| HOROWITZ | Anthony, author of the children's books Scorpia and Point Blanc (8) |
| TROLLOPE | Anthony -; author of the six Chronicles of Barsetshire novels including The Warden and The Small House at Allington (8) |
| KTCOURIC | Author of the children's book "The Blue Ribbon Day" |
| HOPE | Anthony -; author of the Ruritania trilogy comprising The Prisoner of Zenda, The Heart of Princess Osra and Rupert of Hentzau (4) |
| LAGERLOF | Swedish author of the children's classic The Wonderful Adventures of Nils, who became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize in Literature (8) |
| KASTNER | German author of the children's books Emil and the Detectives and The Parent Trap (5,7) |
| ERICH | German author of the children's books Emil and the Detectives and The Parent Trap (5,7) |
| BUCKERIDGE | Anthony -, author of the Jennings and Rex Milligan series of children's books (10) |
| KINGSLEY | Charles --, author of the children's novel 'The Water Babies' (8) |
| POWELL | Anthony, author of the twelve-volume series of novels A Dance to the Music of Time (6) |
| BLAKE | Illustrator of many of the children's books by Roald Dahl who was awarded the Kate Greenaway Medal in 1980; or, the pop artist who co-founded the Brotherhood of Ruralists (5) |
| BURGESS | Anthony, author of the novel A Clockwork Orange (7) |
| JEMIMA | - Puddle-Duck; character wearing a shawl and bonnet in one of the children's books by Beatrix Potter (6) |
| SEUSS | Middle name of Theodor Geisel, author of the children's book The Cat in the Hat (5) |
| AROD | Nickname of the author of the children's book "Hit a Grand Slam!" |
| ROALDDAHL | Author of the children's book "James and the Giant Peach": 2 wds. |
| BETTEMIDLER | Author of the children's book "The Saga of Baby Divine" |
| BAUM | L. Frank --, author of the children's book 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' (4) |
| JAMIELEECURTIS | Author of the children's book "Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born" |
| DRSEUSS | Writer of the children's book, "The Cat in the Hat": 2 wds. |
