Books and Authors Links

Awards

Randolph Caldecott Medal Home Page | 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. 

John Newbery Medal Home Page | Awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished American book for children.  

Coretta Scott King Award | Awarded annually by the Social Responsibilities Round Table of the American Library Association to African American authors and artists for young people.

Awards given by the Association for Library Services to Children including the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award and the Mildred L. Batchelder | Find a variety of awards given for excellence in literature, audio recordings, translation, and more! 

Children's Book Awards Metasite | An international awards list from the Children's Literature Web Guide.

Authors & Illustrators

Avi's Home Page | Avi answers questions and talks about his books.

The "Compleat" Bellairs | Everything you want to know about the man of mysteries, John Bellairs.

Judy Blume's Home Base | Superfudge lives on the web!

Jan Brett's Home Page | You'll find everything from trolls to armadillos on this author/illustrator's page.

Official Eric Carle Web Site | For fans of the famous author/illustrator and his books.

Karen Pederson's Beverly Cleary Home Page | A fun page by a big fan of this Oregon-born author.

The Roald Dahl Home Page | For all who have met Charlie, Matilda, and the Fantastic Mr. Fox.

The Official Jean Craighead George Website | Learn more about the author of Julie and the Wolves and her other books.

Virginia Hamilton's Home Page | An award-winning author's books, family, frog collection, and more!

Official Brian Jacques Home Page | If you're a fan of the Redwall books, here's the site for you!

Kathryn Lasky's Home Page | Learn more about Kathryn Lasky's books.

C. S. Lewis - Into the Wardrobe | Probably the biggest and best of all the C. S. Lewis websites. Includes an extensive album of photographs, and links to sites about the Chronicles of Narnia.

Winnie-the-Pooh and A.A. Milne | Pooh tidbits from Pooh's publisher.

Robert Munsch's Home Page | What is Mortimer doing on the web?

Dav Pilkey's "Web Site o' Fun" | Warning: May be too silly for grown-ups, small animals, and some houseplants.

Patricia Polacco's Website | Enter the world of this famous children's book author and illustrator.

Graham Salisbury's Home Page | Did you know Graham Salisbury grew up in Hawaii or that he really would like to go on a pig-hunt someday (as an observer)? Learn more about this author's life and work.

Dr. Seuss - Seussville | Games, information, and fun from the publisher of the Dr. Seuss books!

Roland Smith's Home Page | Books he's written about animals in the wild and at the zoo, and about his new adventures for young readers.

Jerry Spinelli | This site features an interview with Jerry!

Janet Stevens's Home Page | Illustrator Janet Stevens shares her work--and her love of rhinos.

J.R.R. Tolkien | Everything Tolkien!

Laura Ingalls Wilder - My Little House on the Prairie Home Page | From Jennifer Slegg, a fan of Laura Ingalls Wilder's books.

Books and Reading in General

Animorphs Page | The home page for this popular paperback series.

The Arthur Page | For Arthur fans everywhere!

Baby-Sitters' Club Page | What's happening at the Baby-Sitters' Club?

Dinotopia | Meet the author and take a virtual tour of Dinotopia!

Fairrosa Cyber Library of Children's Literature | Reviews, lists, and information about all kinds of books for young people.

Garfield Online | Jim Davis's official fat-cat site!

The Goosebumps Page | Enter if you dare!

The Harry Potter Page | Meet the author, learn about the latest book in the series, join the reading circle!

The Internet Public Library Youth Section | An on-line story hour and other goodies.

Kids Reads | Books for kids age 6-12, hosted by Booker T. Worm!

Magic School Bus Page | What are Ms. Frizzle and her class doing now?

The Magic Tree House Page | Travel in time with the Magic Tree House Gang!

The Moonlit Road | One of the best ghost story sites on the web!

Reading Rainbow | A great show about books!

Webtime Stories | Annotated links to web sites with stories, creative writing, and folklore for kids.