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Famous Children's Authors

A worksheet for Grade 1 students to learn about and identify famous children's authors and their books.

Grade 1 ELA ReadingReading Genres and TypesLiteratureChildren's Authors
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.4CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.7CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.3

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Famous Children's Authors

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Read the questions carefully and do your best! You will learn about some amazing authors who write books for children.

1. Who wrote the book 'The Cat in the Hat'?

a

Eric Carle

b

Dr. Seuss

c

Beatrix Potter

d

Julia Donaldson

2. Which author wrote 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar'?

a

Roald Dahl

b

Dr. Seuss

c

Eric Carle

d

Mo Willems

3. The author who wrote about a mischievous monkey named Curious George is H.A.  .

4. 'Where the Wild Things Are' was written and illustrated by Maurice  .

5. Julia Donaldson wrote the book 'The Gruffalo'.

T

True

F

False

6. Roald Dahl wrote 'The Tale of Peter Rabbit'.

T

True

F

False

7. Think about your favorite children's book. Who is the author of that book and what do you like about it?

Use the words below to complete the sentences.

author
illustrator
story
characters

8. An   is the person who writes the words in a book.

9. The person who draws the pictures in a book is called an  .

10. The   of a book tells what happens from beginning to end.