April Author Birthdays 🎁🎉

People who are born in the month of April have the birthstone of Diamond. The month's birth flower is the Daisy or Sweet Pea. There are many notable writers, novelists, poets, and journalists who have April birthdays.

Hans Christian Andersen was born on April 2, 1805. Many of his stories, including "The Ugly Duckling" and "The Princess and the Pea," remain classics of the fairy tale genre.

Maya Angelou, born on April 4, 1928, is best known for her 1969 memoir, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.

Joseph Pulitzer, born April 10, 1847 was an American newspaper editor and publisher who helped establish the pattern of the modern newspaper.

Beverly Cleary, Tom Clancy, and Scott Turow share their birthdays on April 12.

Charlotte Bronte was a famous English novelist, born on April 21, 1816, who left behind a rich legacy of written work which includes classical novels like 'Jane Eyre', 'Shirley' and 'Villette'. She was the eldest among the Bronte sisters.

Barbara Park, born April 21, 1947 was best-known as the creator and author of the New York Times bestselling Junie B. Jones series. The stories of an outrageously funny kindergartener who has kept kids (and their grownups) laughing—and reading—for over two decades.

Many people believe William Shakespeare is the best British writer of all time. He was born on April 23, 1564. His many works are about life, love, death, revenge, grief, jealousy, murder, magic and mystery.

Sue Taylor Grafton born April 24, 1940, was an American author of detective novels. She is best known as the author of the Alphabet series featuring private investigator Kinsey Millhone.

Nelle Harper Lee, born on April 28, 1926, was an American novelist widely known for To Kill A Mocking Bird, published in 1960.