Judy Blume

author · children's books · storyteller · influential

Master storyteller. Judy Blume has written more than 26 novels since she started writing in 1959, creating stories that kids everywhere absolutely love reading.

Honest and funny. Her books like Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing and Superfudge capture the real, messy, funny parts of being a kid that other books sometimes skip over.

Helps kids feel normal. Judy Blume writes about things that actually happen in kids' lives, from friendships and family problems to growing up, which makes readers feel less alone.

Super influential. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2023 because her books have changed how children's literature works.

Wins hearts and minds. Her famous books like Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret and Blubber are still read by kids today, more than 50 years after they were first published.