Books in the Classroom
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: The Napping House
This site provides a review of the book "The Napping House" by Don and Audrey Wood. It also features ideas for activities and a list of related books.
Other
Light Up Your Brain: Brain Teaser Games & Audio Stories for Kids
Fantastic classic children's stories online that you can listen to while you read along. Stories are offered in streaming or downloadable MP3 format. Some of the popular stories are: "The Tale of Peter Rabbit", "The Tale of the Flopsy...
Other
Book Page: Yolen Interview
This resource is an article about author Jane Yolen. It gives a little biographical information, pictures of book covers, and great quotes from the author.
Harold D. Underdown
Open Minds: Nonfiction for the Very Young
An interesting article from The Purple Crayon, a website for children's literature. Discusses the recent trend in children's books toward nonfiction and offers terrific insight into the realities of exposing young children to it.
DLTK
Kidzone: Gingerbread Man Theme Unit
This five day theme unit for the Gingerbread Man is full of great ideas. It is suitable for children in preschool, kindergarten, and early elementary. From Language Arts to Math, this site has it all!
Scholastic
Scholastic: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Resource features extensive information about the book Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling.
Teachers.net
Teachers.net: Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
This site features a lesson plan for William Steig's "Sylvester and the Magic Pebble." Come and check out this creative activity.
Teachers.net
Teachers.net: Venn Diagrams With the Pain and the Great One
Come and check out this awesome lesson plan featuring Judy Blume's book, "The Pain and the Great One." Students will have an opportunity to learn about comparing and contrasting through this Venn diagram lesson plan.
Other
The Official Gordon Korman Web Site
Lots of information about Gordon Korman, who writes children's and young adults' novels, and his work.
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: "Summer of the Monkeys" Teacher Guide
"Summer of the Monkeys" teacher guide includes brief synopsis, author sketch, list of themes, and ideas for interdisciplinary connections.
Other
Harper childrens.com: If You Take a Mouse to School
What happens "If You Take a Mouse to School"? This resource features information on Laura Numeroff's book of that name. Students and teachers will benefit from the information found within this resource.
Other
Dan Gutman, Children's Book Author
The children's author Dan Gutman hosts this website devoted to his baseball stories. It even includes rejection letters, an original poem, and some book excerpts, and some puzzles and games.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Laura Numeroff Biography
This resource features a biography of the author Laura Numeroff. Students and teachers will benefit from this inside look at the life and work of this children's author.
Library of Congress
Loc: David Weisner: Bookfest 02 Webcast
In this eighteen minute webcast, David Wiesner discusses how he has received inspiration for the writing of his books and the development of characters within his books. Related webcast links are provided for teachers, kids, families,...
Kids' Wings
Texas Bluebonnet Books: "My Life in Dog Years"
Gary Paulsen's autobiography, "My Life in Dog Years" can be enriched through the activities offered at this website!
University of Virginia
University of Virginia: Alice Liddell
This site provides a photograph of the real-life Alice in "Alice in Wonderland."
Miami University
Miami University: Children's Picture Book Database (Abstracts)
This resource offers a large database with abstracts that describe numerous children's picture books.
Other
University of Wisconsin: Jane Addams Book Award
This site describes the history and purpose of the Jane Addams Book Award. It also gives a list of children's books that have won this award because they effectively promote peace, social justice and world community.
Other
Nancy Polette: "The Best School Year Ever" Literature Guide
This is a good site for someone who has read "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson. It has a brief description of the story. Then, it lists several activities to do to better understand the book.
Other
Harper childrens.com: If You Take a Mouse to the Movies
What happens "If You Take A Mouse to the Movies"? Come and check out this site focused on Laura Numeroff's book. Students will have an opportunity to explore this book.
Other
Reading Is Fundamental: Illustrators at Work Fruit
Featuring the work of Saxton Freymann, this site provides a slideshow focusing on using edible art - expressive carvings made from fruits and vegetables - to illustrate books for children.
The Franklin Institute
The Franklin Institute: "A House for Hermit Crab"
"Explore the Ocean through Literature!" A summary from The Franklin Institute of the book "A House for Hermit Crab" by Eric Carle is the starting point for learning about Hermit Crabs. Students can visit the Eric Carle Website, go...
The Franklin Institute
The Franklin Institute: "Swimmy"
Beginning with a summary of the book "Swimmy" by Leo Lionni, this site from The Franklin Institute leads students through different learning activities and games to explore different facts about fish. Cute animation and fun learning games!
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
David Weisner: Why Frogs? Why Tuesday
Where did David Weisner get the idea for Tuesday? Did he have a pet frog growing up? Did he live near a swamp? David Wiesner answers these questions as you read through his Caldecott Medal acceptance speech for Tuesday on this...