Sid Fleischman
Official site for this Newbery Award winning author.

Anna Grossnickle Hines
Homepage for this author and illustrator of children’s books. The section where she explains the process of illustrating Whistling by Elizabeth Partridge is a fascinating glimpse into her art.

Nikki Grimes
Homepage for this Coretta Scott King Award winning author. The site offers biographical information, bibliography, travel schedule, advice for beginning writers, teacher ideas and a spot for questions and answers.

Catherine Clark
Homepage for the author of Frozen Rodeo, which has made several best teen books of 2003 lists. She has also written Truth or Dairy and Wurst Case Scenario.

Melvin Burgess
Homepage for this author of YA books. His new book, Doing It, due out this spring, is getting a lot of great buzz. It is on my must read list.

Hilari Bell, Writer
Homepage for this author of fantasy for teens and older elementary readers. Her books include the new Flame and the recent Goblin Wood.

Barbara Bash
Homepage for this author and illustrator of children’s books on plants and animals. I have enjoyed Shadows of Night, a book about bats, and What’s Up, What’s Down, a wonderful look at nature high and low.

The Official Lynne Reid Banks Website
Homepage for this author of Indian in the Cupboard and many other titles.

Kathi Appelt
Homepage for this author of children’s picture books, including the Bubba and Beau series, and books for older readers.