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The Arthur Page
For Arthur fans everywhere!
http://pbskids.org/arthur/                                                    

 

Between the Lions: Get Wild About Reading
PBS show which aims to give kids four to seven years old some of the experiences they need in order to become successful readers.  On this site you can play games, create stories, listen to songs and more.
http://pbskids.org/lions/

 

Berenstain Bear Country
There's lots for you to do in Bear Country too!  Take a tour of the Bears' Tree House from the cellar all the way up to Brother and Sister's room.  Visit the library or take in a movie.  Send an e-mail to Mama, Papa, Sister or Brother (or the whole family).
http://www.berenstainbears.com/                       

 

Children's Literature Navigator
Part of Imaginarylands.org website which has collected links on topics from authors and favorite book characters to publisher information and parent resources.
http://childlitnavigator.imaginarylands.org/  

 

Children's Literature Web Guide
This guide offers alphabetical listings of authors and their sites.
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/authors.html 

 

Colin Thompson: Author and Illustrator
Created by the author-illustrator, this site explores an author's creative mind more than most sites on the Web.  It's full of amazing images and thoughtful insights.
http://www.colinthompson.com/

                                                                  

Dav Pilkey's Web Site O'Fun
The award-winning author and illustrator gets silly (and serious) in a site designed to encourage creativity and fun.
http://www.pilkey.com/                                                                                                         

 

Disney Books
Read a story featuring famous Disney movie characters.  Also lists the book series published by Disney.
http://www.disney.com/DisneyBooks/index.html                                                              

 

Girls' Series Books
An index to the more "popular" series books written for girls.
http://www.bookloversden.com/gseries.html                                 

 

Guys Read
Jon Scieszka, author of the Time Warp Trio series, lists his favorite books for guys and asks you to send him your favorites.
http://www.guysread.com/                                                                                                   

 

Harry Potter: The Official Website
Enroll in Hogwarts, play games
http://harrypotter.warnerbros.com/main/homepage/home.html
http://www.scholastic.com/harrypotter/home.asp
http://www.mugglenet.com/

               

Internet School Library Media Center's Index to Author/Illustrator Internet Sites
This site also offers alphabetical links to author and illustrator pages.  It also a strong focus on curriculum-related Web resources for teachers, school librarians, parents, and students.
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/biochildhome.htm                                                

 

Kay Vandergrift's Learning about the Author and Illustrator Pages
This page contains links to more than 500 author pages, including personnally designed and publisher-produced pages.
http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~kvander/AuthorSite/                                                           

 

KidsReads
Find info on favorite books, series and authors. Read reviews of the newest titles, interviews with the coolest authors and special features on great books. Try your hand at trivia games, word scrambles and awesome contests!
http://kidsreads.com/                                                                                                           

 

Magic School Bus Page
What are Ms. Frizzle and her class doing now?
http://scholastic.com/MagicSchoolBus  

 

Meet the Children's Author - A new author is featured every two weeks.

 

MysteryNet's Kids Mysteries
Solve mysteries, read mysteries written by other kids, and link to your favorite mystery series.
http://kids.mysterynet.com/

 

Official Brian Jacques Home Page
If you're a fan of the Redwall books, here's the site for you!
http://www.islandnet.com/~qnd/dave/jacques.html 

 

Official Eric Carle Web Site
For fans of the famous author/illustrator and his books.
http://www.eric-carle.com/                                                                                                   

 

The Page at Pooh Corner
This site includes biographical information on A.A. Milne, E.H. Shephard, and Christopher Milne, and of course, a lot of information about those beloved animals at the Hundred Acre Wood.
http://www.pooh-corner.org/

                                                                                                  

Random House Kids
Fun and games involving Random House book characters such as Junie B. Jones, Magic Tree House, Thomas the Tank Engine, Arthur and more.
http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/                                                                                   

 

Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre
www.roalddahlmuseum.org/

 

A Series of Unfortunate Events
Lemony Snicket warns you not to enter this page, but you know you want to.
http://www.lemonysnicket.com/

 

Scholastic's Author and Illustrator Guide
Want to know more about your favorite Scholastic author or illustrator? Visit this page for author biographies, photos, links to official websites, and more.
http://www.scholastic.com/librarians/ab/biolist.htm

 

Scholastic's Book Central
Information about your favorite Scholastic book series, games, contests, tv shows and movies based on these books and more.
http://www.scholastic.com/titles/  

 

Scholastic's Book Discussion Guides
Book discussion guides for your favorite Scholastic books. A great resource for book clubs.
http://www.scholastic.com/librarians/ab/discguides.htm

                                                                                       

Seussville
Games, information, and fun from the publisher of the Dr. Seuss books!
http://www.seussville.com/                                                              

 

Wonderful Wizard of Oz Website
Includes Frequently Asked Questions about Frank L. Baum's Oz books, links to other sites, latest Oz-related news and events, an art gallery, and an online bookstore.
http://www.eskimo.com/~tiktok/index.html                                                             

 

The World of Beatrix Potter
If Potter were alive today, her own Web site might look quite a bit like this.  The biography section features succinct paragraphs about various periods in her life and various stages in her artistic creations.
http://www.peterrabbit.co.uk/beatrixpotter/

 

Updated 6/07


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