Sheldon Oberman

*Writer, teacher, and storyteller Sheldon Oberman provides some very useful resources on his personal website. There are play versions of serveral of his writings including The Always Prayer Shawl.. He provides numerous guides, activities and lessons. One of the most interesting sections involves the process of "Gathering a Life Story". Oberman provides a detailed procedure for collecting and writing a life story. Adapted to fit the grade level and the context this is can be an incredible bridge between literature, writing and community. http://www.mbnet.mb.ca/~soberman/

Has an extensive biography, a description of each book, a schedule of events and appearances, and most useful a long section of questions and answers.http://www.terabithia.com/lee.index.htm

see also: Katherine Patersonhttp://www.ipl.org/youth/AskAuthor/paterson.html

Gary Paulsen http://www.randomhouse.com/features/garypaulsen/

see also: Gary Paulsen Biography, awards, reviews, lists of interviews, response of a young reader. http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/special/kay/paulsen.html

Dav Pilkey's Homepage http://www.pilkey.com/

Jack Prelutsky

Prelutsky is on the Academy of American Poets Website http://www.poets.org/poets/poets.cfm?prmID=69

Focuses on Pullman's latest book The Golden Compass. http://www.randomhouse.com/goldencompass/

Peggy Rathmannhttp://www.peggyrathmann.com/ 

Dian Curtis Regan http://www.diancurtisregan.com/

*J.K. Rowling / Harry Potter: Selected Links on the World Wide Web 

Kathleen T. Horning of the Cooperative Children's Book Center has selected and annotated some of the best of the many Harry Potter webpages on her excellent site. http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/hplinks.htm

Cynthia Rylant

http://www.rylant.com