yesterday was William Shakespeare’s birthday. I had this written on my calendar all year, yet somehow it snuck up on me. The same thing happened with Shel Silverstein, Roald Dahl and Beverly Cleary. I’m vowing here and now. To help with that, I’m making a list of birthdays to refer to. I’m hoping to make a similar list for book characters in the future, although that might be a bit more difficult. But I am up to the task! Charming, obscure duotone illustrations bring Sendak's signature style of simple whimsy to one of the most beloved children's stories of all time.In the meantime, enjoy this list of favorite authors and their birthdates. Tolkien (The Hobbit)January 5: Lynne Cherry (The Great Kapok Tree)January 6: Carl Sandburg. January 1. 2: Jack London (The Call of the Wild)January 1. Sharon Robinson (Jackie’s Nine)January 1. Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (Shiloh)January 1. A. A. Milne (Winnie the Pooh)January 1. Edgar Allan Poe (The Raven)January 2. Rafe Martin (Birdwing)January 2. Lewis Caroll (Alice in Wonderland)January 3. Lloyd Alexander (The Black Cauldron)February 1: Langston Hughes (various poems)February 1: Jerry Spinelli (Maniac Magee)February 1: Meg Cabot (The Princess Diaries)February 2: Judith Viorst (Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day)February 7: Laura Ingalls Wilder (The Little House on the Prairie)February 7: Charles Dickens (A Christmas Carol)February 1. Mark Teague (Dear Mrs. La. Rue: Letters from Obedience School)February 1. E. Konigsburg (From the Mixed- Up Files of Mrs. Frankweiler )February 1. Judy Blume (Superfudge)February 1. Norman Bridwell (Clifford)February 2. Megan Mc. Donald (Judy Moody)March 2: Dr. Seuss. March 2: Leo Dillon (Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears)March 3: Patricia Mac. Lachlan (Sarah, Plain and Tall) March 4: Dav Pilkey (Captain Underpants)March 5: Mem Fox. ![]() March 5: Howard Pyle (Robin Hood)March 8: Kenneth Grahame (The Wind in the Willows)March 1. Ezra Jack Keats (The Snowy Day)March 1. Virginia Hamilton (The House of Dies Drear)March 1. Carl Hiaasen (Hoot)March 1. Sid Fleischman (Whipping Boy)March 2. Louis Sachar (Holes)March 2. Lois Lowry (Number the Stars )March 2. Robert Frost (“Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening”)March 2. Dick King- Smith (Babe, The Gallant Pig)April 2: Hans Christian Andersen. April 3: Washington Irving (Sleepy Hollow)April 4: Maya Angelou. April 5: Anthony Horowitz (Raven’s Gate)April 5: Richard Peck (A Long Way From Chicago)April 5: Margaret Peterson Haddix (Shadow Children)April 1. Beverly Cleary (Dear Mr. Henshaw)April 1. 2: Gary Soto (Too Many Tamales)April 1. Marguerite Henry (Misty of Chincoteague)April 2. Barbara Park (Junie B. Jones)April 2. 3: Shakespeare. April 2. 6: Patricia Reilly Giff (Nory Ryan’s Song)April 2. Lee Bennett Hopkins. April 2. 7: Steven D’Amico. April 2. 8: Lois Duncan. April 2. 8: Harper Lee (To Kill a Mockingbird)May 4: Don Wood (Into the Volcano)May 6: Leo Lionni (Frederick)May 9: Sir James Matthew Barrie (Peter Pan)May 9: Eleanor Estes (Ginger Pye)May 1. Christopher Paul Curtis (Bud, Not Buddy)May 1. Blue Balliett (Chasing Vermeer)May 1. Norma Fox Mazer (Ten Ways to Make My Sister Disappear)May 1. L. Frank Baum (Wizard of Oz)May 1. J. S. Lewis (The Revenge of the Shadow King)May 1. Bruce Coville (Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher)May 1. Gary Paulsen (Hatchet)May 1. Debbie Dadey (Adventures of the Bailey School Kids)May 2. Mary Pope Osborne (Magic Tree House )May 2. Arnold Lobel (Fables)May 2. Margaret Wise Brown (Important Book)May 2. Scott O’Dell (Island of The Blue Dolphins)June 2: Norton Juster (The Phantom Tollbooth)June 2: Richard Scarry. June 1. 0: Maurice Sendak (Chicken Soup With Rice)June 1. Robert Munsch June 1. Anne Frank (The Diary of Anne Frank)June 1. Bruce Degen (Magic School Bus, Jamberry)June 1. Lawrence Yep. June 1. Brian Jacques (Redwall)June 1. Chris Van Allsburg (Polar Express)June 2. Kathryn Lasky (Guardians of Ga’Hoole)June 2. Cynthia Rylant (Missing May)June 2. Eric Carle (Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?)June 2. Helen Keller. June 2. Antoine de Saint- Exupery (The Little Prince)July 1. Jean Craighead George (My Side of the Mountain)July 1. E. White (Charlotte’s Web)July 1. Patricia Polacco (Pink and Say)July 2. James Berenstain (Berestain Bears)July 2. John J Muth (Zen Shorts)July 2. Beatrix Potter (The Tale of Peter Rabbit)July 2. Natalie Babbitt (Tuck Everlasting)July 2. Sharon Creech (Love that Dog)July 3. J. Rowling (Harry Potter)July 3. Lynn Reid Banks (Indian in the Cupboard)August 7: Betsy Byars (The Summer of the Swans)August 1. Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games, Gregor the Overlander)August 1. Ann M. Martin (Babysitter’s Club)August 1. Edith Nesbit (The Phoenix and the Carpet)August 1. Paula Danziger (Amber Brown Is Not a Crayon )August 2. Charles Ghigna. August 2. Lisa Yee (Millicent Min: Girl Genius)August 2. Ann Rinaldi (Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons)August 2. Karen Hesse (Out of the Dust)September 1: Gail Gibbons. September 8: Aliki. September 8: Ruby Bridges. September 8: Jack Prelutsky. September 8: Jon Scieszka (The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs)September 8: Phillip Ardagh. September 1. 3: Roald Dahl (Matilda)September 1. Tomie De. Paola (The Legend of the Bluebonnet)September 1. H. Rey (Curious George)September 8: Gail Carson Levine (Ella Enchanted)October 5: Donald Sobol (Encyclopedia Brown)October 5: David Shannon (A Bad Case of Stripes)October 8: R. Stine (Goosebumps)October 1. James Marshall. October 1. Shel Silverstein (Where the Sidewalk Ends)October 1. Phillip Pullman (The Golden Compass)October 2. Gordon Korman (Swindle)October 2. Steven Kellogg (Johnny Appleseed)October 3. Katherine Patterson (Animorphs)November 1. Lois Ehlert. November 1. Robert Louis Stevenson. November 1. 3: William Steig (Doctor de Soto)November 1. Jean Fritz (And Then What Happened, Paul Revere?)November 1. Elizabeth George Speare (Witch of Blackbird Pond)November 2. Francis Hodgson Burnett (Secret Garden, Little Princess)November 2. Marc Brown (Arthur)November 2. Charles Schultz (Charlie Brown)November 2. C. Lewis (The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe)November 2. Madeline L’Engle (A Wrinkle in Time)November 2. Louisa May Alcott (Little Women)November 3. Mark Twain (Adventures of Tom Sawyer)November 3. Lucy M. Montgomery (Anne of Green Gables)December 1: Jan Brett (Hedgie’s Surprise)December 1. Cornelia Funke (Inkheart)December 1. Eve Bunting (Summer of Riley)December 2. Avi (True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle)December 2. Molly Bang (When Sophie Gets Angry.
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