Just like many of us, authors and illustrators have websites and/or blogs. These virtual portals can add to a child's experience with a book and bring it to life in new ways. Although each site varies, you are likely to find games or activities related to a book or series; information about author/illustrator programs or an email address for writing to an author; biographical information about the author/illustrator; and background information about the book itself.

 

Also visit our Online Fun and Games page to find author/illustrator information by book or series title. 

 

Author Websites and Blogs

Adoff, Arnold

Adler, David A.

Alexander, Sue

Anderson, Hans Christian

Anderson, Laurie Halse

Armstrong, Jennifer

Arnold, Tedd

Arnosky, Jim

Asch, Frank

Avi

Barron, T. A.

Becker, Bonnie

Blume, Judy

Brett, Jan

Buzzeo, Toni

Carlson, Nancy

Choldenko, Gennifer Gennifer is the author of the "Al Capone" series for middle grade readers

Christlow, Eileen Picture book author and illustrator Eileen Christlow has lots of little niches on her site

Cleary, Beverly

Cobb, Vicki There are lots of activities and videos that complement Vicki's "We Dare You" series

Codell, Esmé Raji

Coville, Bruce

Creech, Sharon

Davis, Katie

DePaola, Tomie

DiPucchio, Kelly

DiTerlizzi, Tony

Fitzmaurice, Kathryn (The Year the Swallows Came Early)

Fleming, Denise

Fox, Mem

Frasier, Debra

Gaiman, Neil Official Neil Gaiman Website for Young Readers - video collection with book trailers

George, Kristine O'Connell

Green, Tim

Grimes, Nikki

Gutman, Dan

Hopkins, Lee Bennett, children's poet

Henkes, Kevin, author/illustrator of Lily's Purple Plastic Purse (and others)

Keller, Laurie

Kinney, Jeff, author/illustrator of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series

Kirk, Daniel Download CDs of the songs that go with Kirk's poetry books.

Krosoczka, Jarrett J., author/illustrator of the Fly Guy and Lunchlady series

Krull, Kathleen

Leedy, Loreen

Lewis, J Patrick, children's poet

MacDonald, Suse

Martin, Jacqueline Briggs

McCarthy, Meghan McCarthy

McDonald, Megan

Munsch, Robert

Numeroff, Laura, author of the If You Give a ... series

Palatini, Margie

Park, Barbara

Patterson, James, author and creator of Read Kiddo Read

Pfeffer, Wendy

Pilkey, Dav, author/illustrator of the Captain Underpants series

Prelutsky, Jack, children's poet

Pulver, Robin

Rex, Adam

Reynolds, Peter H.

Riordan, Rick

Rowling, J. K.

Sabuda, Robert

 Sayre, April Pulley

Shepard, Aaron

Silverstein, Shel

Smith, Cynthia Leitich

Snicket, Lemony

Spinelli, Jerry

Stevens, Janet

Van Allsburg, Chris

Wood, Audrey

Woodson, Jacqueline

Yolen, Jane

 

Other Author Links

See also Author and Illustrator Visits and Author and Illustrator Interviews 

 

J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter Website (on Scholastic)

 

Illustrator Websites and Blogs

 

Brett, Jan on The Easter Egg

Carle, Eric

DePaola, Tomie

Henkes, Kevin

Jenkins, Steve

Krosoczka, Jarrett J.

Sabuda, Robert

Silverstein, Shel

Whitfield-Holt, Kim 

Van Allsburg, Chris

Willems, Mo

 

Other Illustrator Links

See also Author and Illustrator Visits and Author and Illustrator Interviews 

 

The Pigeon Presents by Mo Willems

Wimp Yourself at Jeff Kinney's blog for Diary of a Wimpy Kid