Aladdin Paperbacks is a book publisher, a division of Simon & Schuster. This paperback imprint is aimed at readers aged 4 to 12 years old. New titles include the Henry and Mudge series by Cynthia Rylant and Sucie Stevenson. Aladdin also reprints hardcover books from Simon & Schuster's catalog in paperback editions. These include the picture books Strega Nona by Tomie dePaola and Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr., John Archambault, and Lois Ehlert. Other titles include From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg; Hatchet by Gary Paulsen; Frindle by Andrew Clements; the Shiloh trilogy by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor; part of the Hardy Boys series, written under the pen name Franklin W. Dixon; and the Bunnicula books by James Howe. 1. ... Jean-François Millet Le Semeur (The Sower) Simon & Schuster logo, circa 1961. ... Cynthia Rylant (born June 6, 1954) is the author of over 60 childrens books in English and Spanish, including works in fiction, nonfiction and poetry. ... Strega Nona is a childrens book written and illustrated by Tomie dePaola about a elderly witch who helps her fellow villagers out with their troubles, most notibally by curing headaches, helping single women find husbands, and ridding of warts. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... William Martin, Jr. ... From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. ... Elaine Lobl Konigsburg (born February 10, 1930) is an American author of childrens books, and two time winner of the Newbery Medal for childrens literature. ... Hatchet is a 1987 Newbery Honor award-winning wilderness survival novel written by Gary Paulsen. ... Gary Paulsen Gary Paulsen (born May 17, 1939) is a prolific American writer, who writes many young adult coming of age stories about the wilderness. ... Frindle is a 1996 childrens novel written by the American author Andrew Clements and illustrated by Brian Selznick. ... Andrew Clements (born 1949) is an American author of books for children. ... Shiloh is a 1st person novel by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. ... Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (born January 4, 1933, Anderson, Idaho) is an American author best known for her childrens-novel trilogy Shiloh (a 1992 Newberry Medal winner), Shiloh Season and Saving Shiloh, all made into movies. ... The Hardy Boys is a popular series of detective/adventure books for boys chronicling the fictional adventures of teenage brothers Frank and Joe Hardy. ... A pen name or nom de plume is a pseudonym adopted by an author. ... Franklin W. Dixon is the pen name used by a variety of different authors who wrote The Hardy Boys novels for the Stratemeyer Syndicate. ... Bunnicula is a childrens book series written by James Howe about a vampire-bunny that sucks the juice out of vegetables. ... James Howe (born August 2, 1946, Oneida) is the American author of several juvenile and young adult books, including the Bunnicula series, about a vampire-bunny that sucks the juice out of vegetables. ...