These articles research how childhood was depicted in the literature of the 18th and 19th century, and how perceptions of childhood were different from those of today.

An interesting article from The Purple Crayon, a website for children's literature. Discusses the recent trend in children's books toward nonfiction and offers terrific insight into the realities of exposing young children to it.

An article from Poetry Magazine by Lemony Snicket, aka Daniel Handler, presents a portfolio of poetry from authors of many different times and places. In addition to the poems themselves, he discusses why he chose certain poems for this...

A comprehensive article from Alan Review on ways of using short story collections in the classroom; Norma Fox Mazer's collection, "Dear Bill, Remember Me?" is included under section #4.

An informational article that explores the many issues surrounding meeting deadlines for publication. Gives practical advice as well as information for potential submissions for publication.

Use this resource to learn about why J.K. Rowling, the author of the "Harry Potter" books, is a "writer hero" to young readers. This article, written by young students, includes images and related links.

An article concerning the relationships between artists and agents. Discusses why many agent relationships fail, but can be used as a good resource for researching agent relationships for publishing.

What is your favorite Dr. Seuss story? Web English Teacher may be offering you resources to teach it right here! Also contains links to biographical information.

This brief article on the writing of Dr. Seuss introduces readers to such books as "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" and "The Cat in the Hat." Written by students, this article provides "related links" for further reading.