A profile of writer Judith Viorst. Looks at her accomplishments and awards and includes a long list of the many books she wrote, organized into categories of fiction and nonfiction for children and books and poetry for adults. The...

Julie Lawson is a Canadian children's author of historical fiction. This page has biographical information and a list of her published works.

Jo Ellen Bogart is a well known Canadian children's author. A brief profile and a list of her books are found here.

Rachna Gilmore is a popular Canadian author of picture books and elementary novels. She provides biographical information and summaries of her books on this page.

An interview with Judith Viorst. In it, she talks about how her book Alexander and the Wonderful, Marvelous, Excellent, Terrific Ninety Days evolved from the tumultuous experience of having her now grown son Alexander, his wife, and...

The authors explain strategies for using bilingual books to foster literacy development with ESL learners. They argue that the presence of books in other languages in the classroom library sends a clear message about the value of...

The authors explain strategies for using bilingual books to foster literacy development with ESL learners. They argue that the presence of books in other languages in the classroom library sends a clear message about the value of...

Kids learn about Beverly Cleary's biography on this website. Students can explore information about the author of children's books such as Henry Huggins.

Eric Carle's illustrations feature paper collages, so after reading some of Carle's books you might create your own word collage for an added challenge. Students will choose a scene, an emotion, an animal, or a person. Then students...

Come and learn more about the Caldecott Medal book Ox-Cart Man by Donald Hall. Provides a description of the book, a discussion guide, and a teaching plan.

Have you ever read the Newbery award book Number the Stars by Lois Lowry? This site provides discussion questions, a writing prompt, an extension activity, and more.

Resource presents multiple digital formats of this literary text. You can read about the famous scientist's life in his own words, as he recalled his thoughts and actions for his children.

This is a website focusing on the famous children's author Dr. Seuss (Ted Geisel). It provides his biography, information about his books, places he wrote about, a trivia quiz, a timeline of his works, and much more.

This page is dedicated to winners of the Newbery Medal, an award named for an eighteenth-century British bookseller. Link is available for list of current winners and past winners.

The Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal, named after the author of Little House on the Prairie is given by the American Library Association (ALA) to exceptional children's book authors. Find out more about its namesake and past winners of this...

This article, in which the author discusses how, by consuming alcohol, a pregnant woman can harm her unborn child, provides information on specific deformities associated with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) as well as overviews of how...

This brief biography details the writing career of children's book author Norton Juster.

Classic Reader provides numerous classic literary works from famous authors. One book, originally published in German in 1812, is Johann David Wyss' Swiss Familiy Robinson. This English translation was book first published in 1814.

This well thought out article introduces dyslexia to teachers, as well as causes and symptoms of dyslexia. The author also includes a synopsis of the teacher's role, and teaching methods designed for students with dyslexia. This site is...

Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. This L. Frank Baum work, Rinkitink In Oz, from the early 1900s is the tenth book from his Oz series.

Lesley Choyce has posted a large collection of his poetry here (on four pages) from a book called 'Caution to the Wind.'

This fascinating site by the author, Rick Riordan, contains information about his novels and his life. Also includes lots of teacher resources and activities for children.

These are some fun dinosaur crafts to do with younger children and dinosaur games for a teacher to make. A few crafts are only available to paying members. This is a Christian site, and the author takes the biblical view that dinosaurs...

A timeline about the life and accomplishments of L. Frank Baum (1856-1919 CE).