Top 20 Children's Author celebrities in United States
Here is the latest list of the world's top 20 Children's Author celebrities [Updated March 26, 2023].
Dr. Seuss was born
on March 2, 1904
in Springfield, United States.
He drew over 400 political cartoons for leftist New York newspapers during WWII that criticized Hitler as well as
Charles Lindbergh.
Net Worth 2020: $75 Million
Jeff Kinney was born
on February 19, 1971
in Fort Washington, United States.
His Diary of a Wimpy Kid series has sold over 50 million copies worldwide.
Net Worth 2020: $70 Million
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Salary 2020: $23 Million Per Year
Eric Carle was born
on June 25, 1929
in Syracuse, United States.
Children's author and illustrator who created the best-selling picture book The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Also the author of The Grouchy Ladybug and Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, he was the 2003 recipient of the prestigious Laura Ingalls Wilder Award for Children's Literature.
His children's picture books contain collage-like art, layers of material, and added special effects. His work The Very Quiet Cricket, for example, contains a built-in cricket's chirp, and the pages of The Very Lonely Firefly light up in twinkling, firefly fashion.
Net Worth 2020: $60 Million
Marc Brown was born
on November 25, 1946
in Erie, United States.
He earned a Daytime Emmy Award for the television series adaptation of the Arthur books.
Net Worth 2020: $40 Million
Shel Silverstein was born
on September 25, 1930
in Chicago, United States.
Known as Uncle Shelby for his children's books, such as Where the Sidewalk Ends. He wrote A Boy Named Sue, which Johnny Cash popularized.
His comedy songs gained a huge following courtesy of
Dr. Demento's radio show.
Net Worth 2020: $20 Million
Maurice Sendak was born
on June 10, 1928
in Brooklyn, United States.
Popular children's author and illustrator who is best known for the classic book, Where the Wild Things Are. His numerous literary honors include the Caldecott Medal, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal, and the Hans Christian Andersen Award.
Where the Wild Things Are was originally called Where the Wild Horses Are; however, Sendak changed his title after discovering that he was not adept at drawing horses.
Net Worth 2020: $20 Million
Beverly Cleary was born
on April 12, 1916
in McMinnville, United States.
Acclaimed children's writer who created the popular Henry Huggins and Ramona series. Her numerous literary honors include the Newbery Medal, the National Book Award, and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award.
In 2000, she was named a living legend by the Library of Congress.
Net Worth 2020: $20 Million
Chris Van Allsburg was born
on June 18, 1949
in Grand Rapids, United States.
He was also a Caldecott runner-up in 1980 for The Garden of Abdul Gasazi.
Net Worth 2020: $10 Million
Kate DiCamillo was born
on March 25, 1964
in Philadelphia, United States.
In 2006, she won the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Fiction for her novel The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane.
Net Worth 2020: $10 Million
Louis Sachar was born
on March 20, 1954
in Long Island, United States.
His 1992 book, Monkey Soup, was illustrated by artist Cat Bowman Smith.
Net Worth 2020: $10 Million
Christopher Paul Curtis was born
on May 10, 1953
in Flint, United States.
Net Worth 2020: $10 Million
James Dashner was born
on November 26, 1972
in Austell, United States.
Children's author who is best known for writing The 13th Reality series as well as the Jimmy Fincher Saga. He published the first book in a third series, The Maze Runner, in 2009 and the book was turned into a 2014 film starring Dylan O'Brien and Kaya Scodelario.
His novel The Journal of Curious Letters was a Borders Original Voices pick in 2008.
Net Worth 2020: $4 Million
Mo Willems was born
on February 11, 1968
in United States.
His children's books Knuffle Bunny and Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus both won Carnegie Medals.
Net Worth 2020: $4 Million
Bill Wallace was born
on August 1, 1947
in Chickasha, United States.
The Chickasha, Oklahoma elementary school where he served as both a teacher and a principal was renamed The Bill Wallace Early Education Center in his honor.
Net Worth 2020: $700 Thousand
Norton Juster was born
on June 2, 1929
in Brooklyn, United States.
His children's works make frequent use of puns and wordplay. Critics thought such literary devices would not be understandable to children; however, Juster's book sales did not seem to suffer.
Robert Munsch was born
on June 11, 1945
in Pittsburgh, United States.
He was inaugurated into the Order of Canada in 1999 and was given a star on Canada's Walk of Fame.
Kay Thompson was born
on November 9, 1909
in St. Louis, United States.
She played the role of fashion editor Maggie Prescott in the film musical, Funny Face.
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Salary 2020: 32.74 million USD (2020)
Judy Blume was born
on February 12, 1938
in Elizabeth, United States.
She is particularly known for her work Are you there God? It's Me Margaret.
Jan Brett was born
on December 1, 1949
in Norwell, United States.
Some of her most notable books are called The Hat, The Mitten, and The Three Snow Bears.
Jan Grant Berenstain was born
on July 26, 1923
in United States.
She and her husband created a cartoon called It's All in the Family that was published for three decades in Good Housekeeping and McCall's magazines.
