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Authors and Illustrators
The following sites are recommended for children from preschool through age 18, their parents, teachers, and other caregivers. Recommendations apply only to sites listed, not to any sites that may be linked from these sites.

Arthur Page
For Arthur fans everywhere! This site is maintained by PBS and features games and children's art. A very popular site for younger children who love the character created by Marc Brown.

Audrey Wood

Authors & Illustrators (Simon & Schuster)
Authors & Illustrators (Simon & Schuster). If it's information on an author or illustrator that you require, this site has just what you need.

Avi's Home Page
Avi, author of such stories as The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, Nothing But the Truth, and The Fighting Ground, answers questions and talks about his books.

Berenstain Bears
The official Berenstain Bears site includes activities and lists of books.

Book Hive
The Charlotte & Mecklenburg County (N.C.) Public Library created this children's book review site. Search for reviews by author, title, genre, reading level, or number of pages.

Brian Jacques Home Page
For fans of the Redwall books.

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature
A collection of reviews of great books for kids, ideas of ways to use them in the classroom, and collections of books and activities on particular subjects, curriculum areas, themes and professional topics.

Children's Literature Web Guide: Authors
Information about children's authors and illustrators, and their books.

Cynthia Leitich Smith
This official Web site not only includes biographical and bibliographical information but also includes recommended fantasy, horror, and multicultural books by other authors.


Deborah Hopkinson
Author of Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt and Birdie's Lighthouse.

Eric Carle Web Site
For fans of the famous author/illustrator and his books such as The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Do You Want to be My Friend, and Pape, Please Get the Moon for Me.

Fairrosa Cyber Library of Children's Literature
An assortment of online literature for those interested in the more theoretical aspects of children's literature, including archived discussion from the children's literature archived electronic discussion list.

Gary Paulsen
Here is the author of Hatchet, Dogsong, The Crossing, The Winter Room, and other great reads.


Internet School Library Media Center's index to author and illustrator Internet sites
The ISLMC is a meta-site designed to foster easy access to curriculum related sites for teachers, school librarians, parents and students.

Jan Brett's Home Page
You will find everything from trolls to armadillos on this author/illustrator's page. She has created The Mitten, The Hat, The Armadillo Rodeo, The Trouble with Trolls and Berlioz Bear.

Jim Murphy
Author of The Great Fire and A Young Patriot. Offers some special insights into his work.

Katherine Paterson Web Site
Explores the work of the author of Bridge to Terabithia, The Great Gilly Hopkins, and Jacob Have I Loved.

Kristine O'Connell George
This site promotes poetry and activities involving poetry for children. George includes information about her life and books.

Lemony Snicket
As Lemony Snicket says, this site is filled with "dreadful images," "wretched information," and "unnerving games."

Louisa May Alcott Web
Louisa May Alcott Web, who was born on the 333rd day of the year, has had books on the bestseller list more than 100 years after her death, and has a crater on Venus named after her? Excellent collection of resources on this treasured author of Little Women.


Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award
Information about Rebecca Caudill, the RCYRBA, current nominations and past winners.


Vandergrift's Children's Literature Page
A wide-ranging discussion of issues in children's literature, plus a directory of author and illustrator websites.

Virginia Hamilton
A wonderful author who wrote The House of Dies Drear and The People Could Fly. She also won the Newbery Award for M.C. Higgins the Great and was awarded the Newbery Honor for The Planet of Junior Brown and Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush.




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