C.S. Adler
Information about the author, a former English teacher, and her fiction for middle schoolers.

America Writes for Kids
A site with information about children's authors and playwrights, including state lists, from the Drury University Department of Education.

Nancy Barnet
Learn about the artist and see some of her illustrations.

L. Frank Baum
A timeline of the life of the author of the children's class The Wizard of Oz.

Jan and Stan Berenstain
Biography, interview, and book list from the creators of the popular Berenstain's Bears books.

Judy Blume
An interview with the author covers her work and her fight against censorship.

Fred Bowen
Author's account of influences on his writing plus summaries of his AllStar SportsStory Series.

Marc Brown
Information on the author of the enormously popular Arthur books, with brief summaries of each of the books.

Betsy Byars
Author's official site is well designed and includes information on her books, photos, and writing tips.

Eric Carle
Information on the author and artist, bright illustrations and details on his books.

Mary Casanova
Learn about the Minnesota author, her books, awards, and reviews.

Beverly Cleary
A very detailed site for the Newberry award winning author.

Brian Cleary
Find out about the award winning author's books of humor, featuring puns, homophones, and other word play.

Barbara Cooney
A 1996 article about the state of Maine honoring the author, who died in 2000, for her award winning children's books.

Roald Dahl
A listing of all of the books of Roald Dahl, the author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and James and the Giant Peach.

Leo and Diane Dillon
Fascinating story of the two-time Caldecott award winners.

Kirk Douglas
An interview with the well-known movie star and author of Young Heroes of the Bible: A Book for Family Sharing.

Bill Farnsworth
Illustrator whose realistic oil painting appear in 15 children's books, several of which were award winners.

Jim Haskins
A look at the author of more than 100 children's books, many of which focus on the achievements of African Americans.

Will Hobbs
Terrific suggestions for activities related to the author's books, primarily outdoor adventures and young adult novels, but also several picture books.

Eric Ingraham
Learn about the artist and the dozen children's books he has illustrated since 1977.

Diana Wynne Jones
Learn all about the award winning author whose books are popular with fans of J.K. Rowling.

Ezra Jack Keats
A detailed biography of the author and illustrator of The Snowy Day, which won a Caldecott Medal.

E.B. Lewis
Information about the artist and books illustrated by Lewis, many of which are about African American children.

Astrid Lindgren
Learn all about the author of the children's classic Pippi Longstocking.

Ann Martin
Detailed information about Ann Martin and her Baby-sitter's Club books and other books.

Mercer Mayer
From his delightful Little Crittersite, Mercer Mayer, the author and illustrator of more than 300 books, talks about his work.

Pat McKissack
Learn about the author and her books of historical fiction, stories of African Americans.

James Ransome
An interview with the illustrator, who has won both the Coretta Scott King Award and the Coretta Scott King Honor Award.

J.K. Rowling
An interesting article by the tremendously popular author of the Harry Potter books.

Maurice Sendak
Lots of information and links relating to the author and illustrated of Where the Wild Things Are.

Shel Silverstein
A biography, links to his poetry online and lesson plans as well.

Elizabeth Winthrop
Wonderfully designed and detailed site about the award winning author of The Castle in the Attic.

Ashley Wolff
Lots of biographical information, book summaries, and art projects from the illustrator and writer.

Courtni Wright
An article and review of several of the author's historical fiction based on African American history.