Authors and Illustrators

    Are you curious about your favorite children's book authors and illustrators?
      Do you wonder where they get their great ideas?
        Have you been thinking of becoming a children's book creator yourself?
          Here are some sites that will provide information and inspiration.

•   Wisconsin Authors
  Authors and illustrators are listed who have ties to Wisconsin - having been born and raised, lived in, or are currently living in Wisconsin. There are links to the individual's Web Site if one exists, and to their body of work available at the library through the CountyCat online catalog.

• Children's Book Council
  Information about children's books, book publishing, and author and illustrators is available at this site from the Children's Book Council, an organization "dedicated to encouraging literacy and the use and enjoyment of children's books."

• ChildrensLit - Meet the Authors and Illustrators
  Children's Literature reviewers read and critically review more than 3,000 books annually. Their mission is to help teachers, librarians, childcare providers and parents make appropriate literary choices for children. This list contains hundreds of author or illustrator Web Sites.

• Centro para el Estudio de Libros Infantiles y Juveniles en Espanol
  (Center for the Study of Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents)
  The Center at California State University San Marcos promotes literacy in English and Spanish. It endeavors to inform current and future educational decision-makers about books centered around Latino people and culture and about books in Spanish and their value in education of English-speaking and Spanish-speaking children and adolescents

• Children's Literature Web Guide
  The director of Doucette Library Teaching Resources, DK Brown, has gathered together and categorized the growing number of Internet resources related to books for Children and Young Adults. The site includes author and illustrator sites, book award lists and many other resources for parents and teachers.
  

• ISLMC - Internet School Library Media Center
  The ISLMC is a meta-site designed to foster easy access to curriculum related sites for teachers, school librarians, parents and students. Author’s birthday calendar, author/illustrator appearances, name pronunciation guide, and many student related activities.
  

• Milwaukee Public Library’s Wisconsin Writers Wall of Fame.
  Discover more about Wisconsin’s own Marguerite Henry, author of the award winning Misty of Chincoteague and King of the Wind.

• Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
  Connect with people who write, illustrate, or share an interest in children's literature at this site for the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.