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.
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
Cobb, Vicki There are lots of activities and videos that complement Vicki's "We Dare You" series
Fitzmaurice, Kathryn (The Year the Swallows Came Early)
Gaiman, Neil Official Neil Gaiman Website for Young Readers - video collection with book trailers
Hopkins, Lee Bennett, children's poet
Henkes, Kevin, author/illustrator of Lily's Purple Plastic Purse (and others)
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
Lewis, J Patrick, children's poet
Numeroff, Laura, author of the If You Give a ... series
Patterson, James, author and creator of Read Kiddo Read
Pilkey, Dav, author/illustrator of the Captain Underpants series
Prelutsky, Jack, children's poet
See also Author and Illustrator Visits and Author and Illustrator Interviews
J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter Website (on Scholastic)
Brett, Jan on The Easter Egg
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