Pam Allyn (born January 31, 1963) is an American literacy expert and author. She is the Senior Vice-president for Innovation at Scholastic Education. She is the founder of LitWorld, a global literacy initiative serving children across the United States and in more than 60 countries. She is also the founder of LitLife, a consulting group working with schools to enrich best practice teaching methods and building curriculum for reading and writing. She is the author of the Your Child's Writing Life (Penguin Avery), Pam Allyn's Best Books for Boys: How To Engage Boys in Reading in Ways That Will Change Their Lives (Scholastic), What To Read When: The Books and Stories To Read With Your Child–And All The Best Times To Read Them (Penguin Avery), and Core Ready, a 14-book series focusing on the C