| 100% | PADMA | 5 | Lakshmi who wrote the children's book "Tomatoes for Neela" |
| 57% | EVA | 3 | Chen who wrote the children’s book “I Am Golden” |
| 56% | PARR | 4 | Todd who wrote the children's bestseller "The Thankful Book" |
| 55% | VIOLA | 5 | Actress Davis who wrote the children's book "Corduroy Takes a Bow" |
| 55% | ARLO | 4 | Folk singer Guthrie who wrote the children's book "Mooses Come Walking" |
| 54% | EGAN | 4 | Tim who writes the Dodsworth children's books |
| 54% | SETH | 4 | Comedian Meyers who wrote the children's book "I'm Not Scared, You're Scared" |
| 53% | CYNTHIAERIVO | 12 | "Harriet" actress who wrote the children's book "Remember to Dream, Ebere": 2 wds. |
| 52% | CHANNINGTATUM | 13 | "Magic Mike" actor who wrote the children's book "The One and Only Sparkella": 2 wds. |
| 52% | OCTAVIASPENCER | 14 | "Hidden Figures" actress who wrote the children's book series "Randi Rhodes, Ninja Detective" (2 wds.) |
| 52% | LUPITANYONGO | 12 | "12 Years a Slave" actress who wrote the children's book "Sulwe": 2 wds. |
| 51% | CHELSEA | 7 | 1990s First Daughter Clinton who wrote the children's book "Start Now!: You Can Make a Difference" |
| 51% | VIOLA | 5 | Actress Davis who wrote the 2018 children's book "Corduroy Takes a Bow" |
| 48% | SERENAWILLIAMS | 14 | Winner of 23 Grand Slam singles titles who wrote the children's book "The Adventures of Qai Qai" (2 wds.) |
| 48% | WHOOPIGOLDBERG | 14 | "The View" co-host who wrote the children's book series "Sugar Plum Ballerinas" (2 wds.) |
| 48% | EMME | 4 | Supermodel who wrote the kids book "What Are You Hungry For?" |
| 47% | FEY | 3 | Comedian Tina who wrote the book for the Broadway musical "Mean Girls" |
| 47% | SUZEORMAN | 9 | Financial guru who wrote The Money Book for the Young, Fabulous & Broke |
| 47% | BELLOC | 6 | Hilaire who wrote "The Bad Child's Book of Beasts" |
| 47% | SHEPERSISTED | 12 | Children's book written by 32-Across with the subtitle "13 American Women Who Changed the World" (2 wds.) |
| 46% | RLSTINE | 7 | American author who wrote the children's series "Goosebumps" (3 wds.) |
| 46% | LFRANKBAUM | 10 | *Best-selling novelist who wrote the children's poetry volume "Father Goose" |
| 46% | SALMANRUSHDIE | 13 | Author who won the Booker Prize for "Midnight's Children": 2 wds. |
| 45% | AAMILNE | 7 | English author who wrote the children's classic "Winnie-the-Pooh" (3 wds.) |
| 45% | EBWHITE | 7 | American author who wrote the children's classic "Charlotte's Web" (3 wds.) |
| 45% | CSLEWIS | 7 | British author who wrote the children's series "The Chronicles of Narnia" (3 wds.) |
| 44% | RUDYARDKIPLING | 14 | English author who wrote the children's literature at 18- and 41-Across: 2 wds. |
| 44% | SALMANRUSHDIE | 13 | Author who won the Man Booker Prize in 1981 for "Midnight's Children": 2 wds. |
| 44% | TODD | 4 | "BoJack Horseman" character who writes the rock opera "Newtopia Rising, Book I: The Search for a New Utopia" |
| 43% | SARA | 4 | Bareilles who wrote the music and lyrics for Broadway's "Waitress" |