Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Babes of the Year by Edith M. Thomas

For Students K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's picture book Babes of the Year by Edith M. Thomas. It features color illustrations of little girls and a poem for each month of the year.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Sparkles for Bright Eyes by Thomas W. Handford, Ed.

For Students 3rd - 5th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Sparkles for Bright Eyes by Thomas W. Handford, Ed. (1888), a book of stories and poems with illustrations.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Prince Dimple on His Travels by Mrs. George A. Paull

For Students 2nd - 5th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Prince Dimple on His Travels by Mrs. George A. Paull (1892), a fictional account of the life of Prince Dimple with illustrations.
Handout
Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes

Biblioteca Virtual Miguel De Cervantes: Alicia Morel

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a detailed biography of the Chilean writer Alicia Morel. It contains an extensive corpus of tales, personal photos, book covers, manuscripts, illustrations, and critical studies of her work.
Handout
Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes

Biblioteca Virtual Miguel De Cervantes: Antoniorrobles

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is dedicated to Antonio Joaquin Robles Soler known as Antoniorrobles. You can find his biography, illustrations, book covers, links of interest and a gallery of images.
Activity
Harold D. Underdown

Getting Out of the Art File: Tips for Book Illustrators

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent resource for illustrators to format their work in order to get the attention of a publisher. Intended for children's literature, but may also apply to other genres.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Favorite Fairy Tales by Maud Humphrey

For Students K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Favorite Fairy Tales by Maud Humphrey (1892), a collection of favorite fairy tales with illustrations. These fairy tales are included: Little Red Riding Hood,...
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Aunt Louisa: Hector the Dog by Laura Valentine

For Students 2nd - 4th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Aunt Louisa's London Toy Books: Hector the Dog by Laura Valentine [1870], a long poem with illustrations.
eBook
Other

Sur La Lune Fairy Tales: Japanese Fairy Tales

For Students 9th - 10th
Online version of the book, "Japanese Fairy Tales," first published in 1908. It includes 20 or so tales translated from Japanese into English including the following: "My Lord Bag of Rice," "The Farmer and the Badger," "The Adventures of...
Website
Curated OER

Mc Graw Hill: Part 1: Reading Literature: Use Illustrations and Details

For Students K - 1st Standards
Learn how drawing characters, settings, and events can help with reading comprehension.
Unit Plan
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Houghton Mifflin Books: Zathura by Chris Van Allsburg

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This comprehensive teacher's guide for the book "Zathura" by Chris Van Allsburg provides us with an opportunity to examine how writers blend scientific information with a fictional story.
Unit Plan
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Houghton Mifflin: The Garden of Abdul Gasazi

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Explore this informative teachers' guide for the book, "The Garden of Abdul Gasazi," by Chris Van Allsburg. Students and teachers will enjoy this comprehensive source.
Activity
Harold D. Underdown

The Purple Crayon: A Guide to Writing Children's Lit.

For Students 9th - 10th
A great resource for writing, illustrating, and publishing children's literature. Includes articles, guides, and helpful tips to being successful in one or more ventures in children's literature.
eBook
University of Adelaide

University of Adelaide: The Divine Comedy

For Students 9th - 10th
Conveniently divided into Hell, Purgatory and Paradise, this site allows one to read Dante's classic poem online, or download the text. Illustrations appear when the text is read online.
eBook
Library of Congress

Library of Congress: Classic Books

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read these beloved classic stories with their original illustrations. 23 books for children, including The Three Little Pigs and Denslow's Humpty Dumpty. 6 novels for teens, including Poe's The Raven and Dickens' A Christmas Carol. All...
eBook
Library of Congress

Library of Congress: Classic Books

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read these beloved classic stories with their original illustrations. 23 books for children, including The Three Little Pigs and Denslow's Humpty Dumpty. 6 novels for teens, including Poe's The Raven and Dickens' A Christmas Carol. All...
Unit Plan
The Newberry Library

Newberry: Wives and Wenches, Sinners and Saints: Women in Medieval Europe

For Students 9th - 10th
Learning module on women in Europe during the Middle Ages teaches about medieval Christian beliefs about women's nature and social roles and how they were expressed in illustrations, poetry, and religious writings.
Graphic
Johns Hopkins University

Milton S. Eisenhower Library: Don Quixote De La Mancha

For Students 9th - 10th
A digital exhibit that provides two tours containing links to electronic versions of the text along with illustrations taken from the novel.
eBook
University of Virginia

University of Virginia: Electronic Text Center: The Modern English Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection contains fiction, non-fiction, poetry, drama, letters, newspapers, manuscripts, and illustrations from 1500 to the present, arranged for browsing by author's last name or by category of interest. It contains classics such...
Primary
Other

University of Aberdeen: Aberdeen Bestiary

For Students 9th - 10th
Digitized version of the Aberdeen Bestiary, written and illuminated in England around 1200. Access full-page displays and detailed views of illustrations, along with transcriptions of the text in English and the original Latin. Also...
Unit Plan
Library of Congress

Loc: Edgar Allen Poe Was Born Jan. 1809

For Students 6th - 8th
A brief biography of Edgar Allen Poe's fascinating life is presented on this site from the Library of Congress. Illustrations and portraits enrich the four pages of information on this American author.
Website
Books in the Classroom

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Barbara Cooney

For Students 3rd - 5th
This site contains a biography of Barbara Cooney, and a summary of each of her picture books. Pictures of each of her books are provided.
eBook
Bibliomania

Bibliomania: David Copperfield (Full Text)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site presents the full text of Dickens' novel "David Copperfield." Content is supplemented with illustrations.
Website
Princeton University

The Charrette Project

For Students 9th - 10th
An outstanding example of what can be done on the web around the editing of a medieval text (Chretien de Troyes's "Le Chevalier de la Charrette"). It includes a critical edition, variants, a modern French translation, manuscript...