Scholastic
Scholastic: Biography: Robert Neubecker
Read this biography to learn about award-winning author and illustrator Robert Neubecker. A link to a list of his books is provided.
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Scholastic: Biography: Saxton Freymann
Read this biography to learn about author and illustrator Saxton Freymann. A link to a list of his books is available.
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Scholastic: Biography: Joe Cepeda
Read this biography to learn about illustrator Joe Cepeda. Links to his website, an author visit kit, and a list of his books are available.
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Scholastic: Biography: Mordicai Gerstein
Read this biography to learn about illustrator Mordicai Gerstein. A link to a list of his books is available.
Other
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
Learn all about the role of the illustrator and picture books by visiting this museum site. Founded by and named for renowned author and illustrator Eric Carle, this site includes a variety of information for learners, teachers, and...
Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators and Performers
Canscaip: Members Directory
An extensive list of Canadian children's authors and illustrators can be found here. Most have links to biographical information and author/illustrator websites.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Natalie Babbitt's Biography
General biography of the author, written from her point of view. Includes a list of Babbitt's published works, and a photograph of the author, plus links to interview transcripts.
Other
Faith Ringgold
Faith Ringgold's author site is great for students to gain further insight into her books. Includes a biography, art work and new books she is working on.
Harold D. Underdown
The Importance of Following Illustrating Guidelines
An excellent resource for understanding the specifications of submitting artwork to a publisher. Titled "The Specs on Specs," author Tugeau offers several crucial pieces of advice for illustrators looking to be published.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Masterpiece Lesson Faith Ringgold
This resource features a look at Faith Ringgold's work "Tar Beach." It provides information on how this author/artist created this story quilt. Find out how you can have your students develop their own autobiographical story quilt.
Other
The John Bianchi Web Site
This author-illustrator homepage features reviews, a bibliography, a biography, and how to schedule an author visit.
Other
Ian Wallace
Ian Wallace is a very successful Canadian children's author. His website has a wealth of information about him and his books, as well as articles that have been written about him.
PBS
Pbs American Masters: Maurice Sendak: Imagination and Art
This PBS site contains two lesson plans. In grades K-2, read books written/illustrated by Maurice Sendak, find out what elementary school was like for Mr. Sendak, and write a class book based on one of his stories. In grades 6-8, learn...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Tar Beach
Learn more about the illustrator award winner of the 1992 Coretta Scott King award when you explore this resource. This site provides a description of the book Tar Beach, a discussion guide, and an extension activity.
Other
Gail Gibbons
Visit the Gail Gibbons website to learn more about this talented author. While there, meet her family and explore her bookshelf.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Lesson: A Picture Says a Thousand Words
The objective of this lesson is for students to understand how an author uses language and illustrations to influence the way readers think and feel about characters and events in a story. Students are asked to evaluate the introduction...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann
This site looks at the Caldecott Medal winning book Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann. This site provides an author booklist (click on her name), a description, a discussion guide and an extension activity.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Spine Labels
This is a first or second grade library skills unit, conducted by the librarian with help from the art, computer, and homeroom teachers. Students will create: their own book cover and title page containing title, author & slideshow...
Other
Brainy Quote: Socrates Quotes
This site offers 46 quotes by Socrates including themes of each; many of the quotes are illustrated.
Other
Bedtime Story: Whimsical Stories for Reading
Awesome site with hundreds of stories by published and unpublished authors to encourage reading stories together and out loud. Each story also has a section titled "What's it all about" which gives background information along with...
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: Don Freeman
This biographical sketch of Don Freeman highlights his musical career to becoming a famous author and illustrator. Freeman is a popular children's literature author.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Launching Young Readers: Episode 2: Sounds and Symbols
Hosted by Annette Bening, Sounds and Symbols focuses on how children learn the relationship between sounds, letters, and words as an initial step before being able to decode the printed word. Features children's book author and...
The Book Report
Teenreads.com: Ray Bradbury
This resource presents a brief profile of an author who began writing his first stories on butcher paper.
Orca Book Publishers
Orca Book Publishers: The Name of the Child Teaching Guide [Pdf]
This teaching guide for The Name of the Child, written by Marilynn Reynolds and illustrated by Don Kilby, provides a synopsis of the story, discussion questions and teaching ideas. It also includes thoughts about the book from both the...