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The selection of the top 100 authors is based solely on paperback unit sales figures provided by our distributor members. Thanks to a special arrangement with Thomson Gale, publisher of the BIOGRAPHY RESOURCE CENTER (TM), the biographies of our top 100 authors are available here. Please choose from the categories below:

Grades K-4 Top 100 Authors

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  • Adler, David

    Brett, Jan

    Bridwell, Norman

    Brown, Marc

    Bunting, Eve

    Carle, Eric

    Christopher, Matt

    Cleary, Beverly

    Cole, Joanna

    Dadey, Debbie

    Danziger, Paula

    dePaola, Tomie

    Ehlert, Lois

    Henkes, Kevin

    Jones, Marcia Thornton

    Juster, Norton

    Kalman, Bobbie

    Keats, Ezra Jack

    Kline, Suzy

    Lobel, Arnold

    Martin, Jr., Bill

    Mazer, Anne

    McDonald, Megan

    Munsch, Robert

    Osborne, Mary Pope

    Pilkey, Dav

    Rey, H.A.

    Roy, Ron

    Rylant, Cynthia

    Scieszka, Jon

    Simon, Seymour

    Warner, Gertrude Chandler


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