Caroline McAlister (born August 2, 1960) is an American author of children's books.
[1] She formerly worked as an English professor at Guilford College.
A Folktale from Mexico (August House LittleFolk, 2007), Brave Donatella and the Jasmine Thief, (Charlesbridge, 2010), John Ronald’s Dragons: The Story of J.R.R.
Tolkien (Roaring Brook Press, 2017), and Finding Narnia: The Story of C. S. Lewis and His Brother (2019).
Finding Narnia received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews that called the book "a vivid portrait of inspiration and imagination focuses on teamwork and historical fact".