Author & Illustrators
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- Children's
Authors and Illustrators on the Web - Author and illustrator websites
maintained by the author, fans, scholars and/or readers.
- Jan Brett’s Home Page - "Hedgie" guides
you through the pages of the popular author/illustrator of The Mitten and Berlioz
the Bear. There are links to coloring pages that you can download, a contest page,
Jan Brett’s biography, a listing of her books, and much more.
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John Erickson - A biography of the
author, plus kids can explore Hank the Cowdog’s ranch, play Hank’s Ranch Games,
and read the Letters to Hank.
- The Pat Mora Homepage - Meet
Texas native, Pat Mora. Pat is the author of stories and poetry for children and young
adults. Visiting this site, you can read summaries and reviews of Pat’s books and
test your knowledge of them with the Trivia Challenge. You can also find out about
Pat’s upcoming speaking engagements.
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Barbara Park
- A biography of the author, plus activities, trivia quizzes, and a list of
favorite books for fans of the “Junie B. Jones” series.
- Dav Pilkey’s Web Site O’ Fun - This site warns
it may be too silly for grownups, small animals, and houseplants. Well, it may be silly,
but you can still find out about what’s going on with Dav and his books (Dogzilla,
The Dumb Bunnies). There’s also Dav’s Page of Fun that includes pages
you can print and color, jokes, planes to fold and fly, and "how 2 draw".
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Lemony Snicket - This dreadful and
vile site is full of whimsical fun for fans of the “Series of Unfortunate
Events.”
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Rosemary Wells - Besides a biography
of the author, the site includes activity pages, coloring pages, games, and
postcards featuring their favorite characters: Max, Ruby, Yoko, Timothy and all
their friends.
- The Audrey Wood
Clubhouse - Visit the colorful clubhouse of Audrey Wood, author of such
children’s books as Piggies and Heckedy Peg. Learn where she gets ideas
for her creative picture books and much more. While you’re here, don’t miss the
great activities page with story characters to color and fun games to play.
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Yahooligans
Collection of Author and Illustrator Sites - This site has links to home pages for
over 70 different authors and illustrators including Beatrix Potter, Dr. Seuss, Beverly
Cleary, William Shakespeare, R. L. Stine, and Jane Yolen. New pages are listed all the
time.
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