National Reading Day is a celebration of literacy. National Reading Day is January 23, 2023. What better way to celebrate National Reading Day than to enjoy some great children’s books! Below is a list of some authors whose books you may want to include into your National Reading Day activities. Don’t forget to share some of these authors’ books with young readers on National Reading Day.
- A.J. Butcher
- Avi
- Bruce Larkin
- Barbara Lee Gottlieb
- Beverly Randell
- Charles Green Shaw
- Cynthia Rylant
- David Shannon
- David Wiesner
- Deborah Guarino
- Deborah Rose
- Dee Lillegard
- Denise Fleming
- Diane Massie
- Don Freeman
- Donald Crews
- Doreen Cronin
- Dr. Seuss
- Ed Young
- Eric Carle
- Esphyr Slobodkina
- Ezra Jack Keats
- Faith Ringgold
- Falconer
- George Shannon
- Gerald McDermott
- Ginger Foglesong Guy
- H.A. Rey
- Helen Lester
- Jack Keats
- Jacqui Robbins
- Jan Brett
- Jane Yolen
- Janell Cannon
- Janet Morgan Stoeke
- Jerry Pinkney
- John Burningham
- Jon Scieszka
- Jonathan London
- Joseph Slate
- Judith Viorst
- Judy Sierra
- Jules Feiffer
- Karen Beaumont
- Karla Kuskin
- Kevin Henkes
- Laura Numeroff
- Laura Vaccaro Seeger
- Leo & Diane Dillon
- Leo Lionni
- Linda Williams
- Lois Ehlert
- Ludwig Bemelmans
- Lynn Plourde
- Lynne McFarland
- Marc Simont
- Margaret Mahy
- Margaret Wise Brown
- Margie Palatini
- Margot Zemach
- Martin Waddell
- Maurice Sendak
- Mem Fox
- Mercer Mayer
- Mirra Ginsburg
- Mo Willems
- Munro Leaf
- Nancy Carlson
- Niki Daly
- Paul Galdone
- Paul Zelinsky
- Peggy Rathmann
- Philemon Sturges
- Richard Egielski
- Rita Gray
- Robert Kalan
- Robert Kraus
- Robert McCloskey
- Rosemary Wells
- Sam McBratney
- Sean Taylor
- Shirley Neitzel
- Steven Kellogg
- Suzanne Bloom
- Suzanne Williams
- Don Carter
- Vera B. Williams
- Virginia Lee Burton
- William Steig
