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Literature & Authors

Megasites
Authors
Individual Children's authors
Poets
Legends, folktales, & fables
Nursery rhymes
Young writers on the Web

Megasites

Learning About the Author and Illustrator Pages: http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~kvander/AuthorSite/

Kay E. Vandergrift provides over 400 author information pages.
Yahoo: Children's authors: http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Humanities/Literature/Authors/Children_s/

Research an author and his or her books.

Individual Children's authors

Avi: http://www.avi-writer.com/

Avi answers questions and talks about his books.
Jan Brett's Home Page: http://www.janbrett.com/

You'll find everything from trolls to armadillos on this author/illustrator's page.
Arthur: http://pbskids.org/arthur/

For Marc Brown and Arthur fans everywhere!
Joseph Bruchac: http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr/mtai/bruchac.html

Meet the author of Skeleton Man!
Official Eric Carle Web Site: http://www.eric-carle.com/

For fans of the famous author/illustrator and his books.
Lewis Carroll: http://www.bibliomania.com/0/0/11/frameset.html

Read Alice in Wonderland, Through the Looking Glass, Sylvie and Bruno, and various short stories online.
The World of Beverly Cleary: http://www.beverlycleary.com

Cleary's official Web site.
Andrew Clements: http://www.childrenslit.com/childrenslit/f_clements.html

Find out about Andrew Clements, author of The School Story, The Jacket, and lots of other books.
Sharon Creech: http://www.sharoncreech.com/

The official website of the author of Love That Dog and Granny Torrelli Makes Soup, with information about all her books and a little about her life.
Roald Dahl Fans.com: http://www.roalddahlfans.com/

A webpage written by admirers of the author of Charlie and the Choclolate Factory, Matilda, James and the Giant Peach, and many other children's books. Includes a bibliography with descriptions of each book or story, a biography, trivia about Dahl, and more.
The Official Website of Jeanne DuPrau: http://www.jeanneduprau.com/

An author biography and information about The City of Ember and The People of Sparks.
Virginia Hamilton: Welcome to My World: http://www.virginiahamilton.com/

An award-winning author's books, family, frog collection, and more!
Tintin.com: http://www.tintin.com/

Hergé biography and Tintin synopses, reviews, characters, criticisms, and other homepage links.
Deborah Hopkinson: http://www.deborahhopkinson.com/

Find out about the author of Birdie's Lighthouse and find links to more information about lighthouses in general.
Polly Horvath: Novels and Stories: http://www.pollyhorvath.com

All about the author of Everything on a Waffle and other books.
Redwall Abbey: The Official Website of British Author Brian Jacques: http://www.redwall.org/dave/jacques.html

If you're a fan of the Redwall books, here's the website for you!
Tove (Marika) Jansson (1914-2001): http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/tjansson.htm

A biography of the author of the Moomin books, with a bibliography of her works.
Ezra Jack Keats: A Virtual Exhibit: http://www.lib.usm.edu/~degrum/keats/main.html

Snowy Day author biography and more.
Madeleine L'Engle: http://www.madeleinelengle.com/

The official website of the author of A Wrinkle in Time, The Wind in the Door, and A Swiftly Tilting Planet. Includes a biography of L'Engle, a list of her writings (with descriptions of each story), and more.
Into the Wardrobe: A C.S. Lewis Website: http://cslewis.DrZeus.net/

An excellent source for information on this author. The website includes pictures, information about Lewis's life and his writing, sound clips of him speaking, and links to related sites.
Anne M. Martin: The Baby-sitters Club: http://www.scholastic.com/annmartin/bsc/index.htm

What's happening at the Baby-sitters Club?
Patricia Palacco.com: http://www.patriciapolacco.com/

Great information about Polacco and her works.
The Emily Rodda Web site: http://www.emilyrodda.com/

Official website for the author of the Deltora Quest series, Rowan of Rin, and other books.
J.K. Rowling: http://www.kidsreads.com/HP07/content/rowling.asp

A short biography of J.K. Rowling, and information on the Harry Potter books. From Kidsreads.com.
The Author - J.K. Rowling: http://www.storiesfromtheweb.org/stories/rowling/interview.htm

An interview with the author of the Harry Potter books.
Maurice Sendak: http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/sendak.htm

A biography of the famous author and illustrator of Where the Wild Things Are and In the Night Kitchen.
Seussville: http://www.seussville.com/

Games, information, and fun from the publisher of the Dr. Seuss books!
A Series of Unfortunate Events: http://www.lemonysnicket.com/index.cfm

More than wise readers would want to know about this great series of books, and their author Lemony Snickett.
Janet Stevens: http://www.janetstevens.com/

Illustrator Janet Stevens shares her work--and her love of rhinos.
Treasure Island: http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/services/treasure/

This website claims to have "absolutely everything you'd want to know" about Robert Louis Stevenson's classic novel!
Wendelin Van Draanen: http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/vandraanen/

All you need to know about Sammy Keyes, Shredderman, and author Wendelin Van Draanen!
E.B. White: http://www.harperchildrens.com/authorintro/index.asp?authorid=10499

Information about the author of Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little.
LisaYee.com: http://www.lisayee.com/

Lisa Yee's official site, with an author biography and lots of stuff about Yee's books Millicent Min, Girl Genius and Sanford Wong Flunks Big-time.

Books and reading

All Books, Reading and Writing: http://www.multcolib.org//kids/reading-writing/

This section of the Multnomah County Library Kids Page includes links to Newbery awards, other national awards, the Young Reader's Choice Awards, information on authors, reading lists and more.
Animorphs: http://scholastic.com/animorphs/

The home page for this popular paperback series.
The Children's Literature Web Guide: http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/

On-line stories, kids' writing, and info about books, authors, book awards, and storytelling.
Children's Storybooks Online: http://www.magickeys.com/books/

Read lots of exciting stories like "Round Bird Can't Fly," "Grow Your Own Gargoyle," and "The Wumpalump."
DIBAAJIMOWINAN idash AADIZOOKAANAG: http://www.kstrom.net/isk/stories/stories.html

Histories, personal narratives, stories, and personal experiences told by Native American authors.
Fairrosa Cyber Library of Children's Literature: http://www.fairrosa.info/

Reviews, lists, and information about all kinds of books for young people.
The Internet Public Library Youth Section: http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/

An on-line story hour and other goodies.
Magic School Bus: http://scholastic.com/MagicSchoolBus/

What are Ms. Frizzle and her class doing now?
The Goosebumps Page: http://www.scholastic.com/goosebumps/

Enter if you dare!
The Scoop: Children's Book News: http://friend.ly.net/users/jorban/

Almost everything about books and authors for young people.
Vandergrift's Children's Literature Page: http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~kvander/ChildrenLit/

Great information about children's literature.

Legends, folktales, & fables

Folktales: http://www.aaronshep.com/stories/folk.html

Online folktales provided by storyteller, Aaron Shepard.

Native American Folk Stories

Literature and Legends: http://members.aol.com/ladyscribe/indig/literat.htm

Read myths and legends online.
Native American Lore Index Page: http://www.ilhawaii.net/~stony/loreindx.html

Native stories online.

Nursery rhymes

Mama Lisa's World: http://www.mamalisa.com/world/

Children's songs and rhymes of all nations.
The Mother Goose Pages: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~pfa/dreamhouse/nursery/rhymes.html

Hundreds of rhymes. View by theme, like animals and other beasts or view the entire list alphabetically.
The Real Mother Goose: http://trmg.designwest.com/

Full text of the book online.
Nursery rhymes: http://www.zelo.com/family/nursery/

Hundreds of rhymes!

Young writers on the Web

KidPub: http://www.kidpub.org/kidpub/

A place for kids to publish stories and poems and read other writings by young people.
The Kids on the Web: http://www.zen.org/%7Ebrendan/kids.html

Children write stories and post them for everyone to read.