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• Appropriate for PreK aged youth.
• Appropriate for Elementary aged youth.
•  Appropriate for Middle School aged youth.

Sites With Many Authors and Illustrators

• Authors & Illustrators (Simon & Schuster).  
  http://www.simonsays.com/subs/txtobj.cfm?areaid=183&pagename=authors_illustrators
  If it’s information on an author or illustrator that you require, this site has just what you need.
  
  
• Centro para el Estudio de Libros Infantiles y Juveniles en Espanol.  
  http://www.csusm.edu/csb/espanol/
  (Center for the Study of Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents) A large site on books written in Spanish for children.
  
  
• Children's Literature Web Guide. 
  http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html
  A collection of Internet sites which are related to books pertaining to resources for Children and Young Adults. Useful for students, professionals, parents and teachers.
  
  
• Children’s Literature Web Guide: Authors.  
  http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/authors.html
  Information about children’s authors and illustrators, and their books.

Individual Author Sites

• Laurie's Bookshelf.  
  http://www.writerlady.com
  The author of acclaimed novels Speak and Fever 1793, Laurie Halse Anderson, has created pages about her life, works and her own teen read and web site recommendations.
  
  
• Avi’s Home Page.  
  http://www.avi-writer.com/
  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.
  
  
• Haemi Balgassi.  
  http://www.haemibalgassi.com/
  She is the author of Peacebound Trains and Tao’s Sonata.
  
  
• John Bellairs.  
  http://www.compleatbellairs.com
  Bellairs is the author of The House with a Clock in Its Walls and The Curse of the Blue Figurine.
  
  
• Jan Brett’s Home Page.  
  http://www.janbrett.com/
  You’ll find everything from trolls to armadillos on this author/illustrator’s page. She has created The Mitten, That Hat, Armadillo Rodeo, The Trouble with Trolls, and Berlioz the Bear.
  
  
• Official Eric Carle Web Site.  
  http://www.eric-carle.com/
  For fans of the famous author/illustrator and his books such as The Very Hungry Catepillar, Do You Want To Be My Friend, and Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me.
  
  
• Beverly Cleary.   
  http://www.beverlycleary.com
  Learn all about this author and the many characters from her books. Then take a quiz to see how well you know them!
  
  
• Beverly Cleary Sculpture Garden, Portland, Oregon. 
  http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/kids/cleary.html
  There are sculptures of Henry Huggins, Ramona Quimby, and Ribsy in a park only a few blocks from the real Klickitat Street!
  
  
• Kristine O'Connell George.  
  http://www.kristinegeorge.com
  This site promotes poetry and activities involving poetry for children. George also includes information about her life and books.
  
  
• Will Hobbs.  
  http://www.willhobbsauthor.com
  Hobbs, author of outdoor adventure stories, includes biographical information, a list of books, questions and answers, an online quiz and teaching suggestions for some of his books.
  
  
• Deborah Hopkinson. 
  http://www.deborahhopkinson.com
  Author of Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt and Birdie’s Lighthouse.
  
  
• Official Brian Jacques Home Page.  
  http://www.redwall.org/dave/jacques.html
  If you’re a fan of the Redwall books, here’s the site for you! It includes information on the author of Redwall, Mattimeo and The Long Patrol.
  
  
• Jane Kurtz. 
  http://www.janekurtz.com
  Welcome to the site of the author of Fire on the Mountain and Pulling the Lion’s Tale.
  
  
• The Mary E. Lyons Den.  
  http://www.lyonsdenbooks.com
  Learn about the author who wrote Sorrow’s Kitchen and Letters from a Slave Girl.
  
  
• Suse MacDonald. 
  http://www.create4kids.com/
  Learn about the author/illustrator of the Caldecott Honor book Alphabatics.
  
  
• Ann McGovern.  
  http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/special/kay/mcgovern.html
  Look at actual photos showing the author swimming with sharks and sitting on a camel. She is the author of many books including Lady in the Box and If You Grew Up in Colonial Times.
  
  
• Learning About Jim Murphy.  
  http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/special/kay/murphy.html
  This site should answer your questions about the author of The Great Fire and A Young Patriot as well as offer some special insights into his work.
  
  
• Leslea Newman's Kids Page.  
  http://www.lesleakids.com
  Newman is the author of picture books, chapter books, and books for high school students including Heather Has Two Mommies, Cats, Cats, Cats!, and Fat Chance.
  
  
• Laura Numeroff's (very own) Web Site!  
  http://lauranumeroff.com
  Visit Laura Numeroff's Web site to find out about her life, pets, and books. You can also find fun games and activities relating to her books.
  
  
• Katherine Paterson Web Site.  
  http://www.terabithia.com/
  The official site called Terabithia that explores the work of the author of Bridge to Terabithia, The Great Gilly Hopkins, Lyddie, and Jacob Have I Loved.
  
  
• Tamora Pierce.  
  http://www.tamora-pierce.com
  Learn about this author's background, her life, and her books in this information-packed Web site.
  
  
• Dav Pilkey. 
  http://www.pilkey.com/
  Great fun wondering through this site created by author and illustrator Dav Pilkey who wrote The Paperboy, Kat Kong, and Dogzilla.
  
  
• Gary Paulsen.  
  http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/special/kay/paulsen.html
  Here is the author of Hatchet, Dogsong, The Crossing, The Winter Room, and other great reads.
  
  
• Robert Quackenbush. 
  http://www.rquackenbush.com/
  This site presents the author, his books, school visits, and workshops. His books include Henry Babysits, Sherlock Chick and the Giant Egg Mystery, and the Miss Mallard Mystery Series.
  
  
• Cynthia Leitich Smith  
  http://www.cynthialeitichsmith.com
  This official Web site not only includes biographical and bibliographical information but also includes recommended fantasy, horror, and multicultural books by other authors.
  
  
• Janet Stevens.  
  http://www.janetstevens.com/
  She is the illustrator of To Market, To Market and Gates of the Wind, and she wrote and illustrated From Pictures to Words (A Book About Making a Book).
  
  
• Colin Thompson. 
  http://www.colinthompson.com
  Australian author/illustrator of wonderful stories like Tower to the Sun.
  
  
• Megan Whalen Turner.  
  http://home.att.net/~mwturner/
  Includes reviews and analysis of this author’s Newbery Honor winning book The Thief.
  
  
• David Wiesner - The Art of Visual Storytelling.  
  http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/authors/wiesner/home.html
  The wonderful illustrations Caldecott Medalist David Wiesner, author of The Three Pigs, Tuesday and The Night of the Gargoyles among others, come alive in this wonderful site.
  
  
• Learning about Laurence Yep.  
  http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/special/kay/yep.html
  He is the author of many novels set in both China and the United States such as Child of the Owl, Dragonwings, Sweetwater, and Dragon’s Gate.

• Appropriate for PreK aged youth.
• Appropriate for Elementary aged youth.
•  Appropriate for Middle School aged youth.

The above sites are recommended for children from preschool through age 14, their parents, and other caregivers. Recommendations apply only to sites listed, not to any sites that may be linked from these sites. The pages are maintained by the Great Web Sites Committee of the Association for Library Service to Children.

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