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  • (Baum) The Wizard of Oz: an American Fairy Tale

    Library of Congress online exhibit featuring book illustrations, book covers, posters, letters, copyright applications, publicity stills related to the works of L. Frank Baum.

  • (Kingsley, Charles) The Water-Babies: Illustrations by Jessie Willcox Smith

    An online exhibit from the Library of Congress featuring the "large, lavish drawings Jessie Willcox Smith produced as color plates for The Water-Babies in 1916."

  • (Kipling, Rudyard) The Kipling Society

    Information about the life and works, from the UK mmbership organization founded in 1927.

  • Aardema, Verna

    Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears, Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain, Traveling to Tondo, The Story Hat...

  • Adoff, Arnold

    I Am the Darker Brother: An Anthology of Modern Poems by African Americans, Love Letters, The Basket Counts...

  • Aiken, Joan

    Black Hearts in Battersea, The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, Supernatural Stories...

  • Alcott, Louisa May

    Little Women, Little Men...

  • Alexander, Lloyd

    The High King, The Book of Three, The Fortune-Tellers, The Remarkable Journey of Prince Jen...

  • Andersen, Hans Christian

    The Princess and the Pea, The Ugly Duckling, Thumbelina, The Emperor's New Clothes,The Steadfast Tin Soldier, The Snow Queen...

  • Anno, Mitsumasa

    Anno's Alphabet, Anno's Journey, Anno's Math Games...

  • Avi
  • Bang, Molly

    Ten, Nine, Eight, The Paper Crane, Wiley and the Hairy Man...

  • Banks, Lynne Reid

    The Indian in the Cupboard, The Return of the Indian, The Secret of the Indian...

  • Barrie, J.M.

    Peter Pan...

  • Baum, L. Frank

    The Wizard of Oz exhibit at the Library of Congress.

  • Bellairs, John

    The House With a Clock in its Walls, The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring, The Mummy, the Will, and the Crypt, The Dark Secret of Weatherend...

  • Belpre, Pura

    (in Spanish) Perez y Martina Un Cuento Folkloirico Puertorriqueno, Santiago, Otei Un Cuento Folkloirico Puertorrique?o...

  • Bemelmans, Ludwig

    Madeline, Madeline and the Bad Hat, Madeline in London, Madeline's Rescue...

  • Blake, Quentin

    Illustrator of many books written by Roald Dahl, Mrs. Armitage and the Big Wave...

  • Blume, Judy

    Superfudge, Tales of a fourth grade nothing, Are you there, God? It's Me, Margaret, Blubber, Freckle juice, Iggie's house, Otherwise known as Sheila the Great...

  • Blume, Judy : <i>NYPL Author Chat!</i>

    Read the Transcript from NYPL's Author Chat with Judy Blume held November 19th, 2002.

  • Blume, Judy : NYPL Author Chat!

    Read the Transcript from NYPL's Author Chat with Judy Blume held November 19th, 2002.

  • Brett, Jan

    The Mitten, The Hat, Berlioz the Bear, Comet's Nine Lives...

  • Brown, Marc

    The "Arthur" books and videos...

  • Brown, Marc : Video Clips

    Watch video clips of an interview with Marc Brown.

  • Brown, Marcia

    Stone Soup, Dick Whittington and His Cat, Shadow, Cinderella...

  • Brown, Margaret Wise

    Information about the unconventional life and writings of the author of Goodnight Moon, The Runaway Bunny, A Child's Good Night Book and many other children's classics.

  • Bruchac, Joseph

    The First Strawberries: A Cherokee Story, The Great Ball Game: A Muskogee Story, Children of the Longhouse...

  • Burnett, Frances Hodgson

    The Secret Garden, Little Lord Fauntleroy, A Little Princess...

  • Burton, Virginia Lee

    Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel, The Little House, Katy and the Big Snow, Choo Choo...

  • Byars, Betsy

    The Summer of the Swans, The Pinballs, The 18th Emergency, Bingo Brown's Guide to Romance, The Golly Sisters Go West...

  • Caldecott, Randolph

    The House That Jack Built, Sing a Song for Sixpence, John Gilpin...The Caldecott Medal for children's book illustration is named for him.

  • Cameron, Ann

    The Stories Julian Tells, Julian, Dream Doctor, Julian, Secret Agent, Colibri...

  • Carle, Eric

    The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Grouchy Ladybug, The Very Busy Spider, Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me, The Mixed-Up Chameleon...

  • Carle, Eric: Video Clips

    Watch video of an interview with Eric Carle.

  • Children's Literature Web Guide: Authors and Illustrators

    Lots of links to author and illustrator pages.

  • Christopher, Matt

    The Catcher's Mask, Skateboard Tough, Dirt Bike Racer, Miracle at the Plate...

  • Cleary, Beverly

    Ramona the Brave, Socks, Ribsy, Dear Mr. Henshaw, Muggie Maggie, Henry Huggins, The Mouse and the Motorcycle...

  • Cole, Joanna

    The "Magic School Bus" series, The Eentsy, Weentsy Spider: Fingerplays and Action Rhymes, Hungry, Hungry Sharks...

  • Cole, Joanna: Video Clips

    Watch video clips of interviews with Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen creators of the "Magic School Bus" series.

  • Cooney, Barbara

    Miss Rumphius, Hattie and the Wild Waves: A Story From Brooklyn, The Ox-Cart Man, Eleanor...

  • Cooper, Susan

    The Dark is Rising, Greenwitch, The Boggart, The Grey King, King of Shadows...

  • Coville, Bruce

    Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher, The Skull of Truth, The Ghost in the Third Row, Jennifer Murdley's Toad...

  • Creech, Sharon

    Walk Two Moons, The Wanderer, Love That Dog, Ruby Holler, Absolutely Normal Chaos...

  • Crews, Donald

    Freight Train, School Bus, Harbor, Parade, Truck, Ten Black Dots, Bigmama's

  • Cushman, Doug

    Aunt Eater's Mystery Halloween, Inspector Hopper...

  • Dahl, Roald

    James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The Witches, The Twits, The BFG...

  • Danziger, Paula

    The Cat Ate My Gymsuit, Can You Sue Your Parents for Malpractice? Remember Me to Harold Square, There's a Bat in Bunk Five...

  • Day, Alexandra

    Carl's Christmas, Carl Goes Shopping, Follow Carl!, Frank and Ernest Play Ball...

  • Demi

    The Empty Pot, Liang and the Magic Paintbrush, The Stonecutter, Muhammad, Buddha Stories, Gandhi...

  • dePaola, Tomie

    Strega Nona, Big Anthony, "Charlie Needs a Cloak", The Legend of Indian Paintbrush, Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs...

  • dePaola, Tomie: Video Clips

    Watch video clips of an interview with Tomie dePaola.

  • Dillon, Leo & Diane

    Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears, The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales, Rap A Tap Tap, Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions...

  • Dixon, Franklin W.

    The "Hardy Boys" mystery series.

  • Ehlert, Lois: Video Clips

    Watch video clips of an interview with Lois Ehlert.

  • Falconer, Ian

    Olivia, Olivia Saves the Circus, Olivia Counts...

  • Fleischman, Paul

    Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices, Big Talk: Poems for Four Voices, Seedfolks, Whirligig...

  • Fleischman, Sid

    The Whipping Boy, Here Comes McBroom,Jim Ugly, The 13th Floor, Chancy and the Grand Rascal...

  • Fleming, Denise

    Count!, Lunch, Mama Cat Has Three Kittens, Alphabet Under Construction, Barnyard Banter, In the Small, Small Pond...

  • Fox, Mem

    Boo to a Goose, Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge, Hattie and the Fox, Koala Lou, Sleepy Bears...

  • Fritz, Jean

    The Cabin Faced West, Why Don't You Get a Horse, Sam Adams?, The Double Life of Pocahontas, Homesick, My Own Story, Shh! We're Writing the Constitution...

  • Gantos, Jack

    Rotten Ralph, Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key, Jack on the Tracks: Four seasons of Fifth Grade, Heads or tails: Stories From the Sixth Grade...

  • Gary Paulsen
  • George, Jean Craighead

    My Side of the Mountain, Julie of the Wolves, How to Talk to Your Dog, The Tarantula in My Purse: And 172 Other Wild Pets...

  • Gibbons, Gail

    The Art Box, My Soccer Book, Check It Out!: The Book About Libraries, Halloween, Prehistoric Animals, The Post Office Book, Sharks...

  • Gibbons, Gail: Video Clips

    Watch video clips of an interview with Gail Gibbons.

  • Giff, Patricia Reilly

    "Polk Street School" series, "Polka Dot Private Eye" series, Lily's Crossing, Nory Ryan's Song, Next Stop, New York City!, All the Way Home...

  • Hamilton, Virginia

    The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales, M.C. Higgins, The Great, The House of Dies Drear, Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush...

  • Henkes, Kevin

    Owen, Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse, Chrysanthemum, Wemberly Worried, Olive's Ocean, Chester's Way...

  • Hill, Eric

    Spot's First Walk, Where's Spot?, Spot's Birthday Party, Spot Can Count, Spot's Big Book of Words...

  • Hoban, Tana

    Is it Red? Is it Yellow? Is it Blue?: An Adventure in Color, 26 Letters and 99 Cents, I Read Signs, 1, 2, 3...

  • Hyman, Trina Schart

    Little Red Riding Hood, The Sleeping Beauty, Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins, Saint George and the Dragon...

  • Irvine, Joan

    How to Make Pop-Ups, How to Make Super Pop-Ups, Build it with Boxes...

  • Jacques, Brian

    Redwall, The Legend of Luke, Lord Brocktree, Triss, Martin the Warrior...

  • Jansson, Tove

    Finn Family Moomintroll, Moominpappa at Sea, Moominsummer Madness, Tales From Moominvalley...

  • Jennings, Paul

    Uncovered! Weird Weird Stories, Unbearable! More Bizarre Stories, Undone! More Mad Endings...

  • Johnson, Crockett

    Harold and the Purple Crayon, A Picture for Harold's Room, The Carrot Seed...

  • Jones, Diana Wynne

    Howl's Moving Castle, Castle in the Air, Mixed Magics, Archer's Goon, A Tale of Time City...

  • Joyce, William

    Bently & Egg, Dinosaur Bob and His Adventures with the Family Lazardo, A Day with Wilbur Robinson, George Shrinks, Rolie Polie Olie...

  • Joyce, William: Video Clip

    Watch a video clip of an interview with William Joyce.

  • Kalman, Maira

    Fireboat: The Heroic Adventures of the John J. Harvey, Next stop, Grand Central, Sayonara, Mrs. Kackleman, Hey Willy, See the Pyramids...

  • Katherine Paterson
  • Keats, Ezra Jack

    Peter's Chair, The Snowy Day, Whistle for Willie, Pet Show, Jennie's Hat, Apt. 3...The Ezra Jack Keats Archive at the de Grummond Collection.

  • Keene, Carolyn

    The "Nancy Drew" mystery series.

  • Kellogg, Steven

    The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash, The Mysterious Tadpole, Pinkerton, Behave!, Is Your Mama a Llama?, Library Lil, Paul Bunyan...

  • Kidsreads.com: Authors

    Loads of author biographies and interviews.

  • Kimmel, Eric A.

    Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock, Anansi Goes Fishing, Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins, The Three Princes, Sword of the Samurai...

  • Kipling, Rudyard

    The Jungle Book, Just So Stories, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, The Beginning of the Armadillos, The Elephant's Child...

  • Knight, Hilary

    Eloise, Kay Thompson's Eloise Takes a Bawth, Hilary Knight's The Owl and the Pussy-Cat, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle...

  • L'Engle, Madeleine

    A Wrinkle in Time, A Ring of Endless Light, A Wind in the Door, The Arm of the Starfish, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Troubling a Star...

  • Lemony Snicket
  • Lenski, Lois

    Strawberry Girl, Cowboy Small, The Little Fire Engine, The Little Farm, The Little Sailboat, I Like Winter, Indian Captive: The Story of Mary Jemison...

  • Levine, Gail Carson

    Blog created by the author of Ella Enchanted, Dave at Night, The Two Princesses of Bamarre, The Wish, The Princess Test and other children's favorites.

  • Lewin, Betsy

    Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type, Giggle, Giggle, Quack, Cat Count, Chubbo's Pool, Gorilla Walk...

  • Lewin, Ted

    Market!, Fair!, Big Jimmy's Kum Kau Chinese Take Out, Gorilla Walk, Elephant Quest, Peppe the Lamplighter...

  • Lewis, C. S.

    The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The Horse and His Boy, The Silver Chair, Prince Caspian...

  • Lionni, Leo

    Swimmy, Frederick, Inch by Inch, Little Blue and Little Yellow, A Color of His Own...

  • Lobel, Arnold

    Frog and Toad Together, Frog and Toad are Friends, Days with Frog and Toad, Mouse Tales, Fables, Grasshopper on the Road, Uncle Elephant...

  • London, Jonathan

    Froggy Gets Dressed, Froggy's First Kiss, Froggy Plays Soccer, Froggy Learns to Swim, Froggy's Halloween, Shawn and Keeper Show-and-Tell...

  • Lowry, Lois

    The Giver, Number the Stars, Anastasia Krupnik, Anastasia At Your Service, Attaboy, Sam!, Gathering Blue, Gooney Bird Greene...

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