CHILDREN'S
AUTHORS
AND
ILLUSTRATORS

COLLECTIVE SITES
INDIVIDUAL SITES

Birthdays of Children's Authors and Illustrators

COLLECTIVE SITES

• ACHUCKA Special Guest UK Author Interviews
• HarperCollins Children's Author Page
• Penguin Putnam Publishers Authors and Illustrators Pages
• Random House Children's Books Author Pages
• Yahooligan's Directory of Children's Authors

INDIVIDUAL SITES

• VERNA AARDEMA

Verna Aardema Papers -- at USM de Grummond Collection

• ALMA FLOR ADA 

Alma Flor Ada at Simonsays
Alma Flor Ada Home Page

• ADRIENNE ADAMS

Adrienne Adams Papers -- at USM de Grummond Collection

• LARRY ADLER

Larry Adler Papers -- at USM de Grummond Collection 

• JANET AND ALLAN AHLBERG

Janet and Allan Ahlberg --UK Puffin.

• JOAN AIKEN

Joan Aiken Papers -- at USM de Grummond Collection 

• LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

AlcottWeb.Com

• LLOYD ALEXANDER

Lloyd Alexander -- at Penguin Putnam 

• ALIKI

Aliki -- at Chidlren's Literature Web Guide 

• VICTOR AMBRUS

Victor Ambrus Papers -- at USM de Grummond Collection 

• HANS CRHISTIAN ANDERSEN

Hans Christian Andersen: Annotated Web-o-graphy

• EDWARD ARDIZZONE

Ardizzone Papers at De Grummond

• CAROLINE ARNOLD

Caroline Arnold's personal homepage

• JIM ARNOSKY

Jim Arnosky Home Page
Jim Arnosky Bio. -- at Penguin Putnam.

• AVI

AVI FAQ -- from the Internet Public Library 
Avi's Homepage -- much information and fun! 
Learning about Avi -- written by Megan Hall 

• AMY AXELROD 

Amy Axelrod at Simonsays.

• JIM AYLESWORTH 

Jim Aylesworth: Author, Teacher, Lecturer

• NATALIE BABBITT

BABBITT FAQ -- from the Internet Public Library

• BRUCE BALAN

Bruce Balan's Office

• HAEMI BALGASSI
  
  Haemi Balbassi

• LYNNE REID BANKS

Lynne Reid Banks Homepage 

• T.A. BARRON
  
  World of T.A. Barron
  
• GRAEME BASE

Graeme Base Bio at Penguin Putnam

• L. FRANK BAUM

L. Frank Baum/Royal Historian of Oz
The Man Behind the Curtain from Literary Traveler

• NINA BAWDEN

Nina Bawden Papers-- at de Grummond Collection 
Nina Bawden -- UK Puffin

• JOHN BELLAIRS

The Compleat Bellairs

• JUDY BLUME 

Judy Blume's Home Base

• ENID BLYTON
  
  Enid Blyton -- World of Discovery
  
• FRED BOWEN
  
  Fred Bowen: Sports Writer for Kids
  
• JAN BRETT


Jan Brett's Home Page


• PAT BRISSON
  
  Pat Brisson's Home Page
  
• RAYMOND BRIGGS
  
  
Raymond Briggs -- at UK Puffin

• RRUCE BROOKS

LEARNING ABOUT BRUCE BROOKS -- Compiled by: Elsie Nigohosian, Dawn Haring, and Doris Kelly with Kay E. Vandergrift

• CRAIG BROWN
  
  Craig Brown.

• ASHLEY BRYAN 

Ashley Bryan at Simonsays.

• MARGARET BUFFIE
  
  Margaret Buffie's Home Page
  
• EVE BUNTING

Eve Bunting -- at Scholastic

• FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT

Frances Hodgson Burnett

• RANDOLPH CALDECOTT

Who Was Randolph Caldecott?

• ERIC CARLE

The Official Eric Carle Web Site 

• LEWIS CARROLL

The Lewis Carroll Page on Lewis Carroll Society of North America
Lewis Carroll: an Overview -- an extensive overview, putting Carroll in the context of the Victorian world, as part of the Victorian Web. 

• MATT CHRISTOPHER

CHRISTOPHER FAQ from Internet Public Library

• JOHN CLAPP
  
  John Clapp Illustration
  
• BEVERLY CLEARY 

The World of Beverly Cleary

• VIKKI COBB

Vikki Cobb's Kids' Science Page

• PENNY COLMAN
  
  Penny Colman's Home Page
  
• BARBARA COONEY

Barbara Cooney Bio at Penguin Putnam

• SUSAN COOPER 

Susan Cooper

• ROBERT CORMIER

CORMIER FAQ -- at IPL Youth Division

• BRUCE COVILLE 
  
  The Official Bruce Coville Site
  Bruce Coville at Simonsays

• SHARON CREECH

Sharon Creech Home Page

• KAREN CUSHMAN
  
  Karen Cushman file on IPL
  
• ROALD DAHL

Roald Dahl Biography on Roald Dahl Fans
Roald Dahl

• PAULA DANZIGER

BookPage Interview of Danziger

• TOMIE DEPAOLA

Tomie DePaola Web Site

• SYLVIA ENGDAHL 

Sylvia Engdahl's Home Page

• ELEANOR FARJEON

Eleanor Farjeon: A Story Writer

• WANDA GAG

Wanda Gag Papers at de Grummond, USM

• EVELYN GALLARDO

Evelyn Gallardo's Home Page

• PATRICIA REILLY GIFF

Patricia Reilly Giff biography Baltimore County Public Library

• DIANE GOODE

Diane Goode Bio at Penguin Putnam

• KATE GREENAWAY

Kate Greenaway (1846-1901)

• VIRGINIA HAMILTON

Virginia Hamilton Homepage 

• MARY DOWNING HAHN

Mary Downing Hahn 

• WILL HOBBS
  
  Will Hobbs Official Website

• BRIAN JACQUES

Redwall Abbey

• TOVE JANSSON

Tove Jansson

• PAUL JENNINGS
  
  The Paul Jennings File
  
• CROCKET JOHNSON

The Crocket Johnson Homepage

• DIANA WYNN JONES
  
  Diana Wynn Jones Homepage

• EZRA JACK KEATS
  
  Ezra Jack Keats Biography
  
• E. L. KONIGSBURG
  
  E. L. Konigsburg at Random House
  
• JANE KURTZ

Jane Kurtz: Children's Author

• EDWARD LEAR

Edward Lear Home Page

• URSULA K. LE GUIN

Ursula K. Le Guin 

• MADELEINE L'ENGLE

The Madeleine L'Engle Homepage

• JULIUS LESTER

Julius Lester Bio at Penguin Putnam

• C.S. LEWIS

Into the Wardrobe 
-- created and maintained by John Visser. 

• LOIS LOWRY

LOWRY FAQ -- at IPL Youth Division

• MARY E. LYONS

The Lyons' Den -- about the author and her books.

• ANNE McCAFFREY

The Worlds of Anne McCaffrey
Anne McCaffrey at Random House

• SUSE MACDONALD 

Suse MacDonald 

• BRUCE MCMILLAN
  Bruce McMillan's Homepage
  
• A.A. MILNE
  
  Milne, the Author
  A.A. Milne Bio at Penguin Putnam

• PHYLLIS REYNOLDS NAYLOR

Naylor at IPL

• DONNA D. NAPOLI

Donna D. Napoli Bio at Penguin Putnam

• JOSEPHINE NOBISSO
  
  About Ms. Nobisso
  
• KATHERINE PATERSON

The Official Katherine Paterson Web Site
Katherine Paterson Bio at Penguin Putnam

• LINDA SUE PARK
  
  Linda Sue Park Home Page
  
• GARY PAULSEN

Ask the Author: Gary Paulsen -- from IPL Youth.
Gary Paulsen at Random House

• RICHARD PECK

Richard Peck Bio at Penguin Putnam

• TAMORA PIERCE
  
  Tamora Pierce Fan Site
  
• DAV PILKEY

Dav Pilkey's Web Site O' Fun!

• JERRY PINKNEY

Jerry Pinkney Bio at Penguin Putnam

• DANIEL PINKWATER

Pinkwater at IPL

• PATRICIA POLACCO

PatriciaPolacco.com
Patricia Polacco on IPL
Patricia Polacco bio. at Penguin Putnam 

• BEATRIX POTTER
  
  Beatrix Potter: Her Life and Art

• PHILIP PULLMAN
  
  Philip Pullman at Random House
  
• CAROL PURDY

Carol Purdy: Children's Book Author 
What's In Your Mind! Featured Author

• HOWARD PYLE

Howard Pyle - A story Artist


• ROBERT QUACKENBUSH
  
  The World of Robert Quackenbush
  
• J. K. RAWLING
  
  Meet J.K. Rawling at Scholastic

• FAITH RINGGOLD

Faith Ringgold Home Page

• APRIL PULLEY SAYRE
  
  April Pulley Sayre: Children's Author
  
• JON SCIESZKA

Scieszka Bio. at Penguin Putna

• MAURICE SENDAK

Maurice Sendak featured on Educational Paperback Association Home Page

• DR. SEUSS
   
  Dr. Seuss Biography on infoplease
  The Dr. Seuss Web Page

• E.H. SHEPARD

Shepard, the Illustrator at The Page at Pooh-Corner
Ernest H. Shepard Bio at Penguin Putnam

• NEAL SHUSTERMAN

The Neal Shusterman Web Site

• SEYMOUR SIMON
  
  Ask the Author: Seymour Simon from IPL. 

• LANE SMITH

Lane Smith Bio. at Penguin Putnam

• CYNTHIA LEITICH SMITH
  
  Cynthia Leitich Official Webiste
  
• LEMONY SNICKET
  
  Lemoney Snicket

• ZILPHA KEATLEY SNYDER
  
  Zilpha Keatley Snyder

• JANET STEVENS

Janet Stevens Illustrations

• R.L. STINE

Who is R.L. Stine at Scholastic

• JACK SCOLTOCK
  
  Jack Scoltock: A Derry Writer
  
• MILDRED D. TAYLOR

Mildred D. Taylor Bio at Penguin Putnam

• J.R.R. TOLKIEN

The J.R.R. Tolkien Information Page

• COLIN THOMPSON

Colin Thompson: author & illustrator 
What's In Your Mind! Featured Creator 

• CHRIS VAN ALLSBURG
  
  Van Allsburg Bio. at Penguin Putnam
  
• MARK TWAIN

Mark Twain edited by Jim Zwick

• E.B. WHITE

E.B. White Home Page on HarperCollins Children's publishing site

• KRIS WALDHERR

Into the Woods -- the illustrator's personal site

• LAURA INGALLS WILDER

The Definitive Laura Ingalls Wilder Page -- by Jennifer Slegg

• DAVID WIESNER
  
  David Wiesner Information at Houghton Mifflin
  
• ELISABETH WINTHROP
  
  Elizabeth Winthrop
  
• DAVID WISNIEWSKI

David Wisniewski

• AUDREY AND DON WOOD

The Audrey Wood Club House

• WONG HERBERT YEE
  
  WHY Home Page
  
• JANE YOLEN

Jane Yolen at IPL
Jane Yolen at Penguin Group USA

• ED YOUNG

Ed Young Bio at Penguin Putnam
Autobiographical Sketch

• PAUL O. ZELINSKY

Paul O. Zelinsky Bio at Penguin Putnam

• PAUL ZINDEL
  
  Paul Zindel Biography at Random House
  
• CHARLOTTE ZOLOTOW

ZOLOTOW FAQ -- at IPL Youth Division