Elizabeth Dawson Baker is an American children's novelist who made her international debut in 2002 with The Frog Princess. It inspired the 2009 Disney film The Princess and the Frog.

Kelly Barnhill is an American author of children's literature, fantasy, and science fiction. Her novel The Girl Who Drank the Moon was awarded the 2017 Newbery Medal.

Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, OM was a Scottish novelist and playwright, best remembered as the creator of Peter Pan. 

Lyman Frank Baum (May 15, 1856 – May 6, 1919) was an American author best known for his children's books, particularly The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and its sequels. The 1939 adaptation of the first Oz book became a landmark of 20th-century cinema.

Judy Blume (February 12, 1938) is an American writer of children's, young adult and adult fiction. Some of her best known works are Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (1970), Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (1972), Deenie (1973), and Blubber (1974).

Enid Mary Blyton (11 August 1897 – 28 November 1968) is in the 4th place for the most translated author. She wrote on a wide range of topics including education, natural history, fantasy, mystery, and biblical narratives and is best remembered today for her Noddy, Famous Five, Secret Seven, and Malory Towers.

Jennifer Ann Brown (born May 11, 1972) is an American writer best known for teen fiction including her debut novel Hate List (2009). At least from 2013 she also writes fiction under the name Jennifer Brown.

Michael William Buckley (born August 16, 1969) is a bestselling children's author whose works include The Sisters Grimm and the N.E.R.D.S. book series.

Thornton Waldo Burgess (January 17, 1874 – June 5, 1965) was an American conservationist and author of children's stories. Burgess loved the beauty of nature and its living creatures so much that he wrote about them for 50 years in books and his newspaper column, Bedtime Stories. He was sometimes known as the Bedtime Story-Man. 

Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett (24 November 1849 – 29 October 1924) was a British-American novelist and playwright. She is best known for the three children's novels Little Lord Fauntleroy (published in 1885–1886), A Little Princess (1905), and The Secret Garden (1911).

Edgar Rice Burroughs (September 1, 1875 – March 19, 1950) was an American speculative fiction writer, best known for his prolific output in the adventure, science fiction and fantasy genres. His most well-known creations include Tarzan of the Apes, John Carter of Mars (Barsoom series) and Carson Napier of Venus (Amtor series).