Author and Illustrator Spotlights

September

Tomie dePaola

Tomie dePaola wanted to be a writer and illustrator ever since he was a little boy. He is now the author and illustrator of over 200 books, We have several of his books in the Everybody section.

Visit Tomie dePaola's website for more.

Roald Dahl

September 13th is the birthday of children’s author Roald Dahl. Did you know that he wrote all of his children’s stories with a pencil on yellow paper in a little building by his garden? Do you recognize some of his popular books?

Roald Dahl's Recommended Reading List

Shel Silverstein

Shel Silverstein is one of Mrs. Ramsey's favorite poets and illustrators. Her favorite poems by Shel Silverstein are "Magic Carpet" which can be found in his book A Light in the Attic and "L-O-V-E" and "Sick" which are in the book Where the Sidewalk Ends. Her favorite book by Shel Silverstein is The Giving Tree.

Visit Shel Silverstein's Website

to learn more about

his children's book collections,

and to watch videos of his works.

October

Steven Kellogg

October 26th is Steven Kellogg’s birthday! He is an author and an illustrator. An author writes the book and the illustrator creates the pictures in the book. To see some of his illustrations, you can visit

Steven Kellogg.com

Would you like to check out a book illustrated by Steven Kellogg? Use the Catalog to search for more books in our library.

David Shannon

David Shannon, celebrates his birthday on October 5th. He has written some of our favorite books such as A Bad Case of the Stripes and No, David!. He also illustrated books like How I Became a Pirate and Rough-Faced Girl. Check out more fascinating works at David Shannon's Website.

Katherine Paterson

She once said, “Reading can be a road to freedom or a key to a secret garden, which, if tended, will transform all of life.”

― Katherine Paterson

Katherine Paterson's Website - Author of Bridge to TerabithiaWelcome to the official website of Katherine Paterson, author of Bridge to Terabithia, Jacob Have I Loved, and The Great Gilly Hopkins.