Authors and Books

• ALA - Welcome to the Caldecott Medal Home Page - http://www.ala.org/alsc/caldecott.html -
  Picture book art work at its best. This American Library Association site focuses on the winners, past and present, and shows colorful samples of the chosen books.

• ALA - Welcome to the Newbery Medal Home Page - http://www.ala.org/alsc/newbery.html -
  Here is the list of the best in children's books. Each shows the book's cover and tells you just enough to lure you in for some great reading.

• The Big Busy House - http://www.harperchildrens.com/index.htm -
  Learn how a book is made, search the catalog for just the right book, play games, and check out children's book award winners at this site.

• Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site - http://www.carolhurst.com/ -
  this is a collection of reviews of great books for kids, ideas of ways to use them in the classroom, and collections of books and activities about particular subjects, curriculum areas, themes, and professional topics.

• CBC Online - http://www.cbcbooks.org -
  This website of the Children's Book Council provides a guide to choosing children's books, links to authors and illustrators, bibliographies, and much more.

• Children's Book Awards - http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/awards.html -
  The most comprehensive guide to English-language children's book awards on the Internet.

• CLG: Children's Literature Web Guide - http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/ -
  A Canadian librarian's collection of Internet resources dealing with children's books plus lists to provide hours of good reading.

• Just for Kids Who Love Books - http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Olympus/1333/Kids/direct1.htm -
  Here you can find out about your favorite authors, favorite titles, and favorite series.

• The Magic School Bus Fun Place - http://www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/
  Find out the latest news about Ms. Frizzle and the Magic School Bus and enjoy the many activities at this site based on the award-winning series by Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen.

• The New York Public Library - 100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know - http://kids.nypl.org/reading/recommended2.cfm?ListID=61
  Check this out for old favorites and new titles to read aloud and share.

• The Official Brian Jacques Homepage - http://www.redwall.org/dave/jacques.html -
  Find out all about Brian Jacques and his famous Redwall series of books.

• World of Reading - http://www.worldreading.org/ -
  Kids can submit book reviews or read reviews written by other kids at this site. Links to books on the Internet and other reading and writing sites are given.