Celebrate Women’s History Month! Tracey Hecht’s 10 Must-Read Authors

Mar 03, 2025 by Tracey Hecht

In honor of Women’s History Month, The Nocturnals author Tracey Hecht shared her favorite children's books by female authors! 
 
Author Tracey Hecht stands smiling in front of a white bookshelf stocked with multicolored books.
The Nocturnals author Tracey Hecht!
Read on for 10 awesome kids’ books written by women (in no particular order) to jumpstart your March reading!


Charlotte's Web by E.B. White

The List of Things That Will Not Change by Rebecca Stead

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The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo 

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly

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One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia

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Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai 



Kareem Between by Shifa Saltagi Safadi

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Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell

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The Lumberjanes #17: Smitten in the Stars by Kat Leyh and Shannon Watters, illustrated by Kanesha C. Bryan

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