| #8986, aired 2023-12-04 | CHILDREN'S LITERATURE $1000: David McKee's stories of this patchwork elephant subtly convey the message that it's OK to be different Elmer |
| #8720, aired 2022-10-14 | STORIES WITH HEART $800: R.J. Palacio introduced Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face, in this 2012 children's novel Wonder |
| #7421, aired 2016-12-12 | TOUGH CHILDREN'S LIT $2000: An Albee couple, or the 2 lovable hippos in James Marshall stories like "The Tooth" & "The Tub" George & Martha |
| #6501, aired 2012-12-17 | CHILDREN'S LITERATURE $600: Bugs Meany is often the villain in the stories about this young detective who was introduced in 1963 Encyclopedia Brown |
| #6441, aired 2012-09-24 | THEY ALSO WROTE CHILDREN'S BOOKS $1600: No fatwa was issued against this author's children's book "Haroun & the Sea of Stories" (Salman) Rushdie |
| #6066, aired 2011-01-17 | CHILDREN'S LITERATURE $800: David McKee's stories of this patchwork elephant subtly convey the message that it's OK to be different Elmer |
| #5592, aired 2008-12-23 | BEDTIME STORIES $800: 2 yellow creatures are yawning, just look at the cover of this children's author's "Sleep Book" Dr. Seuss |
| #5592, aired 2008-12-23 | BEDTIME STORIES $2000: (Adam Sandler shills for his Christmas release.) To show kids the world of Ancient Rome the way I do in my new movie "Bedtime Stories", try the children's version of this author's "Parallel Lives" Plutarch |
| #5132, aired 2006-12-26 | PHOTOGRAPHERS $1,000 (Daily Double): Best known as a writer of children's stories, he was also a fine photographer; Alice Liddell was a subject Lewis Carroll |
| #4744, aired 2005-03-31 | WORDS OF A FEATHER $800: Children's stories, like the Childcraft version of "Rapunzel", often end with this word after |
| #4645, aired 2004-11-12 | MONKEY BUSINESS $200: This title character of classic children's stories lived in Africa until he met the Man with the Yellow Hat Curious George |
| #4392, aired 2003-10-14 | LITERARY PLACES $600: Celesteville is the capital of this elephant king's realm in classic children's stories Babar |
| #3588, aired 2000-03-22 | BEAR FEAT $300: Often named Bruin, this species is the most likely to be found in children's stories of Europe & Asia Brown bear |
| #3125, aired 1998-03-13 | CHILDREN'S BOOKS & AUTHORS $600: This author of the Uncle Remus stories also wrote "Wally Wanderoon and His Story-Telling Machine" Joel Chandler Harris |
| #3026, aired 1997-10-27 | NOTED SCRIBES $400: This essayist wrote 3 children's stories, the last being "The Trumpet of the Swan" in 1970 E.B. White |
| #3008, aired 1997-10-01 | CHILDREN'S LIT $100: Of all his works, the "Just So Stories" was reportedly his favorite Rudyard Kipling |
| #2861, aired 1997-01-27 | BRITISH AUTHORS $600: In 1990 this "Satanic Verses" author published the children's book "Haroun & the Sea of Stories" Salman Rushdie |
| #2854, aired 1997-01-16 | CHILDREN'S BOOKS & AUTHORS $600: Johnny Gruelle created his stories about this pair of dolls to entertain his sickly daughter Marcella Raggedy Ann & Raggedy Andy |
| #2776, aired 1996-09-30 | CHILDREN'S LITERATURE $500: While recovering from an illness, P.L. Travers wrote her first stories about this magical British nursemaid Mary Poppins |
| #2755, aired 1996-07-19 | CHILDREN'S LITERATURE $100: He drew his own illustrations for his "Just So Stories" Rudyard Kipling |
| #2483, aired 1995-05-24 | J LETTER MEN $800: Most of this reclusive author's short stories revolve around the Glass family children (J.D.) Salinger |
| #2462, aired 1995-04-25 | CHILDREN'S LITERATURE $1000: Sarah Josepha Hale was the first editor to publish stories by this "Secret Garden" author Frances Hodgson Burnett |
| #2356, aired 1994-11-28 | CHILDREN'S LITERATURE $400: In The Winnie-the-Pooh stories, this marsupial is Kanga's kid Roo |
| #2053, aired 1993-07-07 | AUTHORS $1000: Reb Tevye is the main character in several of his stories, including "Today's Children" Sholem Aleichem |
| #2032, aired 1993-06-08 | CHILDREN'S LITERATURE $800: "Little Dorothy and Toto" was one of the books in his "Little Wizard Stories" series Baum |
| #1997, aired 1993-04-20 | CHILDREN'S LITERATURE $300: This title rag doll made her first appearance in 1918 in a collection of stories by Johnny Gruelle Raggedy Ann |
| #1882, aired 1992-11-10 | ENGLISH LITERATURE $600: He based many of his children's stories on his son Christopher Robin & the boy's stuffed toys A.A. Milne |
| #1857, aired 1992-10-06 | CHILDREN'S LITERATURE $400: The adventure stories called Robinsonades are modeled on this book Robinson Crusoe |
| #1852, aired 1992-09-29 | CHILDREN'S LITERATURE $200: This 1894 collection begins with the story "Mowgli's Brothers" The Jungle Book |
| #1800, aired 1992-05-29 | CHILDREN'S LITERATURE $800: Dinarzade is the younger sister of this woman known for her nocturnal stories Scheherazade |
| #1572, aired 1991-06-04 | FAMOUS NAMES $400: It's what Alan Alexander Milne did for a living write children's stories |
| #1493, aired 1991-02-13 | POETS $800: This Illinois poet's stories for children include "Potato Face" & "Rootabaga Pigeons" Carl Sandburg |
| #1444, aired 1990-12-06 | CHILDREN'S LITERATURE $100: "The Clue of the Hissing Serpent" is one of the many mystery stories about these boys the Hardy Boys |
| #1328, aired 1990-05-16 | CHILDREN'S LITERATURE $300: He wrote 14 books about Oz, & some short stories too L. Frank Baum |
| #1290, aired 1990-03-23 | CHILDREN'S LITERATURE $300: His stories include "Brer Mink Holds His Breath" & "Brer Buzzard & The Tombstone" Uncle Remus (Joel Chandler Harris) |
| #370, aired 1986-02-07 | WAR STORIES $100: Classic children's novel & Disney movie, "Johnny Tremain", is set during this war the Revolutionary War |
| #329, aired 1985-12-12 | CHILDREN'S LITERATURE $100: A Rudyard Kipling series of "Stories" is "Just" this Just So |
| #97, aired 1985-01-22 | DOCTORS $400: Animal-loving hero of children's stories by Hugh Lofting Doctor Dolittle |
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