David Adler

http://12.32.19.226/Author_Showcase/David_Adler/david_adler.html

http://www.jennifer-armstrong.com/

http://users.erols.com/writerlady/

http://www.frankasch.com/ 

Includes a list of projects and activities. Encourages email.http://www.geocities.com/Athens/1264/

Informative site with biographical and book information, and a very cool animated porcupine who insults you. http://www.avi-writer.com/ 

Another Avi site put out by the Internet Public Library includes frequently asked questions and answers. http://www.ipl.org/youth/AskAuthor/

Bruce Balan

http://cyber.kdz.com/balan/index.html

http://www.mollybang.com/

Barron, author of The Lost Years of Merlin, has created a wonderful site which includes information about all of his books, maps of his fantasy lands, a discussion of the writing process, and answers to frequently asked questions. You can register for "Merlin's Newsletter", upon request Barron will send a gift package of posters and maps, and he even encourages readers to email him with questions. http://www.tabarron.com/

Navajo poet and author, whose books include Navajo: Visions and Voices Across the Mesa, Ma'ii and Cousin Horned Toad and The Mud Pony. http://indy4.fdl.cc.mn.us/~isk/art/beads/shonto.html

Blume has a wonderful site with loads of information on Judy, her books and the writing process. A reader's guide and online discussion board for Summer Sisters is included. Blume provides answers to frequently asked questions and she encourages email and snail mail some of which are posted on her website. She also includes the thought-provoking introduction to her edited volume Places I Never Meant To Be Original Stories By Censored Writers. http://www.judyblume.com/index.html

Dr. Fred Bortz, author of To The Young Scientist: Reflections on Doing and Living Science and other award winning science tradebooks, has created an extensive and informative website related to his own and other author's books on science and technology, Dr. Fred's Place. A well designed site which includes a science project discussion board. A section entitled "Ask Dr. Fred", information about his books and recommendations of other science related tradebooks. The website is part of the Cherry Valley Books so the books mentioned can be ordered directly from the site. http://www.cherryvalleybooks.com/DrFred/index.cfm?transid=31682.29565 

Jan Brett, many of whose stories are marvelous retellings of folktales such as The Mitten and Town Mouse and Country Mouse, has created one of the most engaging children's literature sites on the World Wide Web. The array of colorful and thought provoking material on her website makes it useful and attractive to children and teachers alike. In addition to games, postcards and masks (which can be printed for dramatizations), for each of her books she has written an illustrated letter which includes information concerning their creation. One can discover for example how she used her husband as the model for Berlioz the Bear. http://www.janbrett.com

Biography of Brooks on the Academy of American Poets Website http://www.poets.org/poets/poets.cfm?prmID=166

Janie Bynumhttp://www.janiebynum.com/
 

Randolph Caldecotthttp://www.stjohns.k12.fl.us/others/rc.html

Eric Carle

An amazing site with a bulletin board for exchanging ideas for using Eric Carle's books in the classroom. Soon will include an exciting Museum of Picturebook Art. http://www.eric-carle.com/ 

Mary Cassanovahttp://www.marycasanova.com/ 

Lynne Cherry

http://www.friend.ly.net/scoop/biographies/cherrylynne/index.html

http://www.teleport.com/~krp/cleary.html 

A collection of links. Biography, bibliography, lesson plans and other resources for teaching and learning about the noted Chicana author.

http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/cisneros.htm

 

See also Sandra Cisneros at http://www-engl.cla.umn.edu/lkd/vfg/Authors/SandraCisneros

Barbara Cooney

A teacher resource file created by the Internet School Library Media Center. http://falcon.jmu.edu/%7Eramseyil/bcooney.htm

Robert Cormier

Includes frequently asked questions and answers. http://www.ipl.org/youth/AskAuthor/

http://www.randomhouse.com/teachers/authors/curtis.html

Karen Cushman is the Newbery Medal-winning author of The Midwife's Apprentice; Catherine, Called Birdy, and The Ballad of Lucy Whipple. Information on Cushman's books and biographical information. A student reviews Karen Cushman's work.

http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/special/kay/cushman.html 

Additional information on Karen Cushman can be found at the following websites:

• http://www.ala.org/alsc/cushman.html
• http://www.harpercollins.com/authors/pages/cushman-Karen.htm

Roald Dahl

Pleasing site created as a tribute to and repository of information about the works of Dahl. http://www.tridel.com.ph/user/bula/rdahl.htm

Lulu Delacre

http://www.children'sbookguild.org/luludelacre.html

http://www.inkspot.com/illus/dillon.html

Marianne Jakmides Dyson

http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Campus/5999/