Penguin Books
A Guide to the Works of Jacqueline Woodson
The works of Jacqueline Woodson introduce readers to diverse characters and themes. A guide covers many of the author's best-known books such as Brown Girl Dreaming and Locomotion. Dive & Discuss and Explore & Extend activities...
Advocates for Human Rights
The Rights of the Child
Dr. Seuss wrote " A person's a person, no matter how small." The elementary resource uses Dr. Seuss's book Horton Hears a Who to explore children's rights in an engaging way. Young academics listen to the story, participate in group...
Teaching Tolerance
Picture Books
Aspiring artists and budding writers combine their skills in an interactive lesson. Young scholars become authors when they create their own picture books focused on social justice. The resource guides learners through the writing and...
ReadWriteThink
Alliteration All Around
Discover alliteration found in picture books by Pamela Duncan Edwards. Then, dive into a read aloud of Alligators All Around by Maurice Sendak. This practice sets the stage for budding poets to create their own acrostic poem,...
Other
Frank Asch
This resource explores the life of Frank Asch. It includes an interview, biography, list of his books and fun activities to do.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Kids' Book Has Charges of Whitewashing Slavery
Article presents a critical analysis of the depiction of slavery in the children's book, A Fine Dessert.
Books in the Classroom
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Looking Critically at Picture Books
This site describes several ideas and activities to use with picture books and intermediate/middle school age students. Specific title to use are also given.
Books in the Classroom
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Snowflake Bentley
This review of "Snowflake Bentley" written by Jacqueline Briggs Martin and illustrated by Mary Azarian features related activities for this Caldecott medal winning book.
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: The Official Gary Paulsen Website
The Official Gary Paulsen Website! Contains biography, a library of Paulsen books, pictures from his book tours, and a question and answer area.
British Council
British Council: Learn English Kids: The Lazy Bear
Read along as you listen to an animated story about a bear who sleeps too long; then print words and some activities to do with the story.
Other
Cincinnati Public Library: Kidspace: Online Storytime
Here, you will find several links to online picture books.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Little Red Riding Hood: Picture Book by Harrison Weir
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Little Red Riding-Hood: Picture Book by Harrison Weir (1865), a collection of illustrated fairy tales and nursery rhymes including the following: "Little Red...
The Book Report
Kids reads.com: The Time Warp Trio by Jon Scieszka
Scieszka and Smith share details of their lives and careers at this site. There's a bit of information about a number of their books, not just "The Time Warp Trio."
Other
Welcome to Jacqueline Briggs Martin's Website
A comprehensive site about the Caldecott Award winning author, Jacqueline Briggs Martin features biographical information, book links, curriculum ideas, photographs, and related resource links.
Other
Database of Award Winning Children's Literature
This is a phenomenal resource. It allows the user to create a reading list of quality children's literature based of choices such as reading level, type of book, genre, ethnicity, gender, etc. In addition, one can determine if a book won...
Other
Simms Taback: Interview With the 2000 Caldecott Winner
Contains interview of Taback after he won the Caldecott Medal for "Joseph Had a Little Overcoat".
Other
Anna Grossnickle Hines:author and Illustrator
This is the author's own personal website. Explores her life, her books and fun activities to do for young children
Other
The Virtual Vine: The Kissing Hand, by Audrey Penn
Using the book, "The Kissing Hand", teachers are given a variety of cross-curricular ideas to implement this story into the classroom.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Research Paper Strategies
Students use picture books in this instructional activity to find ideas for research paper topics and structures. Through the use of these resources, students are able to shape content in a much more meaningful way.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: The Children's Picture Book Project
Contains plans for eight lessons that ask students to write their own children's picture book in order to review story structure and literary techniques. Students also write book reviews of each other's work. In addition to objectives...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Postmodern Picture Books
Using "Black and White" by David Macaulay, this lesson plan demonstrates the use of picture books as learning tools in middle school. Included in the lesson plan is an overview, practice, objectives, resources, preparation, and more.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Jane Yolen Lesson Plans
Web English Teacher provides links to lesson plans, learning activities and more for several specific titles from Jane Yolen's work.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
David Wiesner: The Origin of a Wordless Author
This site provides a concise and informative biography of David Weisner.
Other
Mercer Mayer: Official Website of Little Critter
This site is very easy to navigate with pictures of Little Critter. Look through Little Critter's favorite jokes and art work and read about the author of the Little Critter books, Mercer Mayer.