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Author and Illustrator Resources http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic110.htm#1 Author Corner The Author Corner is a place to meet authors and illustrators of children's and young adult books. Authors Among Us http://ravenstonepress.com/libwritr.html A listing of authors who are also librarians. Authors and Illlustrators (ALA) Keyed to reading levels, this is an alphabetical list of authors and illustators. Authors and Illustrators on the Web http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dKbrown/authors.html The Internet has become a great source of information about a great many children's writers and illustrators. The websites listed here include authors' personal websites and websites maintained by fans, scholars, and readers.
Authors and Illustrators on the Web http://www.uwosh.edu/library/emc/literature.html Covers finding reviews of children's and YA books, selection, lesson plans, links to authors and illustrators, awards.
Authors, Authors! http://www.bethanyroberts.com/childrensbookauthors.htm Contains: an alphabetical directory of children's book authors and illustrators on the web, writing tips from children's book authors, tips for young writers from children's book authors, geographical directory of children's authors and illustrators on the web, and multiple listings links for children's book authors and illustrators on the web. Authors in Residence Online http://www.globalclassroom.org/authors/florida/ Published children's authors collaborate online with selected students on an individual basis and guide them through the writing process as each student writes an original story over an extended period of time. Authors Online http://www.mvr3.k12.mo.us/technology/resources/authors.html Visit the following "official sites" of children's book authors for biographical information, book previews, and book activities. Authors Readers Theater http://www.authorsreaderstheatre.com/ This is a group of authors who have formed a traveling troupe, performing readers theatre across the country. We all love the form and the chance to work together, and we hope you will enjoy our performances. Book Bytes Authors http://www.booksnbytes.com/authors/allauths_a.html Carol Hurst’s Children’s Literature Site: Authors http://www.carolhurst.com/authors/authors.html The authors listed here each have a page on this site where you'll find things such as: their books listed, some biographical information, common topics, similar authors, links to articles and other places their work is mentioned on this site, comments on their work, and links to other sites on the web.
Children’s Authors and Illustrators http://webtech.kennesaw.edu/jcheek3/authors.htm
Children’s Book Authors and Illustrators on the Web http://www.bethanyroberts.com/childrensbookauthors.htm Includes an alphabetical directory of children's book authors and illustrators on the web,
Children’s and YA Authors and Illustrators http://www.cynthialeitichsmith.com/lit_resources/authors/on_the_web/auth-illA-I.html http://www.cynthialeitichsmith.com/lit_resources/authors/on_the_web/auth-illJ-Q.html http://www.cynthialeitichsmith.com/lit_resources/authors/on_the_web/auth-illR-Z.html Fairrosa Cyberlibrary of Children's Literature http://www.fairrosa.info/cl.authors.html Don't miss the link at the top of the listinings to birthdays of authors and illustrators. This page was last updated in 2004 so its listing of authors tends to be a bit out of date. Great Writers and Poets http://www.xs4all.nl/~pwessel/writers.html A collection of home pages for poets and writers from modern to ancient. These pages offer background information on many of the persons covered. Includes listings of literary prize and award winners. Houghton Mifflin’s Authors and Illustrators http://www.eduplace.com/kids/tnc/mtai/index.html Here you can find all sorts of information about your favorite authors and illustrators who appear in Houghton Mifflin Reading. Horn Book Author Profiles http://www.hbook.com/resources/authorsartists/profiles.asp Brief biographical essays about newly honored Newbery and Caldecott medalists (and Wilder winners, on appropriate years) are annually published in the July/August issues of The Horn Book Magazine.
Index to Internet Sites: Children's and Young Adults' Authors & Illustrators http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/biochildhome.htm The ISLMC is a meta-site designed to foster easy access to curriculum related sites for teachers, school librarians, parents and students.
ISLMC Children's Literature & Language Arts Resources http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/childlit.htm The Internet School Library Media Center (ISLMC) Children's Literature and Language Arts index page focuses on children's literature in education.
Kay Vandergrift’s Authors and Illustrators http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~kvander/AuthorSite/index.html Included in this site are links to children's and young adult authors and illustrators as well as many adult authors commonly read by young adults.
Kathy Shrock’s Guide for Educators: Literature and Language Arts http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/arts/artlit.html A categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum. Kidspace @The Internet Public Library http://www.ipl.org/kidspace/browse/rzn9000 KidsReads.com Authors http://www.kidsreads.com/authors/authors.asp
Literature & Authors http://www.multcolib.org/homework/lithc.html Another listing of author websites.
Literature for Adolescents http://facstaff.uww.edu/annuccim/adlit.html This page features information on young adult (YA) books and provides resources on YA literature.
Meet Authors and Illustrators http://www.childrenslit.com/f_mai.htm Index of author links with bios, contact information, email and related links from Children's Literature reviewers. Don't miss the links for Author Page Collections. North California Speaker's List http://www.scbwinorthca.org/Northern_California_Speakers.htm This site provides links to authors and illustrators in Northern CA who are interested in doing school visits.
Scholastic Authors and Books http://books.scholastic.com/teachers/authorsandbooks/authorstudies/calendarhome.jsp Presents information about selected authors and provides an opportunity to “chat” with them.
The Scoop http://friend.ly.net/users/jorban/biographies/index.html Teaching Authors http://www.teachingauthors.com/ Six children's book authors with a wide range (and many years) of experience teaching writing to children, teens, and adults share their unique perspective as writing teachers who are also working writers. Teach-nology Children’s Authors http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/child_lit/authors/
Vancouver Public Library Author Links http://www.vpl.vancouver.bc.ca/branches/LibrarySquare/chi/authorlinks.html
Yahooligans Directory http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/School_Bell/Language_Arts/Authors/ Includes a link to authors talking about their writing.
Young Adult Literature http://theliterarylink.com/yalink.html Lists of books for Young Adults, authors, journals and other material. Author Podcasts Book Voyages http://feeds.feedburner.com/BookVoyages Michael Cart http://feeds.feedburner.com/InfoblogMichaelCart Just One More Book http://www.justonemorebook.com/ Kirby Larson http://kirbylarson.podomatic.com/ The Penguin Podcast http://us.penguingroup.com/static/html/podcast/archive.html Daniel Pinkwater http://www.pinkwater.com/podcast/ Teaching Books - Sharon Creech http://www.teachingbooks.net/spec_athr.cgi?name=Creech,+Sharon&a=1
Author Blogs Linda Acorn http://justlikethenut.blogspot.com/ Lisa Rondinelli Albert http://lisaalbert.livejournal.com/ Laurie Halse Anderson http://halseanderson.livejournal.com/ http://www.writerlady.com/about_me.html Max Elliot Anderson http://booksandboys.blogspot.com/ Jay Ascher Catherine Atkins http://cawriter.livejournal.com/ Jeannine Atkins http://jeannineatkins.livejournal.com/ Andrew Auseon Carol Baicker-McKee http://doodlesandnoodles.blogspot.com/ Nandini Bajpai http://nandinibaajpai.blogspot.com/
Cyn Balog http://cyn2write.livejournal.com/
Anjali Banerjee http://www.anjalibanerjee.blogspot.com/
Jennifer Lynn Barnes http://jenlyn-b.livejournal.com/
Lauren Barnholdt http://laurenbarnholdt.livejournal.com/ Chris Barton http://www.chrisbarton.info/blog/blog.html Joan Bauer http://www.joanbauer.com/jbhome.html Fiona Bayrock Emily Beeson http://whimsybooks.livejournal.com/ Jennifer Bertman http://writerjenn.blogspot.com/ Holly Black http://blackholly.livejournal.com/ Molly Blaisdell http://mollyblaisdell.blogspot.com/ Judy Blume http://judyblumeblog.blogspot.com/ James Bow http://www.bowjamesbow.ca/blog.shtml Libba Bray http://libba-bray.livejournal.com/ Heather Brewer http://www.heatherbrewer.com/bleedingink/ Meg Cabot http://www.megcabot.com/diary/ Gillian Chan http://elmwood.livejournal.com/ Chris Crutcher Anita Daher http://anitadaher.blogspot.com/ Sarah Dessen http://www.livejournal.com/users/writergrl Celise Downs Lois Duncan http://loisduncan.arquettes.com/ Neil Gaiman http://syndicated.livejournal.com/officialgaiman/ Jack Gantos Debra Garfinkle http://dlgarfinkle.livejournal.com/ Gail Giles http://notjazz.livejournal.com/ D.C. Green http://dcgreenyarns.blogspot.com/ Stephanie Hale http://yawriters.blogspot.com/ Brent Hartinger http://www.livejournal.com/users/brentsbrain Claire Hennessy http://iliketea.livejournal.com/ Elizabeth Kaplan http://www.theboyfriendlist.com/e_lockhart_blog/ Annette Curtis Klause http://www.ravenstonepress.com/klause.html Julius Lester http://www.acommonplacejbl.blogspot.com/ Lois Lowry http://loislowry.typepad.com/lowry_updates/ David Lubar http://davidlubar.livejournal.com/ Brian Mandabach http://mandabachornot.blogspot.com/ Stephanie Meyer http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/ Walter Dean Myers http://www.walterdeanmyers.net/ Christopher Paolini Linda Sue Park http://www.livejournal.com/users/lsparkreader Mary Pearson http://marypearson.livejournal.com/ Marlene Perez http://marperez.livejournal.com/ Rick Riordan http://rickriordan.blogspot.com/ J.K Rowling Graham Salisbury http://www.grahamsalisbury.com/books.html April Pulley Sayre http://www.aprilsayre.com/category/blog-blab Alan Silberberg http://silberbook-blog.blogspot.com/ Linda Joy Singleton http://lindajsingleton.livejournal.com/ Arthur Slade http://arthurslade.livejournal.com/ Cynthia Leitich Smith http://syndicated.livejournal.com/cynthialeitich/ Sherwood Smith http://sartorias.livejournal.com/ Sonya Sones Jerry Spinelli http://www.jerryspinelli.com/newbery_001.htm Todd Strasser Terry Trueman Robin Wasserman http://robinwasserman.livejournal.com/ Scott Westerfeld http://scottwesterfeld.com/blog/ Terry Lee White http://terryleewilde.blogspot.com/ Diane Wolf http://circleoffriendsbooks.blogspot.com/ Lisa Yee http://lisayee.livejournal.com/ Jane Yolen Laura Zeises http://zeisgeist.livejournal.com/
Authors Who Will Skype with Book Clubs For Middle Grade Book Clubs (Ages 8-12) Places for Kids to Publish
About Teens http://www.aboutteens.org/main.htm AdLit: All about Adolescent Literature Adventures in Writing (3rd-8th) http://www.jlpanagopoulos.com/ ByLine Magazine Claremont Review (13-19) http://www.theclaremontreview.ca/index.html Creative Kids Magazine (8-16) http://www.prufrock.com/client/client_pages/prufrock_jm_createkids.cfm Cyberkids (7-12) Cyberteens http://www.cyberteens.com/ctmain.html Frodo's Notebook (teens) http://www.frodosnotebook.com/ GirlSpeak (12-22) http://www.youngchicagoauthors.org/girlspeak/index.htm Gumbo Teen Magazine (13-19) http://www.mygumbo.com/gumboteenmagazine/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1 Hanging Loose (9th-12th) http://www.hangingloosepress.com/ Harper Teen Fan Lit http://www.harperteenfanlit.com Kid Book Ink http://kidbookink.blogspot.com/ Kids Bookshelf http://www.kidsbookshelf.com/index.asp Kidscribe Kids' Space (up to 13) Launching Young Authors and Illustrators (6-12) Letters About Literature http://www.loc.gov/loc/cfbook/letters.html Online Writing Resources http://www.zianet.com/cjcox/edutech4learning/onlinewritingresources.html New Moon (8-14) http://www.newmoon.org/index.htm Poetry Zone (4-18) http://www.poetryzone.ndirect.co.uk/index2.htm Publishing with Students http://www.publishingstudents.com/ Scholastic Art and Writing Awards Stone Soup (8-13) http://www.stonesoup.com/main2/writing.html Teen Ink Teen Voices http://www.teenvoices.com/tvhome.html Use Your Grammar Skills and Write a Poem http://www.literacynet.org/vtd/Poems.html White Barn Press http://www.whitebarnpress.comWriter's Digest Writing with Writers http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/index.htm
Books Online A Guide to Free eBooks http://springfieldebooks.wikispaces.com/ This page of links to free ebook resources is provided by Joyce Valenza, Librarian, Springfield Township H.S., Springfield, N.J.
Teacher ResourcesAuthor Name Pronunciation Guide http://www.teachingbooks.net/pronunciations.cgi Pronouncing Dictionary of Authors' Names http://mainst.monterey.k12.ca.us/library/libpg/Dictionary/dict.html Reader's Request - Or You Asked for It http://www.hbook.com/magazine/articles/1990_96/nov96_scieszka.asp SCORE Language Arts http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cla.html
Resources for School Librarians http://www.sldirectory.com/libsf/resf/bookplans.html
Literature Units http://www.ginnyhoover.com/literatureunits.htm
EdHelper.Com Literature Units http://www.edhelper.com/books/literature_units.htm
EDSITEment: Language Arts http://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson_index.asp This educational partnership brings online humanities resources from some of the world's great museums, libraries, cultural institutions, and universities directly to your classroom.
Thematic Units (literature tie-ins) http://www.libsci.sc.edu/miller/Unitlink.htm
Literature Units http://www.lowensteyn.com/litunits/
Teacher Vision Literature Lessons http://www.teachervision.fen.com/literature/lesson-plan/3363.html
NCTE Interdisciplinary Units http://www.ncteamericancollection.org/inter_units.htm
Literature Websites http://www.mce.k12tn.net/links/literaturewebsites.htm
Teaching with Children’s Literature http://fac-staff.seattleu.edu/kschlnoe/web/childlitlinks_copy.html
Literature Circles Resource Center
Themed Literature Unit Examples http://fac-staff.seattleu.edu/kschlnoe/web/MITexample.html
Vandergrift’s Children’s Literature Page http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~kvander/ChildrenLit/index.html
Author Study http://www.planetesme.com/authorstudy/authorstudy.html
English Starting Points http://www.leasttern.com/teacher/english.html
ThinkQuest Author Studies http://www.thinkquest.org/library/cat_show.html?cat_id=135 Make sure you go to Squirm's Journey: A Book in the Making
Anastasia Suen http://www.asuen.com/blog.central.html Blog Central = Blogs to inspire children's authors and illustrators
About Authors and Illustrators Database of more than 75 authors and illustrators by Children's Book Council with links to bios, books and websites. There's also an extensive list of publisher contacts.
Visiting Authors One stop shop for author visits with author bios, annotated book list and contact info for scheduling presentations, along with cost.
Author! Author! Activities for National Children's Book Week! http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson210.shtml Included are activities that engage students in writing sequels to a classic story, “interviewing” people in biographies, completing surveys about their reading interests, participating in a poetry slam, and much more!
Read, Write, Think http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/index.asp?grade=0&strand=0&engagement=0 A partnership of the International Reading Association, the National Council of Teachers of English, and the Verizon Foundation to provide educators and students with access to the highest quality practices and resources in reading and language arts instruction through free, Internet-based content. Web English Teacher: Index to Literature Sites http://www.webenglishteacher.com/litmain.html The alphabet listings link to biographical and critical information, e-texts and lesson plans related to specific authors. Special collections are listed in the side bar such asYoung Adult Fiction and Children's Lit. The World of Jack London This site is a virtual cornucopia of all things Jack London, including full-text version of his novels, rare articles penned by London, and copious amounts of information about his family and his ranch in the Sonoma Valley.
Authors, Literature and Web 2.0 Author baseball cards http://www.west-bend.k12.wi.us/webquest/ms/author/Default.htm paired with FD Flickr toys trading card Lit Trips Created by a California teacher, this site features titles such as The Aeneid, The Oddyssey, Macbeth, Candide, and The Grapes of Wrath. Google Earth Education http://edweb.tusd.k12.az.us/dherring/ge/googleearth.htm This community exists to offer a place where teachers and students can share and find information about educational topics that has been organized using Google Earth software. It contains placesets that have been created by Google Earth users including literature related maps Online Book Clubs http://www.book-clubs-resource.com/online/special.php A listing of book groups that meet online. My book club http://www.djusd.k12.ca.us/harper/library/blog/index.php My book club serves two junior highs and some home-schooled students. IPL's Blog List The Internet Public Library provides a list of blogs including ones dealing with libraries and books. Web 2.0 Tools Read this article about using Skype to do an author "visit." ( See Me, Hear Me: Skype in the Classroom, by Carolyn Foote -- School Library Journal, 1/1/2008)
Book Awards Newbery Medal http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/newberymedal/newberymedal.htm It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. Caldecott Medal http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/caldecottmedal/caldecottmedal.htm It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children. Belpre Award http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/belpremedal/belprmedal.htm The Pura Belpré Award, established in 1996, is presented 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. Coretta Scott King Award http://www.ala.org/ala/emiert/corettascottkingbookaward/corettascott.htm Given to African American authors and illustrator for outstanding inspirational and educational contributions. Children's Notable Lists http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/childrensnotable/Default1888.htm Each year the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) identifies the best of the best in children's books, recordings, videos, and computer software. Geisel Award http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/geiselaward/GeiselAward.htm The Theodor Seuss Geisel Award is given annually to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished American book for beginning readers published in English in the United States during the preceding year. Odyssey Award http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/odysseyaward/Odysseyaward.htm This annual award is given to the producer of the best audiobook produced for children and/or young adults, available in English in the United States. http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/sibertmedal/Sibert_Medal.htm The Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award, established by the Association for Library Service to Children in 2001 with support from Bound to Stay Bound Books, Inc., is awarded annually to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished informational book published in English during the preceding year. Carter G. Woodson Book Award http://www.socialstudies.org/awards/woodson/ Given to the most distinguished social science books appropriate for young readers that depict ethnicity in the United States. Wilder Award http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/wildermedal/wildermedal.htm The award, a bronze medal, honors an author or illustrator whose books, published in the United States, have made, over a period of years, a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children. California Yooung Reader Medal http://californiayoungreadermedal.org/ Since its inception in 1974, millions of California children have nominated, read, and voted for the winners of the California Young Reader Medal. Américas Book Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/CLACS/outreach/americas.html The Américas Award is given in recognition of U.S. works of fiction, poetry, folklore, or selected non-fiction (from picture books to works for young adults) published in the previous year in English or Spanish that authentically and engagingly portray Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinos in the United States. Beacon of Freedom Award http://www.wrl.org/BOFA/home.html Presented annually to the author whose work introduces American history to children in a historically accurate and engaging manner. Jane Addams Children's Book Award http://home.igc.org/~japa/jacba/index_jacba.html Given to a children's book that effectively promotes the cause of peace, social justice, world community, and equality. Parents' Choice Awards http://www.parents-choice.org/award.cfm?thePage=books&p_code=p_boo# Established in 1978, Parents’ Choice is the nation's oldest nonprofit guide to quality children's media and toys. Teen's Top Ten http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/teenreading/teenstopten/teenstopten.cfm Sponsored by YALSA and ALA, Teens' Top Ten is a "teen choice" list, where teens nominate and choose their favorite books of the previous year. The Cybils http://dadtalk.typepad.com/cybils/2009/01/welcome-to-the-2008-cybils.html The Cybils are a series of book awards given by children’s and young adult book bloggers. The Cybils have only Book Talks Online Mohawk Valley Booktalks http://www.mvls.info/booktalk/ Listening to Summer Reads http://web.mac.com/pikeschool/iWeb/library/Readers%20Circle%20Booktalks/Readers%20Circle%20Booktalks.html |