I Can Read Books

Herman Parish was in the fourth grade when his aunt, Peggy Parish, wrote the first book about Amelia Bedelia. The author lives in Princeton, New Jersey.

Shirley Mozelle is also the author of Zack’s Alligator and Zack’s Alligator Goes to School, as well as several critically acclaimed picture books. She lives in Tampa, Florida.

Alice Low is the author of the New York Times best-seller The Witch Who Was Afraid of Witches, a book that has been adapted into a musical and a short animated film. She has also edited several anthologies and written many children’s books and poems. Alice Low lives in Briarcliff Manor, New York.

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Lynne Avril has illustrated all the stories about young Amelia Bedelia. The artist lives in Phoenix, Arizona.

James Watts is a published author and illustrator of children’s and young adult books. He also illustrated Zack’s Alligator and Zack’s Alligator Goes to School. He lives in San Francisco.

Jane Manning is the illustrator of dozens of children’s books, including the I Can Read books Baa-Choo! by Sarah Weeks and the New York Times bestselling The Witch Who Was Afraid of Witches by Alice Low. She lives in Connecticut.