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 * Carol Hurst's Literature Review Web Site - authors, recommended reading per grade level.
 * Doucette's Children's Literature Index
 * Librarians' Internet Index

Author Reources
 * Read Aloud Recommendations
 * Author Studies - from E-Mints.
 * Authors and Illustrators on the Web.
 * Children's Literature and Reading Resources
 * Recommended Reading - lots of awards lists
 * New York Public Library Reading and Awards lists and Lists for Young Readers.
 * 100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know - from New York Public Library
 * Cyberguides - for lit guides to commonly read books
 * Kay Vandergrift's Children's Literature page
 * Favorite Books for Toddlers listed at Library Thing
 * Bookplatesfor download
 * Aliki - Marianthe's Story: Painted Words, Spoken Stories about her ESL experience - interview.
 * Tedd Arnold - official site. Author of Fly Guy and Frog in Space. Drawing step-by-step. E-mints. Relate to use of Idioms with More Parts.
 * Jan and Stan Berenstain - Berenstain Bears - biography, activities.
 * Judy Blume - from E-Mints.
 * Jan Brett - Town Mouse, Country Mouse, The Mitten, and more resources at E-mints. Bio. Coloring pages (such as for The Owl and the Pussycat.
 * Norman Bridwell - Clifford the Big Red Dog and more. Bio. E-mints has a video link.
 * Eve Bunting - Fly Away Home review. Teaching characterization. Books and Teaching ideas.
 * Eric Carle - official web site; biography. Author study activities.
 * Beverly Cleary - E-mints
 * Andrew Clements - E-mints.
 * Doreen Cronin - E-mints on Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type. Official Web site. Lesson Activities.
 * Raul Dahl - E-mints.
 * Demi
 * Tomie de Paola - E-mints.
 * Mem Fox - Hattie and the Rooster review/activity. E-Mints. Official Web site. 20 Do's and Don't's for Writing a Picture Book
 * Gail Gibbons - great for non-fiction. Official Site. E-mints.
 * Kristiana Gregory - historical fiction books like Dear America and Royal Diary books. E-mints. Bio/Q/A.
 * Nathaniel Hawthorne's SCARLET LETTER reviewed on Diane Rehm show 3/31/2010.
 * Steven Jenkins - science. Nature illustrator. Books. Brothers and Sisters... Biggest, Strongest, Fastest. Making his books.
 * Steven Kellogg - Is your Mama a Lama? Johnny Appleseed, Jack and the Beanstalk, and other traditional stories. Book list. Bio and his art of including movement in picture books. E-mints includes video link to storytelling.
 * Kathryn Lasky - official web site; author of Guardians of Ga'hool, Royal Diaries, Dear America series and more.
 * Leo Lionni - Review, Activity and related books for Little Blue and Little Yellow. E-mints.
 * Arnold Lobel - Frog and Toad series - biography; Owl at Home review. E-mints.
 * Lois Lowry - biography. E-mints.
 * James Marshall - The Stupids, Miss Nelson, George and Martha books. Very silly! As described at Carol Hurst's site.
 * Bill Martin - Brown Bear, Brown Bear, E-mints
 * Mercer Mayer Author Study
 * Mercer's words to kids and his web site. Includes children's activities such as coloring book pages and movies to play. I like the movie that shows Mercer Mayer drawing Little Critter at minute 135 here.
 * Biography and younger photo here.
 * Mercer Mayer's Gallery of Artwork. Enter a room. Click each image in a "room" to enlarge. Many differen subjects featured!
 * Robert Munsch - Official Site like I love you Forever. Poems. Includes art by readers. E-mints.
 * Laura Numeroff - E-mints. If you give a Mouse a Cookie...
 * Barbara Park - Junie B. Jones author. About the author and book list. E-mints.
 * Bill Peet
 * Patricia Polacco - review of The Keeping Quilt - more book refs on families. E-Mints.
 * J.K. Rowling - E-mints.
 * Cynthia Rylant - Author study resources, including letter, biography, Missing May review.
 * Jon Scieska - Guys Read. Bio. Interview at Scholastic (audio). Author of The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, The Stinky Cheese Man. Trucktown and other books.
 * Maurice Sendak - Bio from PBS. Swine Lake turned into an opera.
 * Dr. Seuss's Seussville
 * David Shannon - Site for No David and other books, activities, interviews from E-Mints.
 * J.R.R. Tolkein
 * Jerry Spinnelli - Official Site for author of Stargirl, Maniac Magee and more. E-mints.
 * William Steig - of Shrek, Abel's Island and more. E-Mints.
 * R.L. Stine - E-mints
 * Chris Van Allsberg - bio. Emints. Jumanji.
 * E.B. White - from E-Mints.
 * Vera Williams - books and teaching themes (community is strong.) Titles include A Chair for my Mother.
 * Mo Willems - Don't let the Pigeon Drive the Bus. Funny Bio. E-mints includes video link. Teacher Guides and video links. Fun page on buses.
 * Jane Yolen - E-mints for Elementary.