Author Profile Websites

Some people may have the a lot of the same websites, but I tried to look for a few that no one else would have. Here are a few websites that have helped me out so far with my researches. The first one is www.childrenslit.com. Most the of authors listed on this website have their own websites. The authors that have their own websites also have a complete booklist. The next site a stumbled upon was helpful in getting to know the author's personal life a little better. If you log onto www.bethanyroberts.com/childrensbookauthors.htm, you can find a biography on most authors. If you read about an author, the light bulb in your head will go off the next time you run across that name. At www.underdown.org/topsites.htm, there is a list of several children's book authors. The good thing about this website is that it has a brief description of an author's website before you actually click on it. At www.teachersfirst.com/100books.cfm, you can find the 100 books selected by the National Education Association in 1999. I realize that this was a decade ago, but most of the books should still be acceptable. The thing I liked is that you can break authors down into age-group categories and says that name of the story and the authors. The last one I visited was the easiest website to use. At www.education.com/topic/childrens-book-authors/, you can browse children's literature authors by age, grade, or topic. It also gives real advice to teachers on what kind of emotions are running through your child's mind, what their social lives should be like, and how their school and academics should be going. They have this information for all the grades. There are FAQ's (frequently asked questions) from parents and trust me, these are probably the same questions that we wonder every day when we're around kids.