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AUTHORS ON THE WEB

• Authors Listed Alphabetically A-D
• Authors Listed Alphabetically E-O
• Authors Listed Alphabetically P-Z
• Children's Literature Web Guide Authors and Illustrators
• CLS Children's Books Authors and Illustrators
• Kids Click Authors
• Learning about the Authors Page

• Bright Ideas - Offers a number of ideas for writing projects, including stories, descriptions, personal narratives, persuasive essays, opinion essays, instructions and compare/contrast essays.
• CyberKids - Read stories written by other kids or submit your own work on this innovative site for kids from 7-12.
• Little Planet Times - By kids, for kids. There are fun stories here and you can write a letter to the editor.
• Scholastic: Writing with Writers - Learn about various forms of writing and get professional tips here. Participating authors include Gerald Fierst, Nina Jaffe, Karla Kuskin and Jon Scieszka.

• Arthur - A fun-packed site for all Arthur fans!
• Bear in the Big Blue House - Enjoy games, music, books and activities featuring the Bear in the Big Blue house and all of his friends.
• Berenstain Bears - Search for hidden destinations and enjoy other exciting activities in Berenstain Bear Country.
• PBS: Between the Lions - From PBS, the people who bring you Between the Lions, comes this collection of read-along stories that are presented in a style similar to that used on the TV show.
• RIF: Reading Planet - In these sing-along and reading adventures, test is displayed on the screen as a narrator reads each passage. The stories and songs are aimed at younger readers and include such titles as Drippy the Icicle, River Otter, Barnyard Babies and two stories and three songs in Spanish.
• Seussville - Have a great time playing games with all of Dr. Seuss's wacky characters!
• Starfall - This is a great site for early readers. Great site for parents, teachers and students in elementary. Students can read along and turn pages by clicking with the mouse. Select from folk tales, Greek myths, fairy tales, and non-fiction books plus comics.
• The Book of Pooh - Work your way through the map of Winnie the Pooh's 1000-Acre Woods.

• Aaron Shepard's Storybook - Choose stories from around the world, retold by children's author Aaron Shepard.

• Absolutely Whootie: Stories to Grow By - Click on the castle to read folktales and fairytales from around the world.

• American Folklore - This site provides short versions of many tall tales, myths, legends, as well as US state, American regional, Canadian, Native American and ethnic folklore.

• Andrew Lang Fairy Books - Nine classic fairy tale collections, each named for a color.

• Aesop's Fables - Read modern and traditional versions of Aesop's fables.

• Animals, Myths and Legends - Click on "Legends" to see a collection of Australian folktales and stories written by kids.

• Childrenstory.com - Read or listen to many classic fairytales at this site.

• Fractured Fairy Tales - Stories that extend, or parody, or re-cast the traditional fairy tale in a new light.

• Grimm's Fairy Tales - This easy-to-navigate site contains "unvarnished" versions of twelve of the popular fairytales collected by the Brothers Grimm.

• Hans Christian Andersen - Read more than 100 of Andersen's original fairytales, listed chronologically.

• Ongoing Tales: Old Time Fairy Tales - Read more than forty well-known and lesser-known fairytales and folktales.

• Retold Fairy Tales and Legends - Perfect for anyone who has ever enjoyed fairy tales. These stories may be compared with the originals, or appreciated for their breaks in established form.

• AmericanGirl.com - Meet your favorite American Girl characters, play games and send e-cards to your friends on this interactive site.
• Bungalo Books Fun Page - Color a picture, read a story or send a card to a friend!
• Dr. Seuss - Welcome to Seussville! Create your very own stories featuring Dr. Seuss characters.
• Fact Monster: The Chronicles of Narnia - Puzzles and quizzes on the Narnia books, along with essays on Narnia and the types of foods eaten there and a biography of C. S. Lewis.
• HarperCollins Children's Books - Need to find a new book to read? Check out the Favorite
  Fiction section on this site.
• Houghton Mifflin Kid's Place- Read wacky webtales and play spelling, math, and reading games.
• Hyperion Books for Children - Check out this site for more book suggestions.
• Kids at Random - Message board, games, cartoons, submit your own reviews of kids' books.
• Penguin Group Young Readers - Visit Froggy, Amber Brown and other wonderful characters from your favorite Penguin Putnam books.
• Scholastic Book Central - Read about and review the newest books from Scholastic.
• Scholastic Kids Fun Online - Games, contests and activities related to such popular titles as Captain Underpants, Animorphs, Magic School Bus, I Spy, Harry Potter, and others.
• The Tolkien Trail - Take a tour of Middle Earth, guided by the wizard Gandalf, and encounter games, fan fiction, music, artwork, a discussion board and much more.
• Winnie the Pooh - Explore the world of Winnie the Pooh and the Hundred Acre Wood.

HARRY POTTER

• Harry Potter Guide
• Harry Potter Lexicon
• Scholastic Publishing
• Warner Brothers

REALLY AWESOME READS

• Award Winning Books - Here are the complete lists of books that have recieved the prestigious awards given by the Association for Library Service for Children(ALSC)such as Newbery, Caldecott, Geisels, and Siebert.
• Bookhive - Search this database from the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County, for titles in several genres recommended by kids for kids.
• Kidsreads.com - Book lists, polls, reviews and more, all just for kids.
• World of Reading! - Browse through book reviews categorized by country or by subjects such as suspense, fantasy, survival and much more.

SERIES

• Bettendorf Public Library's Teen Page - A searchable database of series and sequels for children of all ages.  Browse, or search by author, series title or individual book title.

Last updated: 07/06/10