Celebrating 25 years: UTR’s Top 25 Children’s Authors
October 20, 2014
For United Through Reading’s 25th Anniversary we are taking a look at 25 of our favorite children’s authors. United Through Reading works closely with these authors in order to ensure our program uses high quality books that help military children relate to their parents and build knowledge about the world around them. Many of these writers support our mission and advocate for our work, while others simply keep kids turning pages with their wonderful stories. We love each of the books these authors have written but we chose our favorites to share with you.
- Dr. Jill Biden: Don’t Forget, God Bless Our Troops
- James Patterson: The Maximum Ride series
- Jeff Kinney: Diary of a Wimpy Kid
- Laura Numeroff: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
- Kate DiCamillo: Because of Winn-Dixie
- Jennifer Holm: Turtle in Paradise
- Don Freeman: Corduroy
- Eric Carle: The Very Hungry Caterpillar
- Ezra Jack Keats: The Snowy Day
- Anna Dewdney: Llama Llama Red Pajama
- David Soman and Jacky Davis: Ladybug Girl and the Bug Squad
- Loren Long: Otis
- Jim Tobin and Dave Coverly: Sue MacDonald had a Book
- Anne Stratford: My Daddy Is a Soldier
- Mary Linda Sather: Boo Boo Bear’s Mission
- Brandon Barnett: A Salute to our Heroes, The U.S. Marines
- Mindy L Pelton: When Dad’s at Sea
- Michael and Beth Hofer: Nite Nite Soldier
- Jarrett J. Krosoczka: Punk Farm
- Rosemary Wells: Love Waves
- Audrey Penn: The Kissing Hand
- Debbie Fink: The Little CHAMPS (Child Heroes Attached to Military Personnel)
- Dorinda Silver Williams LCSW-C: Sparrow
- Alia Reese: My Daddy is a Marine
- Ross Mackenzie: My Sailor Dad