Literature for Children
Children’s Book Authors and Biographies
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Children´s Author Page List of various authors and bibliographies
http://www.nhusd.k12.ca.us/Pioneer/ppc/pages/authors.html -
Children´s Literature Web Guide An index of author´s personal websites
http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkBrown/authors.html -
Bethany Roberts.com Children’s Book Authors and Illustrators
http://www.bethanyroberts.com/bethanys-book-shop.htm -
Kids Read Extensive list of authors and websites
http://www.kidsreads.com/authors/authors.asp -
Children´s Authors Directory Yahoo´s directory for children´s authors
http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/humanities/literature/authors/children_s/ -
America Writes for Kids Children´sAuthor list by state
http://usawrites4kids.drury.edu/ -
Jan´s World of writing Writer´s website inde
http://www.janfields.com/kidritrs.html -
Dawcl.com Database of Award-winning Children´s Literature
http://www.dawcl.com/ -
The Brown bookshelf African American Children’s authors
http://thebrownbookshelf.com/brown-bookshelf-library -
Classic Literature for children and teenagers Children´s classic literature
http://jollyroger.com/treasureisland.html -
Reading for Kids and Teens Autobiographies of children’s authors and illustrators
www.suffolk.lib.ny.us/youth/bibauthillus.html
Children’s Book Illustrators
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Directory of Children´s Illustration
http://picture-book.com/portfolios/ -
Children´s Book Illustrators
http://www.ortakales.com/illustrators -
Nocloo
http://www.nocloo.com/gallery2 -
Children´s Illustrator Blog Community
http://www.ringsurf.com/ring/rozart/ -
Illustration on the Web
http://www.illustrationweb.com/ -
Kane/Miller Book Publishers
http://www.kanemiller.com/biography.asp?type=illustrator&all=1 -
Picture Book Artists
http://www.picturebookartists.org/
Nursery Rhymes
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Nursery Rhymes Lyrics, Origins and History
http://www.rhymes.org.uk/ -
The Mother Goose Pages Nursery Rhymes, Games, Crafts, Stories
http://www.mothergoose.com/ -
Nursery Rhymes Page Rhymes and Activities for all ages
http://webtech.kennesaw.edu/jcheek3/mother_goose.htm -
True Mother Goose Melodies for Children
http://www.kellscraft.com/mothergoose/mothergoosecontent.html -
Nicky´s Nursery Rhymes Rhymes, Lullabies and Activities
http://www.nurseryrhymes4u.com -
Children´s Nursery Rhymes Traditional Nursery Rhymes
http://www.rhymes.org.uk -
Just Playing Rhymes Nursery Rhymes and Silly Stuff
http://www.smart-central.com -
Musical Nursery Rhymes Rhymes set to Music
http://www.indianchild.com/nursery%20rhymes.htm
Reading Lists for Elementary
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National Environmental Education Foundation Environmentally-themed reading
http://www.eeweek.org/resources/green_reading.htm -
Boston Public Library Book Lists and Magazines
http://www.bpl.org/kids/booksmags.htm - Oprah´s Book Club Jump starting kids imaginations through reading
- http://www.oprah.com/article/oprahsbookclub/kidsreadinglist/pkgkidsreadinglist/20080701_orig_kids_books
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Reading is Fundamental Collaboration between the American Library Association and Reading Is Fundamental, Inc.
http://www.udel.edu/ETL/RWN/ReadingLists.html -
Teacher´s First books 100 books selected by the National Education Association
http://www.teachersfirst.com/100books.cfm -
100 Picture Books Picture Books for small children
http://kids.nypl.org/reading/recommended2.cfm?ListID=61 -
Book Adventure Search for books by topic and grade level
http://www.bookadventure.com/ki/bs/ki_bs_helpfind.asp -
Read Kiddo Read Great Illustrated Books -
http://www.readkiddoread.com/great-illustrated-books -
Children’s Book Council Annual booklist for all ages
http://www.cbcbooks.org/readinglists/ -
Booklists of Children´s Literature Booklists compiled by children´s Librarians
http://www.monroe.lib.in.us/childrens/booklists/children_booklists.html -
The Horn Book Promoting good books for children and young adults
http://www.hbook.com/resources/books/default.asp -
Penguin.com Features books and activity kits
http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/yr/tl.html -
The Author Corner Award winning book lists
http://kids.carr.org/reading.asp
Reading Lists for Teenagers
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Reading List for Middle School
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/4967/middle.html -
Boston Public Library Book Lists and Magazines
http://www.bpl.org/kids/booksmags.htm -
Oprah´s Book Club Imaginations through reading
http://www.oprah.com/article/oprahsbookclub/kidsreadinglist/pkgkidsreadinglist/20080701_orig_kids_books -
Reading is Fundamental Collaboration between the American Library Association and Reading Is Fundamental, Inc.
http://www.udel.edu/ETL/RWN/ReadingLists.html -
Teacher´s First books 100 books selected by the National Education Association
http://www.teachersfirst.com/100books.cfm -
Book Adventure Search for books by topic and grade level
http://www.bookadventure.com/ki/bs/ki_bs_helpfind.asp -
Children´s Books Book Lists for all ages
http://www.armory.com/~web/notes.html -
Read Kiddo Read Great Illustrated Books
http://www.readkiddoread.com/great-advanced-reads -
Children’s Book Council Annual booklist for all ages
http://www.cbcbooks.org/readinglists/ -
Books for Girls
http://www.randomhouse.com/rhpg/promos/greatbooks/booklist.html -
Kidsread.com Great books for boys
http://www.kidsreads.com/features/great-books-boys.asp -
Booklists of Children´s Literature Booklists compiled by children´s Librarians
http://www.monroe.lib.in.us/childrens/booklists/children_booklists.html -
The Horn Book Promoting good books for children and young adults
http://www.hbook.com/resources/books/default.asp -
Public Library Book List Book List Archive
http://www.plcmc.org/readers_club/features/featuresList.asp -
Penguin Group Books for Teens
http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/yr/teens.html -
The Author Corner Award winning book lists
http://kids.carr.org/reading.asp
Children's Writing Activities
- The Alliance for Young Artists &Writers http://www.artandwriting.org
- Writing Contests http://www.writers-editors.com/Writers/Contests/contests.htm
- Writer's Digest Writing Competitions http://www.writersdigest.com/competitions
- Scholastic http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/learn.jsp
- Chapter One Promotions http://www.chapteronepromotions.com/competitions/competitions.htm
- East of the Web http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/childrenindex.html
- Open Directory Project http://www.dmoz.org/Kids_and_Teens/Arts/Creative_Writing
- Creative Writing showcase http://www.suffolk.lib.ny.us/youth/awe.html
- Canteach Writing Prompts and Journal topicshttp://canteach.ca/elementary/prompts.html
- The Fact Monster Dictionary for kids www.factmonster.com/dictionary.html
- Reading Workshop Lessons Links http://prod031.sandi.net/dingeman/teachers/rw_lessons.htm
Book Clubs
- Oprah´s Book Club How to start a book club http://www.oprah.com/article/oprahsbookclub/startingabookclub/20080701_orig_bookclub
- Teen Corner Book Reviews Book reviews by teens for teens http://www.plcmc.org/readers_club/category.asp?cat=4
- Penguin Books Reading Guides for Young Adults http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/bookclubs/index.html
Interviews with Authors
- Reading Rockets Interviews with children’s book authors and illustrators http://www.readingrockets.org/books/interviews
- Wired for Books Interviews for children and adults http://wiredforbooks.org
- Readers Read Author Interviews http://www.readersread.com/features
- International Writing Journal List of author interviews http://www.internetwritingjournal.com/interviews
- Powell´s Books Interview with successful authors http://www.powells.com/authors/interviews.html
Volunteer reading opportunities and book charities
- First Book Connecting kids in need with books http://www.firstbook.org
- GuideStar Non-profit guide to charities http://partners.guidestar.org
- Charity Navigator Charity guide and evaluator http://www.charitynavigator.org
- Surplus Books A book collection charity http://www.surplusbooksforcharity.org
International Literature And Resources For Writers of all Ages
Writers Links
Resources for writers and poets of all ages.
- Marxists Internet Archive Index of Marxists authors http://www.marxists.org/archive/index.htm
- Online Library of Literature http://www.literature.org
- Hack Writers The International writers Magazine http://www.hackwriters.com
- My Writers Circle Online writing community http://www.mywriterscircle.com
- Places for Writers Online publishing for poets and writers http://www.mywriterscircle.com/
- WritersServices Writer´s services including publishing information, grants, and agents listings. http://www.writersservices.com/agent/bur/Hawthornden_Castle.htm
- Writerslounge Browse international poetry http://www.writerslounge.net/home.html
- The International Women´s Writing Guild A network for women writers http://www.iwwg.com
- Long, Story Short Published works from beginners to established authors http://alongstoryshort.net
- Backspace The Writer´s place for writers helping writers http://www.bksp.org/content/view/5/6
- Critique Circle An online writing workshop for authors http://critiquecircle.com/
- Spawn Small Publishers, Artists and Writers Network http://spawn.org
- Writing Forward Writing tips and Ideas http://www.writingforward.com
- Sixsentences What can you say in six sentences? http://sixsentences.blogspot.com
- The Source Teenage Slang Dictionary http://www.thesource4ym.com/teenlingo/index.asp
- Librarians Internet Website Index list of poetry http://lii.org/pub/topic/poetry
- Library of Congress Web guide to poetry resources http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/lcpoetry
- Anthology of Poetry Online collection f Poetry http://www.thing.net/~grist/l&d/lighthom.htm
- Poetry Daily Contemporary poetry http://poems.com
American Authors
- American Author Index http://www.wsu.edu/~campbelld/amlit/aufram.html
- American Author Resources http://www.lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~matsuoka/AmeLit.html
- American Writer´s Twentieth Century http://www.americanwriters.org/
- Research and Reference guide to American Literature http://www.csustan.edu/english/reuben/pal/alpha.html
European Authors
- European Writers and Works http://www2.winthrop.edu/english/core/World/european_authors.htm
- European Crime Writers http://www.eurocrime.co.uk/authors.html
- European Authors http://www.wiltonlibrary.org/children/school/european-authors/
- European Author index by country http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:European_writers
Hispanic Authors
- Famous Hispanic Writers http://coloquio.com/famosos/writers.html
- Literature of South America http://gosouthamerica.about.com/od/literature1/Literature_of_South_Americ a.htm
- Literature focusing on Latino history and culture http://latino.sscnet.ucla.edu/Latino_Bibliography.html
Native American Authors
- Native American Authors http://www.ipl.org/div/natam/
- American Indian Literature http://www.native-languages.org/literature.htm
- Native American Poetry http://academic.reed.edu/english/Courses/English213/Native_American_poets .html
African American Authors
- Lists of African American Writers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_African-American_writers
- A Chronology of African American Literature http://www.accd.edu/sac/english/bailey/aframlit.htm
- African America Poets http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets_african_american.html
- The African American Literature Book Club http://www.aalbc.com
- African American Authors http://www.librarything.es/subject/African+American+authors
- Famous African American Poets http://www.buzzle.com/articles/famous-african-american-poets.html
