Jeff Kinney is most famously known for his series The Diary of a Wimpy Kid, which has encouraged kids to read for over a decade now. The first book was published in 2007, and now, there are more than 275 million copies of the Wimpy Kid books in print around the world. He’s also written…
Helen Keller was an author, activist, and educator whose writings and advocacy have lasting effects worldwide. She was deaf and blind but learned to communicate using touch, sign language, and Braille. She was an extremely impressive and thoughtful individual, and she considered herself a writer first and foremost. Throughout her life, Helen Keller wrote and…
Harper Lee is one of Alabama’s most famous authors, and her first novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, is read and enjoyed by people worldwide. Over 40 million copies have been sold, and the publishers translated it into 40 different languages. With such massive success with her first novel, Harper Lee surely wrote tons of other…
Agatha Christie published “The Mysterious Affair at Styles” in 1920, launching one of the most celebrated literary careers of all time. Christie’s books are translated into over 100 languages and have sold over 2 billion copies, with the Guinness Book of World Records naming her the best-selling fiction writer of all time. With sales this…
Charlie and The Chocolate Factory and Matilda are classic children’s books, and author, Roald Dahl, is undoubtedly one of the most influential children’s storytellers. While Dahl didn’t get his start as a writer until later in life, he managed to write many books that delight kids to this day. Roald Dahl wrote 49 books in…
Even those people who’ve never seen or read it are likely familiar with the book (or the movie) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl. However incredible it is, though, it’s only one of Dahl’s many books for children. All in all, Roald Dahl wrote 24 books for children. Of these, 18 were children’s…