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Authors and Illustrators on the Web

An excellent list of well known authors, with links to their web pages.

Children's and Young Adults' Authors & Illustrators

Index to hundreds of author sites. Includes some "Teacher Resource Files" which offer several web sites, lesson plans on the Web, & more.

Into the Wardrobe: A Site Devoted to C.S. Lewis

This site created by fans of C.S. Lewis covers the whole of Lewis's career, including a photo album.

Jan Brett

This wonderful site has many coloring sheets, postcards, videos and more by the acclaimed author and illustrator, Jan Brett.

Guys Read (Jon Scieszka)

Guys Read is a web-based literacy program developed by Jon Scieszka (The Stinky Cheese Man, Time Warp Trio series, The True Story of the Three Little Pigs) to help boys find books they will like to read!

Welcome to Narnia.com (C.S. Lewis)

Come to this site by the publishers of the Narnia Chronicles to tour Narnia and meet some of its inhabitants.

William Steig

This site celebrates the work of William Steig, the creator of the original SHREK.

Children's Book Awards

An international list which includes Britain's Carnegie Medal, the international Hans Christian Andersen Award, and more children's book awards from around the world.

Database of Award-Winning Children's Literature

The purpose of this database is to create a tailored reading list of quality children's literature or to find out if a book has won one of the indexed awards.

Newbery & Caldecott Medals, plus other U.S. Awards

Lists of Newbery and Caldecott winners, plus honor books, past & present.  Also includes other prestigious awards given by the American Library Association, including the Coretta Scott King Award.

Young Reader's Choice Awards

Every year thousands of kids in the Pacific Northwest vote to decide which books win the Young Reader's Choice Awards.  This site has a list of the nominees, plus last year's winners.

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