Web Sites About Authors and Illustrators

Robert San Souci
http://www.penguinputnam.com/catalog/yreader/authors/4894_biography.html
Author of Caldecott Honor Books The Talking Eggs and The Faithful Friend; author of Sukey and the Mermaid and The Hobyahs

Genre: Picture book, folktales, fairytales
Grade: K-4

Allen Say
http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/author/say/index.html
Here you'll find several cross-curricular activities related to Allen Say's books, kids' perspectives on some of his books, a place for kids to submit reviews of his books, and Say's responses to questions asked by students and teachers.

Caldecott Award winner for Grandfather's Journey; Caldecott Honor Book award for The Boy of the Three-Year Nap

Genre: Picture book
Grade: K-3

Jon Scieszka
http://www.friend.ly.net/scoop/biographies/jscieszka.html

Maurice Sendak
http://homearts.com/depts/relat/sendakf1.htm
Caldecott Award winner for Where the Wild Things Are; Caldecott Honor Book Awards for Outside Over There, In the Night Kitchen, Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present, Little Bear's Visit, The Moon Jumpers, What Do You Say, Dear?, and A Very Special House

Genre: Picture book
Grade: K-5

Shel Silverstein
http://194.178.234.54/Silverstein/SHELDONE.htm
This page contains information about the life and works of Shel Silverstein, including a list of his albums with some audio clips and links to his poetry.

http://home.fda.net/~s2art/poems.html
Here you'll find several of Shel Silverstein's poems, including Somebody Has To, AntEater, and Ticklish Tom, which are accompanied by his drawings.

Author of Falling Up, Where the Sidewalk Ends, and A Light in the Attic

Genre: Poetry
Grade: K-5

Seymour Simon
http://www.ipl.org/youth/AskAuthor/simon.html
Author of Wolves, Comets, Soup Bubble Magic, and Storms

Genre: Nonfiction, science
Grade: 1-3, 4-6

Gary Soto
http://www.penguinputnam.com/catalog/yreader/authors/199_biography.html http://www.mcdougallittell.com/lit/guest/soto/index.htm

Jerry Spinelli
http://www.carr.lib.md.us/authco/spinelli-j.htm
http://www.randomhouse.com/teachers/rc/rc_ab_jsp.html
Newbery Medal winner for Maniac Magee; Newbery Honor Book Award for Wringer

Genre: Contemporary realistic fiction
Grade: 4-6

William Steig
http://boston.com/globe/magazine/6-22/interview/
Caldecott Medal winner for Sylvester and the Magic Pebble; Caldecott Honor Book Award for The Amazing Bone; Newbery Honor Book award for Abel's Island

Genre: Picture book
Grade: K-5

R. L. Stine/Goosebumps
http://www.scholastic.com/goosebumps/low/Stine/index.htm
This site includes games, samples of upcoming books, information about the television series, and e-mail from kids commenting on some of their favorite stories.

Author of Goosebumps and Fear Street

Genre: Horror, thrillers
Grade: 4-6, young adult

Mildred Taylor
http://www.penguinputnam.com/catalog/yreader/authors/2104_biography.html
Newbery Medal winner for Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Genre: Historical fiction, contemporary realistic fiction
Grade: 4-6, young adult

Chris Van Allsburg
http://www.wondersociety.com/rws/art/illusbk/ (excerpts and pictures from books)
Caldecott Medal winner for The Polar Express and Jumanji

Genre: Picture book, modern fantasy
Grade: K-3

Judith Viorst
http://www.simonsays.com/kids/mtb/mtb_bio.cfm?authname=viorstj
Author of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day; Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday; and My Mama Says There Aren't Any Zombies, Ghosts, Vampires, Creatures, Demons, Monsters, Fiends, Goblins or Things

Genre: Picture book, humor
Grade: K-3

Rosemary Wells
http://www.penguinputnam.com/catalog/yreader/authors/2801_biography.html
Author of Bunny Money, Noisy Nora, Timothy Goes to School, and Max's Bedtime

Genre: Picture book
Grade: K-3

E. B. White
http://www.tiac.net/users/winlib/ebwhite.htm
http://www.gallaudet.edu/~precpweb/charweb/index.html
This site features a class's adaptation and performance of Charlotte's Web. The script and photos of the students' performance are included.

Newbery Honor Book award for Charlotte's Web

Genre: Animal fantasy
Grade: 3-6

Ruth White
http://www.randomhouse.com/teachersbdd/rwhi.html (no photo)
Newbery Honor Book award winner for Belle Prater's Boy

Genre: Contemporary realistic fiction
Grade: 4-6

Laura Ingalls Wilder
http://pinc.com/~jenslegg/
Newbery Honor Book award for These Happy Golden Years, Little Town on the Prairie, and The Long Winter

David Wisniewski
http://www.childrenslit.com/f_wisn_d.htm
Caldecott Medal winner for Golem

Genre: Picture book, folklore
Grade: K-3

Laurence Yep
http://www.penguinputnam.com/catalog/yreader/authors/311_biography.html
http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/special/kay/yep.html
Newbery Honor Book award for Dragon's Gate and Dragonwings

Genre: Contemporary realistic fiction, folktales, fantasy
Grade: 6-8

Jane Yolen
http://www.penguinputnam.com/catalog/yreader/authors/294_biography.html
http://www.ipl.org/youth/AskAuthor/Yolen.html
Author of Caldecott Medal winner Owl Moon; author of Caldecott Honor Book The Emperor and the Kite

Genre: Fantasy, picture book, poetry, nonfiction
Grade: K-3, 4-6, young adult

Ed Young
http://www.penguinputnam.com/catalog/yreader/authors/468_biography.html
Caldecott Medal winner for Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China; Caldecott Honor Book award for Seven Blind Mice and The Emperor and the Kite

Genre: Picture book, folktales
Grade: K-3

Kazumi Yumoto
http://www.randomhouse.com/teachersbdd/yumo.html
Author of The Friends

Genre: Contemporary realistic fiction
Grade: 4-6

Paul O. Zelinsky
http://www.penguinputnam.com/catalog/yreader/authors/2855_biography.html
Caldecott Medal winner for Rapunzel; Caldecott Honor Book award for Swamp Angel, Rumpelstiltskin, and Hansel and Gretel

Genre: Picture book, fairytales, folktales
Grade: K-4

Paul Zindel
http://www.randomhouse.com/teachersbdd/zind.html (audio clip)
This site includes an audio clip, accompanied by a transcript, of Paul Zindel talking about his writing career.

Author of The Pigman, Pardon Me, You're Stepping on My Eyeball, and Reef of Death

Genre: Contemporary realistic fiction, mystery, horror
Grade: 5-8

Charlotte Zolotow
http://www.ipl.org/youth/AskAuthor/Zolotow.html
Author of Caldecott Honor Books Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present and The Storm Book

Genre: Picture book
Grade: K-3