Juvenile / Children's Literature: Authors & Illustators

The authors listed here each have a page on this site where you'll find things such as: their books listed, some biographical information, common topics, similar authors, links to articles and other places their work is mentioned on this site, comments on their work, and links to other sites on the web.

The Children's Literature Web Guide is an attempt to gather together and categorize the growing number of Internet resources related to books for Children and Young Adults. Much of the information that you can find through these pages is provided by others: fans, schools, libraries, and commercial enterprises involved in the book world. Internet source for information on books for children and young adults. Contains quick links to popular topics in addition to resources for teachers, librarians, parents and students.

The Children’s Book Council (CBC) is the nonprofit trade association of children’s book publishers in North America, dedicated to supporting the industry and promoting children’s books and reading.

This Web site is a portal into the world of literary trade books for children and young adults. It’s designed to serve young readers, teachers, librarians, child caregivers, undergraduate and graduate students, university professors, writers, and literature enthusiasts of all stripes.

Harper Collins Children's Books site Authors website links to author's Web pages, online interviews, information about online and print biographies.

This is a free site that clearly explains the use of lexile (reading) scores for books and materials. It also includes a search box to allow you to check the reading level of a particular title.

This website is sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of English and the International Reading Association and provides supportive resources for classroom teachers and parents.

Enrich your author studies with our collection of biographies and interviews with the best-loved authors in children's literature. .

This website serves as a multifaceted resource on exploring K-12 books, providing multimedia experiences and author interactions along with curriculum help, booklists, and other resources.

Children's Literature is organized by author's last name. If you don't find what you're looking for, please use the search box. A resource may be included in the YA section or in Children's Lit (general).

An older website with links to complete stories in translation and links to many other Andersen sites.

Kidoons versions of Grimm's tales animated versions.

A listing of various folk tales and myths and their variations compiled by D.L. Ashliman. Hundreds of tales grouped by tale type. Tales with related themes across different cultures with biographies of writers and links to texts.