Who is your favourite children's author and why?

Lois Lowry

Lois Lowry, whose novels consistently blow us away, is one of only five authors who have been awarded the Newbery Medal twice — once for Number the Stars in1990, and again for The Giver in1993. Lowry does not shy away from disturbing or difficult topics — the Holocaust, dystopian futures, terminal illness — but instead addresses them head on with grace and captivating ability. Two decades later, we’re still arguing with our friends over whether Jonas dies or finds salvation at the end of The Giver. The question, like the book, still feels urgent, which is how we know she’s one of the best.

There is a book I am following, especially with children, but the focus is religious education and the stories of the prophets, that's all I'm focused on now