| 100% | SPOCK | 5 | Benjamin —, author of The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care |
| 50% | BENJAMIN | 8 | First name of Baby and Child Care author Spock |
| 48% | ROALDDAHL | 9 | Author of the children's book "James and the Giant Peach": 2 wds. |
| 47% | BUCKERIDGE | 10 | Anthony —, author of the Jennings and Rex Milligan series of children's books |
| 47% | ROALDDAHL | 9 | Author of 1964 children's book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
| 45% | DAHL | 4 | Roald —, author of 1964 children's book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
| 45% | ALANGARNER | 10 | Author of children's books Elidor and The Moon of Gomrath |
| 42% | JUDYBLUME | 9 | Author of the children's book "Superfudge": 2 wds. |
| 42% | BENJAMINSPOCK | 13 | "Baby and Child Care" author who competed in rowing at the 1924 Olympics: 2 wds. |
| 41% | LOISLOWRY | 9 | Author of the children's book "The Giver": 2 wds. |
| 41% | AVI | 3 | One-named author of the children's book "Poppy" |
| 41% | ERICCARLE | 9 | Author of the children's book "The Very Hungry Caterpillar": 2 wds. |
| 40% | ROALDDAHL | 9 | Children's author of The BFG and Matilda |
| 40% | DAHL | 4 | Author of the best-selling children's book "Matilda" |
| 39% | ASSANGE | 7 | Author of the 2012 book "Cypherpunks: Freedom and the Future of the Internet" |
| 39% | DRSEUSS | 7 | Author of 1957 children's book The Cat in the Hat |
| 39% | TANYATAGAQ | 10 | Throat singer and author of the book “Split Tooth” |
| 39% | LYNNECHENEY | 11 | Author of the children's book "A Is for Abigail: An Almanac of Amazing American Women" |
| 39% | LAURANUMEROFF | 13 | Author of the "If You Give ..." children's book series: 2 wds. |
| 39% | FELIXSALTEN | 11 | Author of 1923 children's book Bambi, a Life in the Woods |
| 38% | SPOCK | 5 | "Baby and Child Care" author |
| 38% | BLAKE | 5 | William —, English author of The Marriage of Heaven and Hell and The Book of Los |
| 38% | DALECARNEGIE | 12 | Author of the self-help book "How to Win Friends and Influence People": 2 wds. |
| 38% | SEUSS | 5 | Author of the books quoted at 17-, 29-, 38-, 46- and 59-Across |
| 38% | GRAHAME | 7 | Kenneth —, author of 1908 children's book The Wind in the Willows |
| 38% | ROSEN | 5 | Michael —, broadcaster; author of children's books Lovely Old Roly and Howler |
| 38% | SNOW | 4 | Jack —, author of 1946 children's book The Magical Mimics in Oz |
| 38% | JARED | 5 | ___ Diamond, author of the 1998 Pulitzer-winning book "Guns, Germs, and Steel" |
| 37% | DAVEPELZER | 10 | Author of memoirs A Child Called It and The Lost Boy |
| 37% | TONYPARSONS | 11 | Author of novels Men from the Boys and One for My Baby |