
Barron (born 1952) – The Lost Years of Merlin
Kelly Barnhill (living) – The Girl Who Drank the Moon. Kitty Barne (1883–1961) – She Shall Have Music, Family Footlights, Visitors from London, Rosina Copper. #Timi and leslie kate series#
Steve Barlow and Steve Skidmore – Outernet series.Jill Barklem (1951–2017) – Brambly Hedge.Clive Barker (born 1952) – The Thief of Always.Ralph Henry Barbour (1870–1944) – The Half Back, For the Honor of the School, Tom, Dick and Harriet.Shirley Barber (born 1935) – The Tale of Martha B.Helen Bannerman (1862–1946) – Little Black Sambo.Lynne Reid Banks (born 1929) – The Indian in the Cupboard series.Blue Balliett (born 1955) – Chasing Vermeer, The Wright 3, The Calder Game.Ballantyne (1825–1894) – The Coral Island Bob Balaban (born 1945) – McGrowl series.
Enid Bagnold (1889–1981) – National Velvet. Maria Baciu (born 1942) – Ghetuţele copilăriei. Natalie Babbitt (1932–2016) – Tuck Everlasting, Knee-Knock Rise, The Search for Delicious. Wilbert Awdry (1911–1997) – The Railway Series #1–26 (Thomas the Tank Engine stories). Christopher Awdry (born 1940) – The Railway Series #27–40 ( Thomas the Tank Engine stories). Avi (born 1937) – Crispin: The Cross of Lead, The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle. Harold Avery (1869–1943) – The Triple Alliance, Play the Game. Gillian Avery (1926–2016) – The Warden's Niece, The Elephant War, A Likely Lad. Esther Averill (1902–1992) – The Cat Club, The Fire Cat. Jonathan Auxier (born 1981) – The Night Gardener, Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster. Steve Augarde (born 1950) – The Various, Celandine. Martin Auer (born 1951) – Now, Now, Markus, The Blue Boy. Malayath Appunni (born 1943) – Kambili Kuppayam. Cécile Aubry (1928–2010) – Belle et Sébastien. Margaret Atwood (born 1939) – Up in the Tree, Princess Prunella and the Purple Peanut, Wandering Wenda and Widow Wallop's Wunderground Washery. Atkinson (1899–1974) – August Adventure, Smugglers' Gap, Mystery Manor Ros Asquith (living) – Teenage Worrier series. Bernard Ashley (born 1935) – The Trouble with Donovan Croft, Dodgem, Little Soldier. Arthur (1905–1979) – A Candle in Her Room, Portrait of Margarita, Requiem for a Princess Tedd Arnold (born 1949) – No Jumping on the Bed!, Parts. Elizabeth Arnold (born 1944) – The Parsley Parcel. Laura Adams Armer (1874–1963) – Waterless Mountain. Edward Ardizzone (1900–1979) – Tim All Alone, Tim and the Brave Sea Captain (self-illustrated). Philip Ardagh (born 1961) – Eddie Dickens series, Unlikely Exploits series. Victor Appleton ( Stratemeyer house pseudonym from 1910) – Tom Swift series. Applegate (born 1956) – Animorphs, Remnants, Everworld series, The One and Only Ivan Charlotte Anley (1796–1893) – Influence: A Moral Tale for Young People (1822). Sam Angus (born 1967) – Soldier Dog, The House on Hummingbird Island. Verily Anderson (1915–2010) – Brownies series. Lena Anderson (born 1939) – Tea for Ten, Tick-Tock. Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875) – " The Snow Queen", " The Little Mermaid", " The Ugly Duckling", " The Emperor's New Clothes", " The Princess and the Pea", " Thumbelina". Julia Alvarez (born 1950) – Tia Lola series. Joseph Alexander Altsheler (1862–1919) – The Young Trailers series, The Civil War series. David Almond (born 1951) – Skellig, Heaven Eyes, Kit's Wilderness. Mabel Esther Allan (1915–1998) – Over the Sea to School, Ballet for Drina, The Ballet Family. Sue Alexander (1933–2008) – Nadia the Willful. Lloyd Alexander (1924–2007) – The Chronicles of Prydain series, Westmark trilogy. Kwame Alexander (born 1958) – The Crossover. Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888) – Little Women, The Brownie and the Princess. Vivien Alcock (1924–2003) – The Haunting of Cassie Palmer. Ahmad Akbarpour (born 1970) – If I Were a Pilot. Joan Aiken (1924–2004) – The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, Arabel and Mortimer series, A Necklace of Raindrops.
Adler (born 1947) – Cam Jansen series, The Babe and I Adler (born 1932) – Magic of the Glits, Ghost Brother Jean Adamson (born 1928) – Topsy and Tim.Richard Adams (1920–2016) – Watership Down.Socorro Acioli (born 1975) – The Ghost Dancer.Chris van Abkoude (1880–1960) – Pietje Bell series, Little Crumb.Joan Abelove (born 1945) – Go and Come Back.Deborah Abela (born 1966) – Max Remy Superspy, Grimsdon.Tony Abbott (born 1952) – The Secrets of Droon, Danger Guys.
Jacob Abbott (1803–1879) – Rollo series, Cousin Lucy's Conversations, Bruno.Verna Aardema (1911–2001) – Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears.