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This site is for you!
You can search for information about authors and their books alphabetically or
by state. Just click on the map or an alphabet letter below to get started.
Then visit our links for more about young readers and writers, authors and
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Interested in playwrights and plays for young audiences? You'll find them at
USA PLAYS FOR KIDS!
Enjoy, and come back often. We'll be adding new authors and books as we grow.
Last Updated October 30, 2009
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OUR RECOMMENDED READ FOR NOVEMBER
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THE LOG CABIN CHRISTMAS
By
Ellen Howard
Ages 4 and up.
It's Christmas time, but things just don't feel the same for Elvirey and her family at their new log cabin in the Michigan woods. There is no church, there are no stockings, and worst of all, there is no Mam . . .
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About.com Guide to Children's
books
Lots of information about children's books, with links to author's sites.
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Authors4Teens.com
Extensive interviews with well-known authors of young adult books.
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Author Illustrator
Source
A regional guide to authors and illustrators who visit schools.
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Barahona Center
for the Study of Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents
A complete source for books in Spanish and English on Latino topics.
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Better World Books
Fund literacy, care for the environment, and get a good price and great service
on used books.
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Children's Book Council
Information on the business of creating children's books, including
contact information for publishers and authors.
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Children's Literature
Festival
An annual spring gathering of more than 40 authors and thousands of
young readers at Central Missouri State University in Warrensburg, MO.
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Children's Book Insider
An informative site for all who are interested in writing for young
readers.
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The de Grummond Children's
Literature Collection
One of the country's largest collections of books, manuscripts, and
other materials relating to children's literature. Located at the University
of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg.
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Highlights Foundation
Information about the week-long Writing for Children Workshop sponsored by
Highlights Magazine at Chautauqua, NY, and a series of shorter Founders
Workshops in Boyds Mills, PA, on writing for young readers.
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Institute of Children's
Literature
A rich source of information for anyone interested in writing for young
readers, with a chat room, weekly online interviews, and much more.
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International Reading Association
An organization for teachers of reading at all grade levels.
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Internet
Public Library KidSpace
Links to online stories and information about authors.
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Isabel Schon International Center for Spanish Books for Youth
Searchable database of commendable books in Spanish for children and
adolescents published around the world as well as noteworthy books in English
about Latinos.
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Just for Kids Who Love Books
Links to hundreds of websites dedicated to children's authors and their
books, plus an opportunity to post book reviews and comments.
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JUST ONE MORE BOOK!
A thrice-weekly podcast that promotes and celebrates literacy and great
children's books.
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Kid Scoop
A weekly syndicated newspaper page for
kids and a website rich in activities and information relating to
newspapers in education, writing, thinking, and creativity in general.
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MISSOURI WRITES FOR KIDS!
Links to Missouri authors' Web pages.
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National Center for Family Literacy
A nonprofit organization supporting literacy for families across the
United States through training, programming, and other services.
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National Council of Teachers of English
A professional organization for English teachers sponsoring national
conferences and publications.
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Raab Associates
Publicists dedicated to marketing children's books and specialty toys.
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Society of Children's Book Writers
and Illustrators (SCBWI)
The organization for children's book writers and illustrators, with
an international membership, a bulletin, market lists, and workshops
coast-to-coast and abroad. Open to beginners as well as professionals.
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USA PLAYS FOR KIDS!
Links to playwrights' Web pages and many other useful Internet resources
relating to children's theater.
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Writing Conference, Inc.
Information about conferences, festivals, and publications for young people
and teachers of writing and young adult literature.
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AMERICA WRITES FOR KIDS! is a project of the Drury University School of
Education and Child Development, supported by the Springfield-Greene County
Libraries (MO) and the Library System of Lancaster County (PA). Its goal is to
promote literacy and creativity by introducing young readers, parents,
teachers, and librarians to the work of "real, live" children's authors.
Please see
MISSOURI WRITES FOR KIDS!
for a short history of this project.
All children's authors currently living in the United States are invited to
join AMERICA WRITES FOR KIDS! Please submit your web page URL to us at the
address below for consideration. We ask only that your website be entirely
devoted to your work for young readers and that you provide a reciprocal link.
We link only to the web pages of individual authors, not to publishing
companies.
No website? No problem! Let us design one for you. For our guidelines and
affordable prices, contact us at
AMERICA WRITES FOR KIDS!
E-Mail Sandy Asher:
sasher@drury.edu
AMERICA WRITES FOR KIDS!
is a project of the
Drury University
School
of Education and Child Development.
It is supported by
