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STAN AND JAN BERENSTAIN	A prolific team captures the rhythms of children's language in engaging stories. The Berenstain Bears & The Honey Tree The Berenstain Bears Are A Family
JAN BRETT	A meticulous artist weaves subplots and intricate details into creative borders to extend the meaning carried in the central pictures. The Mitten Annie and the Wild Animals
MARC BROWN	Marc Brown presents a warm, witty and sometimes poignant look at facing a bully, losing a tooth, or accepting a new baby sister. Arthur's Baby Play Rhythm
MARCIA BROWN	Marcia Brown adapts the art style (woodcuts, intricate cut paper, flamboyant cartoon, delicate watercolor) to enrich the special meaning of each story. Once A Mouse Three Billy Goats Gruff
ANTHONY BROWNE	His startling images and subtle messages in art and story make us see the world in a new way. The Piggybook Gorilla
JOANNA COLE	Superb informational books present straight facts in photo essays or combine facts with riotous humor in the Magic School Bus books. Magic School Bus Lost in The Solar System My Puppy Is Born
BARBARA COONEY	Gentle stories and beautiful art touch the heart and leave deep thoughts to ponder. New England scenes are especially provocative. Miss Rumphius Ox Cart Man (D. Hall)
TOMIE DEPAOLA	Tomie tells wonderful Irish and Italian family stories using strong black line and folk-art style. The Art Lesson Strega Nona
LEO AND DIANE DILLON	Both artists work on the same piece of art often characterized by an opulent, iridescent quality. Aida (Leontyne Price) Why Mosquitoes Buzz In People's Ears (V. Aardema)
RICHARD PECK	Time spent in schools talking with teenagers helps capture the tone, language, and concerns reflected in the gripping, authentic dialogue that permeates Peck's work. Father Figure Are You In The House Alone?
KATHERINE PATERSON	A perceptive writer whose characters and dramatic themes live on in our memories. Bridge to Terabithia Lyddie
WALTER DEAN MYERS	He portrays an authentic view of African-Americans in gripping novels and sound informational books. Fallen Angels Now is Your Time: The African-American Struggle For Freedom
LAURENCE YEP	He probes his heritage for universal themes of growing up in an Asian-American family. Dragonwings Star Fisher
ELOISE GREENFIELD	Poet and storyteller captures the language and melodies and strong African-American family images in her poetry and prose Honey I Love Nathaniel Talking
TRINA SCHART HYMAN	Meticulous art and extensive research enable Hyman to portray Arthurian England authentically or childhood memories vividly. Little Red Riding Hood Saint George and The Dragon (M. Hodges)
WILLIAM JOYCE	Broad humor in comically expressive animals and playful language make Joyce's books fun to read aloud or alone. Bentley and Egg Dinosaur Bob
STEVEN KELLOGG	A heap of comic-strip detail spills from Kellogg's splashy, riotous, color-filled pages and causes children to pore over them. Pinkerton, Behave Paul Bunyan
LEO LIONNI	Deeper meanings permeate Lionni's stories more than the elegant, sophisticated collage and design art might suggest. Frederick Swimmy
ARNOLD LOBEL	Delicate and decorative art on attractively designed pages invites thoughtful probing. Frog and Toad Are Friends Fables
JAMES MARSHALL	Cartoon-like drawings of unique characters present unexpected humor and spoofs. A pair of hippos, a substitute teacher, and a lovable prankster guarantee laugh-out-loud joy. The Cut-Ups Crack Up George and Martha
ROBERT MCCLOSKEY	Superb, classic works that convey the importance of small but significant moments in a child's life. Blueberries For Sal Make Way for Ducklings
EMILY MCCULLY	She creates wordless books in cartoon style and elaborate stories with Impressionist-style art. Mirette On The High Wire School
DR. SEUSS (THEODORE S. GEISEL)	Creative genius whose spontaneous art and lilting lines sing children into reading on their own. The Cat In The Hat Horton Hears A Who
CHRIS VAN ALLSBURG	Van Allsburg gets you to think. He presents something that seems predictable but catches you by surprise when he turns it on end. Jumanji The Polar Express
CHARLOTTE ZOLOTOW -	Gentle stories play on the heartstrings and cause children to think about their world and relationships in a new way. William's Doll Mr. Rabbit And The Lovely Present
MAURICE SENDAK	A superb artist whose books invite rereading and whose illustrations beg for repeated viewing. Where The Wild Things Are The Nutshell Library
MADELEINE L'ENGLE	She probes the theme that everything in our universe is connected and that all things, even the tiniest microbes, matter. A Wrinkle In Time Ring Of Endless Light

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