Alexander Bunyip, created by children's author and illustrator Michael Salmon, first appeared in print in The Monster That Ate Canberra in 1972, Alexander Bunyip went on to appear in many other books and a live-action television series, Alexander Bunyip's Billabong.

* Sara Cone Bryant ( born 1873 ), the author of various children's book in the early 20th century

* 1972 – Robert Muchamore, English children's author

Theodor Geisel, better known as children's author Dr. Seuss, was a member of the class of 1925.

In April 2006, Jones recorded the single " Your Personal Penguin ", written by children's author Sandra Boynton, as a companion piece to her new board book of the same title.

Lewis, a children's author and Christian, preferred the traditional Father Christmas because of his clear connection with the Christian holiday of Christmas.

* The Gauntlet ( 1951 ), a children's book by English author Ronald Welch

Henry Mayhew was the great-grandfather of Audrey Mayhew Allen ( b. 1870 ), author of a number of children's stories published in various periodicals, and of a book Gladys in Grammarland, an imitation of Lewis Carroll's Wonderland books.

Terence Blacker, a profitable English publisher ( who helped publish Kosiński's books ) and author of children's books and mysteries for adults, wrote in his article published in The Independent in 2002: " The significant point about Jerzy Kosiński was that ... his books ... had a vision and a voice consistent with one another and with the man himself.

* 1885 – Kitahara Hakushū, Japanese poet and children's author ( d. 1942 )

* 1877 – May Gibbs, Australian children's author ( d. 1969 )

She is the author of a number of works of science fiction, fantasy and feminist literary criticism such as How to Suppress Women's Writing, as well as a contemporary novel, On Strike Against God, and one children's book, Kittatinny.

The Katzenjammer Kids was inspired by Max and Moritz, a children's story of the 1860s by German author Wilhelm Busch.

Lyman Frank Baum ( May 15, 1856 – May 6, 1919 ) was an American author of children's books, best known for writing The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

Mitchell's two favorite children's books were by author Edith Nesbit: Five Children and It ( 1902 ) and The Phoenix and the Carpet ( 1904 ).

* 1940 – Eric Wilson, Canadian children's author.

* 1880 – Elsie J. Oxenham, British children's author ( d. 1960 )

Eastman, American children's author and screenwriter ( d. 1986 )

* 2005 – Stan Berenstain, American children's author ( b. 1923 )

* 1924 – Donald Sobol, American children's author ( d. 2012 )

* 1963 – Koji Ishikawa, Japanese children's author

* 1938 – William Corlett, English children's author ( d. 2005 )

* Quagmire family, a principal family in the children's novel series A Series of Unfortunate Events by American author Lemony Snicket

* 3-William Steig, 95, American cartoonist and children's author ; creator of Shrek.

* Rhea Tregebov ( b. 1953 ), Canadian poet and children's author

Enid Mary Blyton ( 11 August 1897 – 28 November 1968 ) was a British children's writer also known as Mary Pollock.

These were first published, for the most part, in Sunny Stories, an Enid Blyton magazine, or other children's papers.

The latter type often follows the style of Enid Blyton and other popular children's adventure stories of the 1950s.

* November 28 – Enid Blyton, British children's writer ( b. 1897 )

* August 11 – Enid Blyton, British children's writer ( d. 1968 )

* Enid Blyton, children's author ( Famous Five, Noddy )

The Famous Five is the name of a series of children's novels written by British author Enid Blyton.

The Emil books had an important role in popularising the sub-genre of " Children Detectives ", later taken up by other writers of children's books such as Enid Blyton.

Enid Blyton wrote The Land of Far Beyond as a children's version of Pilgrim's Progress.

** Enid Blyton, children's author

Malory Towers is a series of six novels by British children's author Enid Blyton, featuring the fictional Cornish seaside boarding school of the same name.

Generally, the company produced more networked children's programmes than adult programmes, scoring a particularly strong seller internationally with an adaptation of Enid Blyton's The Famous Five.

" Five Go Mad ..." drew anger from some viewers for the way it mercilessly satirised a children's classic, although the Enid Blyton estate had given permission for the broadcast.

The characters were inspired by a 1967 song written for children by British composer Carey Blyton ( nephew of renowned children's author Enid Blyton ).

Enid Blyton wrote a number of children's books with pixies as featured characters.

St. Clare's is a series of six books written by English children's author Enid Blyton about a boarding school of that name.

The Five Find-Outers, also known as the Enid Blyton Mystery Series and Five Find-Outers and Dog, is a series of children's mystery books written by Enid Blyton and first published between 1943 and 1961.

Noddy is a character created by English children's author Enid Blyton, originally published between 1949 and 1963.

* Theophilus Goon was the bumbling, bad-tempered local policeman in Enid Blyton's Five Find-Outers series of children's mystery novels.

In the 1920s Bourne End became home for two distinguished literary figures ; Enid Blyton, a perennially popular children's writer, moved into Old Thatch on Coldmoorholm Lane, and Edgar Wallace, a prolific crime author and dramatist, bought Chalklands off Blind Lane.

McGown also suggests a similarity between The Tomorrow People and the children's fantasy fiction of Enid Blyton.

* Peggy Cripps, born Enid Margaret Cripps ( 1921 – 2006 ), children's author, philanthropist and socialite.

Noddy's car ( 801 ) featured figures from the Enid Blyton children's novels of ' Noddy ', ' Big-Ears ' and ' Golly ' sitting in the rumble seat.