Amberly Media Center

Children’s Literature Web Guide : Authors and Illustrators
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/authors.html
–find links to author web sites.

Database of Award-Winning Children’s Literaure
http://www.dawcl.com/
–search the winners of dozens of awards by location, setting, historical period, and other keywords.

Guys Read
http://www.guysread.com
–search by author, subject, or books like your favorite book. (titles tend to be middle school and above)

KidsReads
http://www.kidsreads.com/
–reviews, features, author info.

Learning About the Author and Illustrator A-Z
http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~kvander/AuthorSite/authora.html
—-find links to author web sites.

Meet The Author USA
http://www.meettheauthor.com/
—-video podcasts of authors introducing their latest books, most are adult authors, but some children’s and young adult authors (especially those that write fantasy and scifi) are included.

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Additional Author Sites

Andrew Clements
http://www.andrewclements.com/

Eoin Colfer
http://www.eoincolfer.com/

Kate DiCamillo
http://www.katedicamillo.com/

Erin Hunter
http://www.warriorcats.com/

Kevin Kammeraad
http://www.tomatocollection.com

Mercer Mayer
http://www.littlecritter.com/

Jonanthan Rand
http://www.americanchillers.com/

J. K. Rowling
http://www.jkrowling.com

Gertrude Chandler Warner
http://www.boxcarchildren.com/index.cfm?CategoryID=2

Betty Ren Wright
http://content.scholastic.com/browse/contributor.jsp?id=3143

Can’t Find Your Favorite Author?
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