Check out Mid-Atlantic Authors , Planet Esme, Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University , Bonnie Bruno's About Guide to Kids' Books , The Children's Book Council, KidsClick, Internet Public Library Youth Division, Kay Vandergrift's Authors and Illustrators, Children's Authors and Illustrators, Librarians Who Are Authors, Other sites: |
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Author/illustrator team who live in England. Caroline Arnold Outstanding nonfiction writer. Avi Favorite young adult author. Bruce Balan Balan gives writing samples. Haemi Balgassi Author of Peacebound Train. Jan Brett Author/illustrator posts activities to do. Eric Carle Author/illustrator of The Very Quiet Cricket. Denyz Cazet One of our favorites--a funny author and illustrator. Check out Minnie and Moo! Beverly Cleary Newbery winner of Dear Mr. Henshaw and creator of the funny character, Ramona. Brian Cleary Writer (not related to Beverly) who loves word plays. Vicky Cobb Writes science books. Karen Cushman Newbery author of The Midwife's Apprentice. Lulu Decacre Author and illustrator of books celebrating the Latino culture. Corinne Demas Writes for children and adults. Leo and Diane Dillon Extraordinary illustrators. Lois Duncan MAE Award winning writer, author of Killing Mr. Griffin. John Erickson Author of silly Hank the Cowdog. Sid Fleischman Newbery author of The Whipping Boy. Hear his voice! Russell Freedman Designed by Allyson Lyga, this site includes lessons and a bibliography. Kristine O'Connell George Southern California poet. Charles Ghigna Poet who calls himself Father Goose. Patricia Reilly Giff Author of Kids of Polk Street School series and Newbery honor book Lily's Crossing. Anna Grossnickle Hines Author and illustrator. Will Hobbs Writes adventure books. Joan Holub Fun site designed by the author/illustrator. Deborah Hopkinson Award-winning author, including Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt. Charles Jordan Illustrator from Uniondale, Pennsylvania. Verla Kay Historical fiction for young readers. Mona Kerby Author of Amelia Earhart and 38 Weeks till Summer Vacation--and the person responsible for this site! Elaine Landau Prolific nonfiction writer. Francess Lantz Author, including Stepsister from the Planet Weird. Fran Manushkin Author of picture books, chapter books and holiday books. Paul Many A professor and young adult novelist. Jacqueline Briggs Martin Author of 1999 Caldecott, Snowflake Bentley. Angela Shelf Medearis Energetic Texas storyteller! Ben Mikaelsen Adventure writer, author of Stranded and Rescue Josh McGuire. Barbara Park Hilarious author of Skinnybones and the Junie B. Jones series. (This link is tricky. It takes you to her publisher,where you'll have to hunt.) Dorothy Hinshaw Patent Author of over 100 nonfiction books and one fiction book (so far!) on everything from wolves to rain forests. Katherine Paterson Winner of two Newbery Medals--Bridge to Terabithia and Jacob Have I Loved. Gary Paulsen MAE winner, author of Hatchet. Dave Ross "Nearly famous children's author and illustrator." Louis Sachar Newbery winner of Holes. Site created by Mike Vidmar. April Pulley Sayre Writer of some 50 books, including stories, poems, and nonfiction. Elaine Scott Nonfiction writer. Aaron Shepard Storyteller and writer. Seymour Simon Nonfiction (and fiction, too) writer of over 150 books. Janet Stevens Award-winning illustrator. Terry Trueman YA author of novel Stuck in Neutral. William Wall Irish author of children's books. Suzanne Williams Storyteller and author of Library Lil. Jane Yolen A popular author. |