Here are a few classic story authors and short summaries of their most famous works for children: Classic Children’s Stories
- Hans Christian Andersen: Danish storyteller and author. His most famous stories include “The Princess and the Pea”, “The Little Mermaid”, and “The Snow Queen”.
- Charles Dickens: English novelist and storyteller. His most famous stories include “A Tale of Two Cities”, “A Christmas Carol”, and “Oliver Twist”.
- The Brothers Grimm: German-born brothers and storytellers. Their most famous stories include “Rapunzel”, “Sleeping Beauty”, and “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”.
- Lewis Carroll: English author and storyteller. His most famous stories include “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” and “Through the Looking-Glass”.
- J. M. Barrie: Scottish author and storyteller. His most famous story is “Peter Pan”.
- Astrid Lindgren: Swedish author and storyteller. Her most famous stories include “Pippi Longstocking”, “Karlsson-on-the-Roof”, and “Ronja the Robber’s Daughter”.
- Roald Dahl: English author and storyteller. His most famous stories include “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory , “Matilda”, and “The BFG”
- L. Frank Baum: American author and storyteller. His most famous story is “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz”.
- Beatrix Potter: English author and illustrator. Her most famous story is “The Tale of Peter Rabbit”.
- Dr. Seuss: American author and illustrator. His most famous stories include “The Cat in the Hat”, “Green Eggs and Ham”, and “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”.
- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry: French author and pilot. His most famous story is “The Little Prince”.
- J. R. R. Tolkien: English author and scholar. His most famous stories include “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings” series.
- C. S. Lewis: English author and scholar. His most famous stories include “The Chronicles of Narnia” series.
- Margaret Wise Brown: American author and illustrator. Her most famous story is “Goodnight Moon”.
- Maurice Sendak: American author and illustrator. His most famous story is “Where the Wild Things Are”.
- Shel Silverstein: American author and illustrator. His most famous stories include “The Giving Tree” and “Where the Sidewalk Ends”.
- Ezra Jack Keats: American author and illustrator. His most famous story is “The Snowy Day”.
- H. G. Wells: English author. His most famous stories include “The Time Machine”, “The War of the Worlds”, and “The Invisible Man”.
- Louisa May Alcott: American novelist and poet. Her most famous story is “Little Women”.
- Oscar Wilde: Irish author and playwright. His most famous story is “The Picture of Dorian Gray”.
- Jane Austen: English novelist. Her most famous stories include “Pride and Prejudice”, “Sense and Sensibility”, and “Emma”.
- Washington Irving: American author. His most famous story is “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”.
- Edgar Rice Burroughs: American author. His most famous story is “Tarzan of the Apes”.
- Mark Twain: American author and humorist. His most famous stories include “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” and “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”.
- Laura Ingalls Wilder: American author. Her most famous stories are the “Little House on the Prairie” series.
- Robert Louis Stevenson: Scottish novelist and poet. His most famous story is “Treasure Island”.
- Rudyard Kipling: English author and poet. His most famous stories include “The Jungle Book” and “Kim”.
- Kenneth Grahame: Scottish author. His most famous story is “The Wind in the Willows”.
- Jules Verne: French author. His most famous stories include “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea” and “Around the World in Eighty Days”.
- Edgar Allan Poe: American author and poet. His most famous stories include “The Raven” and “The Tell-Tale Heart”.
- Nathaniel Hawthorne: American author. His most famous story is “The Scarlet Letter”.
- Emily Brontë: English novelist and poet. Her most famous story is “Wuthering Heights”.
- Charlotte Brontë: English novelist and poet. Her most famous story is “Jane Eyre”.
- Mary Shelley: English novelist and short story writer. Her most famous story is “Frankenstein”.
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