Storyopolis
What a cool online store! Selling art that appears in children’s books and autographed copies of children’s books, I could blow my entire budget for the year in minutes. Definitely worth a visit to at least drool at the items for sale.

Fanfare
Horn Book’s choices for the best books of 2003 in a range of levels.
Via Children’s Books.

Mr. Picassohead
I love finding things like this online to share with kids and teachers. This site allows users to create a Picasso-like picture by adding eyes, noses, lips, ears, and more.

William Durbin
Homepage for this author of books for young adults. His newest is Blackwater Ben, which is waiting for me to read on my book pile.

PIKA Canadian Children’s Literature Database
This database of Canadian children’s literature is the work of three organizations: The Canadian Children’s Book Centre, Communication-Jeunesse and the National Library of Canada. The database includes information on 35,000 Canadian children’s books, subject headings for fiction, and book summaries.

The True Story of Christmas by Anne Fine (0-385-90156-9)
I had heard online that this was a very funny book, and it certainly is! This will make a wonderful read-aloud for Christmastime. Don’t expect a book with saccharine images of a family get together, instead look for the chapter where all Dad says is “Sorry”, the oven door that won’t stay shut, horrible noises and flying dinner rolls.
Happy Holidays!

Mercedes Lackey Homepage
This is a great time to check out Lackey’s website, since she has several new books out right now and another one arriving in January. Teen readers enjoy Lackey, especially the Valdemar series. I just completed Exile’s Valor and really enjoyed it. But I enjoy Lackey’s writing and her obvious love of her characters and setting, that it is easy for me to return to Valdemar time and again. A great author to recommend to teens looking for adventure and magic in their novels.

Idea Box
This is a wonderful resource for people working with children. It provides ideas for activities, seasonal programs, games, songs, recipes, and crafts.

Paul Fleischman’s Official Website
Homepage for this author of books for children and teens with announcements of future books, articles, biography, excerpts and Q&A.