[{"n": "Michael Ende", "u": "/e/childrens-and-young-adult-literature/michael-ende/", "s": "German fantasy writer of The Neverending Story."}, {"n": "P. L. Travers", "u": "/e/childrens-and-young-adult-literature/p-l-travers/", "s": "Creator of the magical nanny Mary Poppins"}, {"n": "S. E. Hinton", "u": "/e/childrens-and-young-adult-literature/s-e-hinton/", "s": "The author who introduced the YA genre with The Outsiders."}, {"n": "Ann M. Martin", "u": "/e/childrens-and-young-adult-literature/ann-m-martin/", "s": "Creator of The Baby-Sitters Club series."}, {"n": "Beverly Cleary", "u": "/e/childrens-and-young-adult-literature/beverly-cleary/", "s": "American author of children's books known for emotional realism."}, {"n": "Daniel Handler", "u": "/e/childrens-and-young-adult-literature/daniel-handler/", "s": "American author of A Series of Unfortunate Events."}, {"n": "Enid Blyton", "u": "/e/childrens-and-young-adult-literature/enid-blyton/", "s": "Prolific children's author of The Famous Five, Noddy, and Malory Towers."}, {"n": "Roald Dahl", "u": "/e/childrens-and-young-adult-literature/roald-dahl/", "s": "British author of children's classics and darkly comic tales."}, {"n": "A. A. Milne", "u": "/e/childrens-and-young-adult-literature/a-a-milne/", "s": "English writer of Winnie-the-Pooh and children's poetry."}, {"n": "Alf Prøysen", "u": "/e/childrens-and-young-adult-literature/alf-pr-ysen/", "s": "Norwegian author and creator of Mrs. Pepperpot."}, {"n": "Anna Sewell", "u": "/e/childrens-and-young-adult-literature/anna-sewell/", "s": "Born into a Quaker family in Norfolk, Anna Sewell lived with her parents throughout her life and never married"}, {"n": "Anne Frank", "u": "/e/childrens-and-young-adult-literature/anne-frank/", "s": "German-born Jewish diarist and Holocaust victim."}, {"n": "Annie M.G. Schmidt", "u": "/e/childrens-and-young-adult-literature/annie-m-g-schmidt/", "s": "Dutch writer of children's books and theatrical songs."}, {"n": "Beatrix Potter", "u": "/e/childrens-and-young-adult-literature/beatrix-potter/", "s": "English writer, illustrator, natural scientist, and conservationist."}, {"n": "Brothers Grimm", "u": "/e/childrens-and-young-adult-literature/brothers-grimm/", "s": "German academics who collected and popularized European folktales."}, {"n": "Charles Perrault", "u": "/e/childrens-and-young-adult-literature/charles-perrault/", "s": "French author who recorded fairy tales in the late 17th century."}, {"n": "J.K. Rowling", "u": "/e/childrens-and-young-adult-literature/j-k-rowling/", "s": "British author of the Harry Potter series and political commentator."}, {"n": "Maurice Sendak", "u": "/e/childrens-and-young-adult-literature/maurice-sendak/", "s": "American children's book author and illustrator of Where the Wild Things Are."}, {"n": "R. L. Stine", "u": "/e/childrens-and-young-adult-literature/r-l-stine/", "s": "The master of children's horror, creator of Goosebumps and Fear Street."}, {"n": "Richard Scarry", "u": "/e/childrens-and-young-adult-literature/richard-scarry/", "s": "Richard Scarry was an American author and illustrator of children’s books, born in Boston, Massachusetts, on J"}, {"n": "Rick Riordan", "u": "/e/childrens-and-young-adult-literature/rick-riordan/", "s": "Author of the Camp Half-Blood Chronicles and master of modern mythology"}, {"n": "Roger Hargreaves", "u": "/e/childrens-and-young-adult-literature/roger-hargreaves/", "s": "Creator of Mr. Men, Little Miss, and Timbuctoo series"}, {"n": "Tove Jansson", "u": "/e/childrens-and-young-adult-literature/tove-jansson/", "s": "Finland-Swedish creator of the Moomin book series."}]