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Aardema, Verna

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears, Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain, Traveling to Tondo, The Story Hat...

Adoff, Arnold

I Am the Darker Brother: An Anthology of Modern Poems by African Americans, Love Letters, The Basket Counts...

Aiken, Joan

Black Hearts in Battersea, The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, Supernatural Stories...

Alcott, Louisa May

Little Women, Little Men...

Alexander, Lloyd

The High King, The Book of Three, The Fortune-Tellers, The Remarkable Journey of Prince Jen...

Aliki

Digging Up Dinosaurs, Feelings, How a Book is Made, My Five Senses...

Andersen, Hans Christian

The Princess and the Pea, The Ugly Duckling, Thumbelina, The Emperor's New Clothes,The Steadfast Tin Soldier, The Snow Queen...

Anno, Mitsumasa

Anno's Alphabet, Anno's Journey, Anno's Math Games...

Arnold, Tedd

Green Wilma, Parts, Inside a House That is Haunted, Five Ugly Monsters...

Avi

Nothing But The Truth, The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, Wolf Rider, Poppy, Beyond the Western Sea...

Avi: NYPL Author Chat!

Read the Transcript from NYPL's Author Chat with Avi held July 30th, 2003.

Bang, Molly

Ten, Nine, Eight, The Paper Crane, Wiley and the Hairy Man...

Banks, Lynne Reid

The Indian in the Cupboard, The Return of the Indian, The Secret of the Indian...

Barrie, J.M.

Peter Pan...

Baum, L. Frank

The Wizard of Oz exhibit at the Library of Congress.

Bellairs, John

The House With a Clock in its Walls, The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring, The Mummy, the Will, and the Crypt, The Dark Secret of Weatherend...

Belpré, Pura

(in Spanish) Perez y Martina; Un Cuento Folkloìrico Puertorriqueno, Santiago, Oteì; Un Cuento Folkloìrico Puertorriqueño...

Bemelmans, Ludwig

Madeline, Madeline and the Bad Hat, Madeline in London, Madeline's Rescue...

Berenstain, Stan & Jan

The "Berenstain Bears" books.

Blake, Quentin

Illustrator of many books written by Roald Dahl, Mrs. Armitage and the Big Wave...

Blume, Judy

Superfudge, Tales of a fourth grade nothing, Are you there, God? It's Me, Margaret, Blubber, Freckle juice, Iggie's house, Otherwise known as Sheila the Great...

Blume, Judy : NYPL Author Chat!

Read the Transcript from NYPL's Author Chat with Judy Blume held November 19th, 2002.

Brett, Jan

The Mitten, The Hat, Berlioz the Bear, Comet's Nine Lives...

Brown, Marc

The "Arthur" books and videos...

Brown, Marc : Video Clips

Watch video clips of an interview with Marc Brown.

Brown, Marcia

Stone Soup, Dick Whittington and His Cat, Shadow, Cinderella...

Brown, Margaret Wise

Goodnight Moon, The Runaway Bunny, A Child's Good Night Book...

Browne, Anthony

Willy the Wizard, Willy the Dreamer, Willy's Pictures, Gorilla...

Bruchac, Joseph

The First Strawberries: A Cherokee Story, The Great Ball Game: A Muskogee Story, Children of the Longhouse...

Bryan, Ashley

Ashley Bryan's African Tales, Uh-Huh, Walk Together Children; Black American Spirituals, Beautiful Blackbird...

Bunting, Eve

How Many Days to America?: A Thanksgiving Story, Smoky Night, Scary, Scary Halloween, The Wall, Night of the Gargoyles...

Burnett, Frances Hodgson

The Secret Garden, Little Lord Fauntleroy, A Little Princess...

Burton, Virginia Lee

Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel, The Little House, Katy and the Big Snow, Choo Choo...

Byars, Betsy

The Summer of the Swans, The Pinballs, The 18th Emergency, Bingo Brown's Guide to Romance, The Golly Sisters Go West...

Caldecott, Randolph

The House That Jack Built, Sing a Song for Sixpence, John Gilpin...The Caldecott Medal for children's book illustration is named for him.

Cameron, Ann

The Stories Julian Tells, Julian, Dream Doctor, Julian, Secret Agent, Colibri...

Carle, Eric

The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Grouchy Ladybug, The Very Busy Spider, Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me, The Mixed-Up Chameleon...

Carle, Eric: Video Clips

Watch video of an interview with Eric Carle.

Children's Literature Web Guide: Authors and Illustrators

Lots of links to author and illustrator pages.

Childrenslit.com: Meet Authors and Illustrators

Large collection of author & illustrator biographies and links.

Christopher, Matt

The Catcher's Mask, Skateboard Tough, Dirt Bike Racer, Miracle at the Plate...

Cleary, Beverly

Ramona the Brave, Socks, Ribsy, Dear Mr. Henshaw, Muggie Maggie, Henry Huggins, The Mouse and the Motorcycle...

Clements, Andrew

Frindle, The School Story, A Week in the Woods, The Jacket...

Clements, Andrew: NYPL Author Chat!

Read the Transcript from NYPL's Author Chat with Andrew Clements held August 3, 2004.

Cole, Joanna

The "Magic School Bus" series, The Eentsy, Weentsy Spider: Fingerplays and Action Rhymes, Hungry, Hungry Sharks...

Cole, Joanna: Video Clips

Watch video clips of interviews with Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen creators of the "Magic School Bus" series.

Conrad, Pam

Prarie Songs, The Tub People, Blue Willow...

Cooney, Barbara

Miss Rumphius, Hattie and the Wild Waves: A Story From Brooklyn, The Ox-Cart Man, Eleanor...

Cooper, Susan

The Dark is Rising, Greenwitch, The Boggart, The Grey King, King of Shadows...

Coville, Bruce

Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher, The Skull of Truth, The Ghost in the Third Row, Jennifer Murdley's Toad...

Creech, Sharon

Walk Two Moons, The Wanderer, Love That Dog, Ruby Holler, Absolutely Normal Chaos...

Creech, Sharon : NYPL Author Chat!

Read the Transcript from NYPL's Author Chat with Sharon Creech held August 14th, 2002.

Crews, Donald

Freight Train, School Bus, Harbor, Parade, Truck, Ten Black Dots, Bigmama's

Cummings, Pat

Angel Baby, My Aunt Came Back, Purrrr, Ananse and the Lizard...

Cushman, Doug

Aunt Eater's Mystery Halloween, Inspector Hopper...

Dahl, Roald

James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The Witches, The Twits, The BFG...

Danziger, Paula

The Cat Ate My Gymsuit, Can You Sue Your Parents for Malpractice? Remember Me to Harold Square, There's a Bat in Bunk Five...

Day, Alexandra

Carl's Christmas, Carl Goes Shopping, Follow Carl!, Frank and Ernest Play Ball...

Demi

The Empty Pot, Liang and the Magic Paintbrush, The Stonecutter, Muhammad, Buddha Stories, Gandhi...

dePaola, Tomie

Strega Nona, Big Anthony, "Charlie Needs a Cloak", The Legend of Indian Paintbrush, Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs...

dePaola, Tomie: Video Clips

Watch video clips of an interview with Tomie dePaola.

Dillon, Leo & Diane

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears, The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales, Rap A Tap Tap, Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions...

Dixon, Franklin W.

The "Hardy Boys" mystery series.

Ehlert, Lois

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, Planting a Rainbow, Color Farm, Eating the Alphabet, Feathers for Lunch, Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf, Pie in the Sky...

Ehlert, Lois: Video Clips

Watch video clips of an interview with Lois Ehlert.

Falconer, Ian

Olivia, Olivia Saves the Circus, Olivia Counts...

Fisher, Leonard Everett

Galileo, The Oregon Trail, The Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt, The Great Wall of China...

Fleischman, Paul

Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices, Big Talk: Poems for Four Voices, Seedfolks, Whirligig...

Fleischman, Sid

The Whipping Boy, Here Comes McBroom, Jim Ugly, The 13th Floor, Chancy and the Grand Rascal...

Fleming, Denise

Count!, Lunch, Mama Cat Has Three Kittens, Alphabet Under Construction, Barnyard Banter, In the Small, Small Pond...

Fox, Mem

Boo to a Goose, Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge, Hattie and the Fox, Koala Lou, Sleepy Bears...

Freedman, Russell

Lincoln: A Photobiography, Martha Graham: A Dancer's Life, Confucius: the Golden Rule, Indian Chiefs, The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane...

Fritz, Jean

The Cabin Faced West, Why Don't You Get a Horse, Sam Adams?, The Double Life of Pocahontas, Homesick, My Own Story, Shh! We're Writing the Constitution...

Gantos, Jack

Rotten Ralph, Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key, Jack on the Tracks: Four seasons of Fifth Grade, Heads or tails: Stories From the Sixth Grade...

George, Jean Craighead

My Side of the Mountain, Julie of the Wolves, How to Talk to Your Dog, The Tarantula in My Purse: And 172 Other Wild Pets...

George, Jean Craighead: NYPL Author Chat!

Read the Transcript from NYPL's Author Chat with Jean Craighead George held August 17, 2004. http://summerreading.nypl.org/read2004/chats/george.html

Gibbons, Gail

The Art Box, My Soccer Book, Check It Out!: The Book About Libraries, Halloween, Prehistoric Animals, The Post Office Book, Sharks...

Gibbons, Gail: Video Clips

Watch video clips of an interview with Gail Gibbons.

Giff, Patricia Reilly

"Polk Street School" series, "Polka Dot Private Eye" series, Lily's Crossing, Nory Ryan's Song, Next Stop, New York City!, All the Way Home...

Greenfield, Eloise

Africa Dream, My Doll Keshia, Mary McLeod Bethune, Honey I Love...

Hamilton, Virginia

The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales, M.C. Higgins, The Great, The House of Dies Drear, Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush...

Henkes, Kevin

Owen, Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse, Chrysanthemum, Wemberly Worried, Olive's Ocean, Chester's Way...

Hill, Eric

Spot's First Walk, Where's Spot?, Spot's Birthday Party, Spot Can Count, Spot's Big Book of Words...

Hoban, Tana

Is it Red? Is it Yellow? Is it Blue?: An Adventure in Color, 26 Letters and 99 Cents, I Read Signs, 1, 2, 3...

Hopkins, Lee Bennett

Sports! Sports! Sports!: A Poetry Collection, Yummy! Eating Through a Day: Poems, A Pet for Me: Poems, Hand in Hand: An American History Through Poetry...

Howe, James

Bunnicula, Howliday Inn, Pinky and Rex, The Celery Stalks at Midnight, There's a Monster Under My Bed...

Hurwitz, Johanna

Baseball Fever, Busybody Nora, Aldo Applesauce, The Adventures of Ali Baba Bernstein, Class President...

Hyman, Trina Schart

Little Red Riding Hood, The Sleeping Beauty, Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins, Saint George and the Dragon...

Irvine, Joan

How to Make Pop-Ups, How to Make Super Pop-Ups, Build it with Boxes...

Jacques, Brian

Redwall, The Legend of Luke, Lord Brocktree, Triss, Martin the Warrior...

Janeczko, Paul B.

That Sweet Diamond: Baseball Poems, Seeing the Blue Between: Advice and Inspiration for Young Poets, Stone Bench in an Empty Park...

Jansson, Tove

Finn Family Moomintroll, Moominpappa at Sea, Moominsummer Madness, Tales From Moominvalley...

Jennings, Paul

Uncovered! Weird Weird Stories, Unbearable! More Bizarre Stories, Undone! More Mad Endings...

Johnson, Crockett

Harold and the Purple Crayon, A Picture for Harold's Room, The Carrot Seed...

Jones, Diana Wynne

Howl's Moving Castle, Castle in the Air, Mixed Magics, Archer's Goon, A Tale of Time City...

Joyce, William

Bently & Egg, Dinosaur Bob and His Adventures with the Family Lazardo, A Day with Wilbur Robinson, George Shrinks, Rolie Polie Olie...

Joyce, William: Video Clip

Watch a video clip of an interview with William Joyce.

Kalman, Maira

Fireboat: The Heroic Adventures of the John J. Harvey, Next stop, Grand Central, Sayonara, Mrs. Kackleman, Hey Willy, See the Pyramids...

Keats, Ezra Jack

Peter's Chair, The Snowy Day, Whistle for Willie, Pet Show, Jennie's Hat, Apt. 3...The Ezra Jack Keats Archive at the de Grummond Collection.

Keats, Ezra Jack

The official site of the Keats Foundation.

Keene, Carolyn

The "Nancy Drew" mystery series.

Kellogg, Steven

The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash, The Mysterious Tadpole, Pinkerton, Behave!, Is Your Mama a Llama?, Library Lil, Paul Bunyan...

Kidsreads.com: Authors

Loads of author biographies and interviews.

Kimmel, Eric A.

Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock, Anansi Goes Fishing, Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins, The Three Princes, Sword of the Samurai...

Kipling, Rudyard

The Jungle Book, Just So Stories, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, The Beginning of the Armadillos, The Elephant's Child...

Knight, Hilary

Eloise, Kay Thompson's Eloise Takes a Bawth, Hilary Knight's The Owl and the Pussy-Cat, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle...

Konigsburg, E.L.

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, The View From Saturday, About the B'nai Bagels, Silent to the Bone, T-backs, T-Shirts, Coat, and Suit...