Visit the following "official sites" of children's book authors for biographical information, book previews, and book activities.

  Louisa May Alcott   --   author of Little Women
  Tedd Arnold   --   picture book illustrator / author of Green Wilma and Fly Guy characters
  Avi   --   all genres and ages
  Jim Aylesworth   --   former teacher who now writes picture books
  Molly Bang   --   author of award-winning concept books
  Judy Blume   --   read Judy Blume's opinion of censorship here
  Jan Brett   --   award-winning folktales
  Eric Carle   --   colorful & popular concept books
  Beverly Cleary   --   Ramona & Superfudge chapter books
  Sharon Creech   --   Newbery award for novel Walk Two Moons
  Roald Dahl   --   fantastic fantasy!
  Kate DiCamillo   --   author of Because of Winn Dixie and Tale of Desperaux
  Denise Fleming   --   picture book illustrator / author --- lots of activities on this kid-friendly site!
  Mem Fox   --   emergent language Australian author
  Marla Frazee   --   award-winning picture book author/illustrator
  Jean Craighead George   --   nature & survival stories
  Gail Gibbons   --   nonfiction with illustrative detail
  Virginia Hamilton   --   novels for youth
  Kevin Henkes   --   award-winning illustrator: picture books, mouse books (Lily character), novels
  Will Hobbs   --   adventure stories of the Southwest
  Betsy Lewin   --   picture book illustrator: Click, Clack, Moo!
  Jean Marzollo   --   historical fiction & "I Spy" books
  Robert Munsch   --   picture book author & hilarious storyteller
  Laura Numeroff   --   popular cumulative tales
  Katherine Paterson   --   realistic contemporary fiction chapter books
  Gary Paulsen   --   realistic contemporary & historical fiction
  Dav Pilkey   --   humorous picture books
  Patricia Polacco   --   multicultural picture books
  Jack Prelutsky   --   hilarious poetry --- a super fun site!
  Louis Sachar   --   author of Holes, There's a Boy in the Girls Bathroom, other novels
  Shel Silverstein   --   creative line drawings & fun poems --- don't miss this site!
  Jon Scieszka & Lane Smith   --   collaborators in satire & humor
  Peter Sis   --   illustrator & movie producer with multicultural viewpoint
  William Steig   --   award-winning picture book author/illustrator
  Mo Willems   --   picture book illustrator / author --- be sure to check out "Pigeon Presents!" for some online reading fun
  Jane Yolen   --   early chapter book series & picture books

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The following publishers have biographical information about authors on their company website. Additionally, they each offer online interactivity with games, writing activities, author interviews, and book extensions geared toward their targeted audience of child readers.

  Scholastic
  Random House
  Harper Collins
  Troll

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The following sites have in-depth information on all aspects of children's literature.

  The Children's Literature Web Guide

A comprehensive children's literature website for author information , award lists, book reviews, and resources for parents and teachers.


  Children's and Adolescent Literature Resources

A resource area providing author & illustrator information , book award listings, book reviews, lesson plans, publishers, online children's stories and magazines, and organizations as well as special library collections and guidelines for writing and illustrating children's books.


  School Librarians Online - Authors & Illustrators

This special section of a larger site lists both official and related web sites for authors & illustrators, publisher's sites, and general sites for children's literature.


  Index to Children's Book Authors & Illustrators

This meta-site provides students, parents, teachers, and librarians with easy access to literature-related Internet resources through A-to-Z lists.


  Carol Hurst's Childrens Literature Website

The author of this site provides book reviews, author resource pages , a classification of children's literature by curriculum area, parent resources, a searchable database of reviews, and a free newsletter on children's literature.


  Database of Award-Winning Children's Literature

This site features a searchable database of award-winning books. ALA notable books, Caldecott winners, and Newbery winners are among the 20 award program categories. Users may generate a "book list" by submitting an electronic form that has search fields for age of reader, setting, historical period, format, genre, multicultural aspects, features of the protagonist, and other identifiers.

  A LITTLE HUMOR PLEASE!  
Want to know how to pronounce some of the more difficult names of children's authors? Jon Scieszka has a humorous article on how to do this. What else would you expect from the author of
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales ?!

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