| Authors |
Avi: information on the award winning author and his books; his
official web site.
http://www.avi-writer.com |
Lynne Reid Banks: the author of The Indian in the
Cupboard books.
http://www.lynnereidbanks.com |
Judy Blume: find out about the author
and her books.
http://www.judyblume.com |
Jan Brett: information, activities, coloring pages.
http://www.janbrett.com |
Eric Carle: his official web site.
http://www.eric-carle.com |
Beverly Cleary: learn about the creator of
Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, Ralph S. Mouse, and many other favorite characters.
http://www.beverlycleary.com |
Babette Cole: check out the
official web site of this author and illustrator of children's books.
http://www.babette-cole.com |
Bruce Coville: "The Official
Bruce Coville Homepage....The official web site of author Bruce Coville. He
has written over 80 books for children, including such popular titles as
Song Of The Wanderer, My Teacher Is An Alien, The Ghost In The
Big Brass Bed, Aliens Ate My Homework, and more."
http://www.brucecoville.com |
Sharon Creech: award winning children's author.
http://www.sharoncreech.com |
Roald Dahl: the official web site.
http://www.roalddahl.com |
Tomie dePaola: "artist and children's
book author's personal website".
http://www.tomie.com |
Mem Fox: official web site of this
popular Australian author of books for children.
http://www.memfox.net |
Jack Gantos: learn about this
author of the "Rotten Ralph", "Jack Henry" and "Joey Pigza" books.
http://www.jackgantos.com |
Jean Craighead George: award-winning author of Julie of the Wolves, My Side of the
Mountain and many other books.
http://www.jeancraigheadgeorge.com |
Dan Gutman: author of many books about sports.
http://www.dangutman.com |
Bruce Hale: official website of the
author of the Chet Gecko series of mysteries for kids.
http://www.brucehale.com |
Kevin Henkes: The official site of the 2005 Caldecott Award winner for
Kitten's First Full Moon and author of other favorites including Lily's
Purple Plastic Purse, Sheila Rae the Brave, and Chrysanthemum.
http://www.kevinhenkes.com |
Kate and Sarah Klise: "author and
illustrator of award-winning children's books".
http://kateandsarahklise.com |
Lois Lowry: the author of the Anastasia
books, The Giver, Number the Stars, and other favorites.
http://www.loislowry.com |
Jean Marzollo: learn about the
author of the I Spy series of books.
http://www.jeanmarzollo.com |
Pamela Bauer Mueller / Pinata Publishing: Author of several books including
Hello, Goodbye, I Love You (The Story of Aloha, A Guide Dog for the Blind)
which was a 2005-2006 STDL Young Readers' Choice
selection, Pamela Bauer Mueller will visit our library in April 2007.
http://www.pinatapub.com |
Laura Numeroff: author of many books including If
You Give a Mouse a Cookie.
http://www.lauranumeroff.com |
Kenneth Oppel: The author of
several award winning books such as Silverwing, Sunwing,
Airborne, and Skywalker will visit our library November 24, 2006.
Check out his web site to learn more about him and his books.
http://www.kennethoppel.ca |
Linda Sue Park: award winning author born and
raised in
Illinois.
http://www.lindasuepark.com |
Dav Pilkey: his "Extra Crunchy Website
o' Fun".
http://www.pilkey.com/index.php |
Bethany Roberts: "Here
you'll find writer tips on writing for children, fun activities for kids,
classroom ideas for teachers, and more."
http://www.bethanyroberts.com |
J. K. Rowling: her
official website.
http://www.jkrowling.com |
Lemony Snickett: author of A Series Of
Unfortunate Events.
http://www.lemonysnicket.com |
William Steig: author of Sylvester and the Magic Pebble,
Shrek! and many
other popular books.
http://www.williamsteig.com |
Rosemary Wells: activities
and information about the author and her books.
http://www.rosemarywells.com |
Jane Yolen: called
"America's Hans Christian Andersen" by Newsweek.
http://www.janeyolen.com |
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| Awards |
Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards:
"First presented in 1967 and customarily announced in June, the Boston
Globe–Horn Book Awards are among the most prestigious honors in the field of
children’s and young adult literature. Winners are selected in three
categories: Picture Book, Fiction and Poetry, and Nonfiction".
http://www.hbook.com/awards/bghb |
Caldecott Medal: awarded annually
"to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children".
http://www.ala.org/alsc/caldecott.html |
Charlotte
Zolotow Award: "given annually to the author of the best picture book
text published in the United States in the preceding year".
http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/books/zolotow.asp |
Coretta Scott King Award: awarded annually to
"authors and illustrators of African descent whose distinguished books promote an
understanding and appreciation of the 'American Dream'."
http://www.ala.org//ala/emiert/corettascottkingbookaward/corettascott.htm |
Database of Award Winning Children's
Literature: "a tailored reading list of quality children's literature".
http://www.dawcl.com |
Gryphon Award: "given annually to the author of an outstanding English language work of
fiction or non-fiction for which the primary audience is children in
Kindergarten through Grade 4 (which) best exemplifies those qualities that
successfully bridge the gap in difficulty between read-aloud and read-alone
titles".
http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/~ccb/gryphon.html |
Hans Christian Andersen
Awards: "The Hans Christian Andersen Award is the highest international
recognition given to an author and an illustrator of children's books". It
is presented "to a living author and illustrator whose complete works have
made a lasting contribution to children's literature".
http://www.ibby.org/index.php?id=273 |
The Kate
Greenaway Medal: "for distinguished illustration in a book for
children".
http://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/greenaway |
The Monarch Award: Illinois' K-3 Children's Choice Award "is designed to encourage children to
read critically and become familiar with children's books, authors and
illustrators. The program is open to all K-3 age children in Illinois".
http://www.islma.org/monarch.htm |
Newbery Medal: awarded annually
"to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for
children".
http://www.ala.org/alsc/newbery.html |
The Pura Belpré Award: awarded biennially "to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work
best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an
outstanding work of literature for children and youth".
http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/belpremedal/belprmedal.htm |
Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Book Award: "an annual award given to the author of the book voted most outstanding by
students in grades four through eight in participating Illinois schools".
http://www.rcyrba.org |
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award: "an Illinois award for outstanding literature for young people".
http://www.rebeccacaudill.org |
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal: awarded annually
"to the author of the most distinguished informational book published during the
preceding year".
http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/sibertmedal/Sibert_Medal.htm |
Scott O'Dell Award for Historical
Fiction: awarded annually "to a meritorious book published in the previous year
for children or young adults."
http://www.scottodell.com/odellaward.html |
Suburban Mosaic: "Fostering cultural understanding
through literature". This site provides study guides to the current
selection of titles and suggested reading lists for students and parents.
http://www.suburbanmosaicbooks.org |
Theodor Seuss Geisel Award (Dr. Seuss Award): " given annually to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished contribution to the body of American children’s literature known as
beginning reader books published in the United States during the preceding year.
http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/geiselaward/GeiselAward.htm |
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| Books & Characters |
Berenstain Bears: online fun with the Papa,
Mama, Brother,
and Sister Bear.
http://www.berenstainbears.com |
Classic Fairy Tales: animated
telling of classic tales with games and activities. Requires Flash.
http://www.classicfairytales.com |
Clifford's
Interactive Storybooks: read stories, play games.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/clifford1 |
Curious George: fun for younger children.
http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/features/cgsite/cgmenu.html |
Eloise: Kay Thompson's remarkable six year old
who lives in New York City's Plaza Hotel.
http://www.eloisewebsite.com |
Fun with Spot: official site of Eric Hill's Spot.
http://www.funwithspot.com |
Junie B. Jones: her
"very own personal web site".
http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/junieb |
Kids' Corner - Featuring the
Stories of Beatrix Potter (and more!): listen to stories; requires
RealAudio.
http://wiredforbooks.org/kids.htm |
Magic School Bus: tour and explore science with the Magic School Bus as your
guide.
http://www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/home.htm |
Peter Rabbit: learn about Beatrix Potter, play
games with Peter and his friends.
http://www.peterrabbit.com |
Random House Kids |
Magic Tree House: "Welcome to the official home of the Magic Tree House
children's book series!"
http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/magictreehouse |
The Roman Mysteries - Books by Caroline Lawrence: Information about this popular series and its author.
http://www.romanmysteries.com/indexflash.htm |
Seussville: play and learn with the Cat
in the Hat.
http://www.seussville.com |
SurLaLune Fairy Tales: "portal to the realm of fairy tale and folklore studies".
http://www.surlalunefairytales.com |
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| General Links |
Bibliographies and Book Lists:
Click on this link to view our Reading page. Here you will find links
to many annotated bibliographies and book lists on a variety of genres and
topics for readers from preschool through junior high.
http://www.stdl.org/reading.asp |
America Writes for Kids!: search by
author's name or by state.
http://usawrites4kids.drury.edu/#authors |
American Folklore:
Famous American folktales, tall tales, myths and legends, ghost stories, and
more: "This folklore site contains retellings of American folktales, Native
American myths and legends, tall tales, weather folklore and ghost stories
from each and every one of the 50 United States. You can read about all
sorts of famous characters like Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, Daniel Boone, and
many more".
http://www.americanfolklore.net |
Bethany
Roberts' A-Z Directory of Children's Book Authors and Illustrators on the
Web: links to author's and illustrator's web sites.
http://www.bethanyroberts.com/childrensbookauthorsA-Z.htm |
BookHive: "Your Guide to Children's Literature & Books.
http://www.bookhive.org |
BookPALS Storyline Online: The
Screen Actors Guild Foundation is proud to bring you Storyline Online, an
on-line streaming video program featuring SAG members reading children's
books aloud! Each book included accompanying activities and lesson ideas".
http://www.storylineonline.net |
Children's Book Council:
links to author's and illustrator's web sites, arranged alphabetically by
last name.
http://www.cbcbooks.org/contacts |
Children’s Literature Web
Guide: links to many children's authors and illustrators.
http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/authors.html |
EagerReaders.com - Good Books Kids Love to Read:
"Good books for kids: List of 800+ books read and recommended by both
parents and children. Category (mystery, fantasy, horse, etc.) and reading
level lists make it easy to find a book for any child".
http://www.eagerreaders.com |
Fairrosa Cyber Library of Children's
Literature: information on children's books and authors.
http://www.fairrosa.info |
Giggle Poetry: humorous children's
verse.
http://www.gigglepoetry.com |
Houghton Mifflin
Reading: Authors and Illustrators: "Here you can find all sorts of
information about your favorite authors and illustrators who appear in
Houghton Mifflin Reading".
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr/mtai/index.html |
Index to
Children's Book Authors & Illustrators: "a meta-site designed to
foster easy access to curriculum related sites for teachers, school
librarians, parents and students".
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/biochildhome.htm |
International Children's Digital Library: digitized books from various countries and cultures.
http://www.icdlbooks.org |
Internet Public Library
KidSpace Reading Zone: "links to on-line stories and (information) about
your favorite books and authors".
http://www.ipl.org/kidspace/browse/rzn0000 |
Just One More Book Podcast - Books for Children: "A Podcast about the
children's books we love and why we love them - recorded in our favourite coffee shop".
http://www.justonemorebook.com |
KidsReads.com: book reviews,
trivia, games, and information about authors.
http://www.kidsreads.com |
Michigan
Electronic Library: Children's resources on "Books, Book Reviews &
Reading".
http://web.mel.org/viewtopic.jsp?id=2522&pathid=2678 |
Picturing Books: "A
Website About Picture Books".
http://picturingbooks.imaginarylands.org |
Reading
Rainbow: listen to reviews of books featured on this popular TV show.
http://pbskids.org/readingrainbow/books |
Spaghetti Book Club: "Book
Reviews for Kids by Kids".
http://www.spaghettibookclub.org |
Starfall: "Where children have fun
learning to read."
http://www.starfall.com |
Storynory: Children's Audio Stories and Books For Free: "Welcome to
Storynory where Prince Bertie the Frog brings you an audio story every week....Browse our Story Archives and you will find
over 75 children’s stories in audio".
http://storynory.com |
StoryPlace: "The Children's Digital
Library".
http://www.storyplace.org |
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