Kids' Favorite Author Sites
Jan Brett: A wonderful children's author of many books including: Town Mouse and Country Mouse, Trouble with Trolls, and Berlioz the Bear. Her website contains an activity page, holiday contests and more information about her books. www.janbrett.com
Betsy Byars: This website contains information about Betsy's books, photographs of recent events and writing tips. www.betsybyars.com
Eric Carle: He has unique illustrations and stories. Check him out! www.eric-carle.com
Roald Dahl: Want to learn about why he wrote Charlie and the Chocolate Factory? Click here! www.roalddahlfans.com
Anna G. Hines: She wrote a number of books including: Daddy Makes the Best Spaghetti and What Can You Do In the Sun? Her web page features many activities including instructions on how to make your own pop-up pages. www.aghines.com
Stephen Krensky: This is a very informational page about the author of How Santa Got His Job and Lionel in the Summer. There is a question/answer page along with interesting facts about his books. www.stephenkrensky.com
Jean Marzollo: The person who created I-Spy books. This page allows you to make your own I-Spy book! www.jeanmarzollo.com
Gary Paulsen: The author of many youth books tells where his ideas came from. You can e-mail him your questions and he will respond! www.randomhouse.com/features/garypaulsen/
Dav Pilkey: The author of Captain Underpants makes us laugh once again with his website. There is humorous information on where he comes from and how he became a cartoonist. www.pilkey.com
Margret Rey: This website is all about Curious George. It has information about art exhibits where he might be found and other interesting facts about the history of his creation. www.georgeworld.com
Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith: The two who brought us The True Story of the Three Little Pigs and others bring us this entertaining web page packed with activities and games. www.baloneyhenryp.com
Audrey
Wood: Author of Heckety Peg, Silly Sally and others. The site
is worth checking out! www.audreywood.com
