| EDWARDARDIZZONE | Illustrator of many books, especially for children, including Stig of the Dump |
| EDWARD | Forename of an artist who illustrated editions of numerous books, including Minnow on the Say, My Uncle Silas, The Otterbury Incident and Stig of the Dump (6) |
| KING | Author of Stig of the Dump (4) |
| TOME | A book, especially for myself (4) |
| BLAKE | Illustrator of many of the children's books by Roald Dahl who was awarded the Kate Greenaway Medal in 1980; or, the pop artist who co-founded the Brotherhood of Ruralists (5) |
| ENDPAPER | A page at the beginning or end of a book, especially one fixed to the inside of the cover (8) |
| PHIZ | Pen name of Hablot Knight Browne illustrator of many novels by "Boz" (4) |
| ERTE | Mononymous illustrator of many Harper's Bazaar covers |
| MANUAL | A book, especially of instructions or information (6) |
| SARAH | Forename of the Duchess of York, or "Fergie", who has penned a number of books for children including Budgie and the Blizzard, Little Red's Christmas Story and Puddle Boots Christmas (5) |
| RANSOME | Author of the Swallows and Amazons series of 12 books for children including Coot Club and The Big Six (7) |
| ENID | Forename of the author of around 600 books for children including the Famous Five and Secret Seven adventures (4) |
| AIKEN | Joan -; author of a number of novels for children including The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (5) |
| DUMP | Stig Of The ---, 1963 children's novel by Clive King (4) |
| AESOPS | Word on the cover of many books of fables |
| STEVENS | Author of the A Murder Most Unladylike collection for children including Arsenic For Tea, Jolly Foul Play and Cream Buns and Crime (7) |
| MAHY | New Zealand author of numerous books for children including Leaf Magic and A Lion in the Meadow (4) |
| MORPURGO | Michael -; author of numerous books for children including War Horse and its sequel Farm Boy (8) |
| WILSON | Author of some 100 books for children, including those featuring Hetty Feather and Tracy Beaker (6) |
| WOODVILLE | Maiden name of the White Queen, wife of Edward IV, mother of 12 children including the Princes in the Tower (9) |
