Orange Splot is a blog done by a librarian in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. She posts on children’s book subjects.

Meet the Author is a site that offers video clips of authors introducing their books. Right now the site has over 400 clips with additions being made each day. The collection can be browsed by author, title, and date of entry. One can specify just children’s titles and you will find authors that include Anthony Browne, Eoin Colfer, Philip Pullman, Kevin Crossley-Holland, and Terry Pratchett.

tinylittlelibrarian is a librarian’s blog that often has postings on children’s lit. It also has a great blogroll covering blogging librarians, book blogs and children’s lit blogs.

Create/Relate is a blog from Anastasia Suen, author of over sixty books for children. Her blog offers lots of information on the children’s book business, recommended articles, links to other children’s book blogs, and much more.

The Children’s Illustrator Blog Ring is a ring of children’s book illustrators who have blogs. You will see several of them appearing on my blogroll the next time I update it. There are a lot of gems here!

Guys Read is a site offered by Jon Scieszka that focuses on boys reading. The site talks about why boys don’t read like girls do and offers lists of favorite books for boys, including a new list of summer reads.

KidBibs is a website chock full of goodies. From lists of children’s book awards, to online specials, to homework help, raising a reader, and a collection of great sites all about reading. This is another site that will take some time to explore, but what fun it will be!

The Institute of Children’s Literature’s Rx for Writers offers authors support, tips, and an online place to socialize about writing.

Young Adults Book Central is a site that offers articles and book reviews on books for teens. The site also has reader and teacher guides for books, a newsletter, information on authors, and a section on how to write or contact an author. This is a site with a lot of quality content that will take hours to explore. You can also find out about new content via the YA Book Central Blog.