Simmons Professor's Independent Reader Author List

Amy Pattee's list of...

Recommended Authors of Children’s Books for Independent Reading

Avi
Bellairs, John
Blume, Judy
Cleary, Beverly (Ramona Quimby books)
Cooper, Susan
Estes, Eleanor
Fritz, Jean
Hamilton, Virginia
Hoff, Syd (easy reading books)
Howe, James (“Bunnicula” books)
Gantos, Jack (Joey Pigza and “Jack” books)
Jacques, Brian
Konigsburg, E.L.
L’Engle, Madeleine
Levine, Gail Carson
Lewis, C.S.
Lobel, Arnold (“Frog and Toad” books)
Look, Lenore (Alvin Ho and Ruby Lu books)
Lowry, Lois (“Anastasia” books and “The Giver” books)
Myers, Walter Dean
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds (“Shiloh” books and the Alice McKinley books)
Parish, Peggy (Amelia Bedelia books)
Patterson, Katherine
Paulsen, Gary (“Hatchet” books)
Peck, Richard
Perkins, Mitali
Pilkey, Dav (“Captain Underpants” books)
Pinkwater, Daniel
Raskin, Ellen
Sachar, Louis (“Wayside School” books and Holes)
Schusterman, Neal
Spinelli, Jerry
Taylor, Mildred D. (“Roll of Thunder” books)
Voigt, Cynthia (Dicey Tillerman books)
Warner, Gertrude Chandler (“Boxcar Children” books)
White, E.B.
Wilder, Laura Ingalls (“Little House” books)

Easy Readers - Level One

(Brand New Readers)
Meet Dinah Dinosaur by B.G. Hennessy
Wow, It's Worm! by Kathy Caple
Silly Ruby by Catherine Friend
Monkey Trouble by David Martin

Go Dog, Go! by P.D. Eastman
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss
Hop on Pop by Dr. Seuss