Authors, American Books for Kids
95 books in authors, american. Every book rated for reading level and content intensity.
Authors, American books for kids span a wider readiness range than parents usually expect. The same genre category contains gentle picture books and high-intensity middle-grade novels — Lexile and grade-level scores measure text complexity, not what's actually in the story. A authors, american title appropriate for a confident 8-year-old reader could still cover themes a sensitive 12-year-old isn't ready for.
Across HootRated's 95 authors, american titles, books span Grade 1–9. About 97% are rated Gentle or Mild — safe picks for sensitive readers and kids reading ahead of their emotional readiness. 0% sit at the Intense or Very Intense end. Average content intensity is 1.3/5.
Use the intensity badges (green → red, low → high) to filter by emotional readiness rather than just age. For deeper detail on how we rate, see our rating methodology.
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Carol Greene
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Carol Greene
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Carin T. Ford
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Carin T. Ford
E.B. White
Laura Baskes Litwin
E.B. White
Laura Baskes Litwin
Peggy Parish
Jill C. Wheeler
Peggy Parish
Jill C. Wheeler
Judith Viorst
Jill C. Wheeler
Judith Viorst
Jill C. Wheeler
L. Frank Baum
Jill C. Wheeler
L. Frank Baum
Jill C. Wheeler
Alvin Schwartz
Jill C Wheeler
Alvin Schwartz
Jill C Wheeler
The cannibals of Sunset Drive
Dan K. Carlsruh
The cannibals of Sunset Drive
Dan K. Carlsruh
The master of Sunnybank, a biography of Albert Payson Terhune
Irving Litvag
The master of Sunnybank, a biography of Albert Payson Terhune
Irving Litvag
Ernest Hemingway.
Richard O'Connor
Ernest Hemingway.
Richard O'Connor
Speak sunlight
Alan Jolis
Speak sunlight
Alan Jolis
The invisible boarder
Mildred B. Davis
The invisible boarder
Mildred B. Davis
Dwelling places
Burke Davis
Dwelling places
Burke Davis
July
James Stevenson
July
James Stevenson
Bases loaded
Dean Hughes
Bases loaded
Dean Hughes
One lucky girl
George Ella Lyon
One lucky girl
George Ella Lyon
A friend of China
Joyce Milton
A friend of China
Joyce Milton
The busy, busy world of Richard Scarry
Walter Retan
The busy, busy world of Richard Scarry
Walter Retan
Jack Frost and the magic paint brush
Kathy Darling
Jack Frost and the magic paint brush
Kathy Darling
Isaac Asimov
Ellen Erlanger
Isaac Asimov
Ellen Erlanger
The sword and the pen
Ray E. Boomhower
The sword and the pen
Ray E. Boomhower
Mark Twain
Nancy Loewen
Mark Twain
Nancy Loewen
Hie to the hunters
Jesse Stuart
Hie to the hunters
Jesse Stuart
Old Ben
Jesse Stuart
Old Ben
Jesse Stuart
The mooneyed hound
Billy C. Clark
The mooneyed hound
Billy C. Clark
If the shoe fits
Alan Osmond
If the shoe fits
Alan Osmond
A dream come true
Johanna Hurwitz
A dream come true
Johanna Hurwitz
I love to see the temple
Janice Kapp Perry
I love to see the temple
Janice Kapp Perry
Ray Bradbury
Michele Griskey
Ray Bradbury
Michele Griskey
Beverly Cleary
Michele Griskey
Beverly Cleary
Michele Griskey
Mark Twain
David Armentrout
Mark Twain
David Armentrout
A mind with wings
Gerald Hausman
A mind with wings
Gerald Hausman
Lois Lowry
Lily Erlic
Lois Lowry
Lily Erlic
Louis Sachar
Lily Erlic
Louis Sachar
Lily Erlic
Lemony Snicket
Jill C. Wheeler
Lemony Snicket
Jill C. Wheeler
Katharine Lee Bates
Katharine Lee Bates
Katharine Lee Bates
Katharine Lee Bates
Nellie, the flying instructor
Ensor, Robert.
Nellie, the flying instructor
Ensor, Robert.
Dear Laura
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Dear Laura
Laura Ingalls Wilder
How Many? How Much?
Rosemary Wells
How Many? How Much?
Rosemary Wells
Looking for Betty MacDonald
Paula Becker
Looking for Betty MacDonald
Paula Becker
The road to Oz
Kathleen Krull
The road to Oz
Kathleen Krull
Purple mountain majesties
Barbara Younger
Purple mountain majesties
Barbara Younger
Significant American authors, poets, and playrights.
Ida S. Meltzer
Significant American authors, poets, and playrights.
Ida S. Meltzer
Home on Stoney Creek (Sarah's Journey Series #1)
Wanda Luttrell
Home on Stoney Creek (Sarah's Journey Series #1)
Wanda Luttrell
Powerpuff Girls Save Halloween (Powerpuff Girls (Unnumbered Scholastic))
Laura Dower
Powerpuff Girls Save Halloween (Powerpuff Girls (Unnumbered Scholastic))
Laura Dower
Mark Twain and the Queens of the Mississippi
Cheryl Harness
Mark Twain and the Queens of the Mississippi
Cheryl Harness
Wand in the Word
Leonard S. Marcus
Wand in the Word
Leonard S. Marcus
Jack Kerouac
Richard Worth
Jack Kerouac
Richard Worth
Robert Cormier
Wendy Hart Beckman
Robert Cormier
Wendy Hart Beckman
Biography Today
Laurie Lanzen Harris, Cherie D. Abbey
Biography Today
Laurie Lanzen Harris, Cherie D. Abbey
Knots in My Yo-Yo String
Jerry Spinelli
Knots in My Yo-Yo String
Jerry Spinelli
Scott O'dell (Who Wrote That?)
Hal Marcovitz
Scott O'dell (Who Wrote That?)
Hal Marcovitz
Jerry Spinelli (Who Wrote That?)
Tracey Baptiste
Jerry Spinelli (Who Wrote That?)
Tracey Baptiste
Meg Cabot (Who Wrote That?)
Camille-Yvette Welsch
Meg Cabot (Who Wrote That?)
Camille-Yvette Welsch
The Woman Warrior
Maxine Hong Kingston
The Woman Warrior
Maxine Hong Kingston
Mystery of the vanishing creatures
Gloria Skurzynski
Mystery of the vanishing creatures
Gloria Skurzynski
Words Of Promise
Jodie A. Shull
Words Of Promise
Jodie A. Shull
Ernest Hemingway
Keith Ferrell
Ernest Hemingway
Keith Ferrell
Tabitha Jones
Jane D. Weinberger
Tabitha Jones
Jane D. Weinberger
The Horn Book's Laura Ingalls Wilder
Laura Ingalls Wilder
The Horn Book's Laura Ingalls Wilder
Laura Ingalls Wilder
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- Sally Slug
- The little wind
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- Fiddely Foo, How Healthy Are You?
- James Marshall
- Imagination
- See for your self
- Dr. Seuss
- Matt Christopher (Classic Storytellers)
- Kate DiCamillo (My Favorite Writer) (My Favorite Writer)
- Lois Lowry
- Dan Gutman
- Water keep
- Wrapped in Memories
- Mary Casanova and you
- Mary Pope Osborne
- Modern Masters of Science Fiction
- Masters of Horror (World of Horror)
- A great and sublime fool
- ¿Quién Fue Mark Twain? (Who Was Mark Twain?)
- Judy Blume
- Lemony Snicket (Daniel Handler)
- Christopher Paolini
- Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel)
- Cynthia Rylant
- Suzanne Collins
- Mercer Mayer
- Every superman needs a dad
- Biography for beginners
- The stories I read to the children
- My name is cool
- Macroeconomic Policies and the Development of Markets in Transition Economics
- Biography Today: Profiles of People of Interest to Young Readers
Questions parents ask about authors, american books
- What are the best authors, american books for kids?
- HootRated catalogs 95 authors, american children's books spanning Grade 1–9. Each is rated on reading level and content intensity. The picks above are sorted by quality signals — hook factor, discussion potential, and content appropriateness.
- Are authors, american books appropriate for sensitive readers?
- 92 books (97%) are rated Gentle or Mild — safe for sensitive readers. 0 (0%) are rated Intense or Very Intense. Average intensity is 1.3/5. Filter by intensity badge to match your child's emotional readiness.
- What reading level are authors, american books?
- Authors, American books in our catalog span Grade 1–9. The typical reading level lands around Grade 5. Reading level measures text difficulty — separate from content intensity, which measures emotional weight. The two often don't track together for gifted readers — the Gifted Kid Paradox.