Carolyn Meyer’s Website
Homepage for Carolyn Meyer, author of historical fiction for children including several of the Royal Diaries series.

Lynne Cherry – Home
Homepage for the author of The Great Kapok Tree.

FrankAsch.com
Homepage for this author of the Moonbear books and many others.

Good Dog, Carl
Official homepage for this author of the nearly wordless Carl series.

SCBWI
Website for this “professional organization for writers and illustrators of children’s books,” containing news, events, publications, web sites, and discussion boards.

Senator wants book showing family living in car blacklisted
Senator Martin Golden from Brooklyn objects to the book by Arthur Dorros due to its portrayal of a US city with boarded windows, a family living out of a car and a caption featuring illiteracy.

Children’s author Joyce looking forward to Disney’s `Wilbur Robinson’
“The Walt Disney Co.’s announcement this week that it will produce an animated version of the children’s book “A Day With Wilbur Robinson” was something author William Joyce had been waiting for.”
Joyce says later in the article that the film will be “pretty faithful to the book.” He will also be a producer of the project.

ALA | 2004 Best Books for Young Adults
Here is the complete list of the Best Books for Young Adults. There are 84 titles on this year’s list. Even more to add to my reading list!

ALA | 2004 Top Ten BBYA
YALSA has announced the Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults for 2004. They include many of the ones I have seen on similar lists, but a couple surprises too. I love this season of awards, and love adding so many titles to my list of books to read.