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Her home page: Betsy Byars A very robust site with plenty of information well presented.
A short biographical essay from McDougal Littell. Betsy Byars
Betsy Byars' Wikepedia entry.
Betsy Byars' papers in the du Grummond collection at the University of Southern Mississippi.
The University of Southern Denmark maintains a very rich site with information about Andersen's life, his bibliography, research on his works, links to other sites, etc.
The Hans Christian Andersen Gilead Memorial site has a plentiful supply of links to e-texts of Andersen's stories as well as information about the sequence and dates of publication.
HCA's Wikepedia entry.
The Odense City Museum in Denmark has an intriguing collection of information about Hans Christian Andersen, his childhood home (now a museum), hot spots of his life in Odense, digitized collections of his work, etc. Well worth a visit as it is somewhat out of the run-of-the-mill websites.
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books has a brief biographical and bibliogrpahical essay on Natalie Babbitt.
The Internet Public Library has a similarly brief essay written in 1996 on Natalie Babbitt's life and works.
Natalie Babbitt's Wikepedia entry.
The International Wizard of Oz Club publishes a thrice yearly journal, The Baum Bugle, with Oz scholarship and essays, maintains member bulletin boards, sponsors conventions, etc.
There is an extensive fan site maintained by Eric Gjovaag at The Wonderful World of Oz website.
L. Frank Baum's Wikepedia entry is quite extensive.
Piglet Press maintains a site, The Oz Encyclopedia, with much information about L. Frank Baum and his literary creation.
An extensive essay by Linda McGovern at the Literary Traveller site provides an extended biographical discussion of L. Frank Baum.
Donna Diamond is hte nom de plume of Donna Kordela.
Her official website is Donna Kordela AKA "Donna Diamond"
The Library of Congress mounted a major exhibit on the centenary of the publication of The Wondeful Wizard of Oz and maintains a site related to that exhibit, covering the books, L. Frank Baum and his illustrator, W.W. Denslow.
The AIGA (American Institue of Graphic Arts), has a nice essay on Denslow's work.
W.W. Denslow's Wikepedia entry.
Don't forget that prints from Denslow's works are available through the Art for Children section of our homepage.
Carl Hiassen's official website.
Carl Hiassen started his career as a reporter for the Miami Herald and still writes columns for them.
Carl Hiaasen's Wikepedia entry.
This site, the Gilbreth Network, is actually focused on Frank and Lillian Gilbreth, the parents in Cheaper by the Dozen but does have some information on Frank B. and his sister Ernestine who wrote the books.
Some bare bones biographical information is available at the IMDB site for both Frank and Ernestine.
Ernestine Gilbreth Carey's Wikipedia entry.
Nothing appropriate yet located.
Madeleine L'Engle's official website.
Madeleine L'Engle's Wikipedia entry.
Madeleine L'Engle's papers at Wheaton College with additional information at the site.
An extensive interview by María Ruiz Scaperlanda with Madeleine L'Engle in the June 2000 edition of St. Anthony Messenger.
A substantive essay on the life and works of Fred Marcellino at Pulcinella Press.
Fred Marcellino's Wikipedia entry.
An essay on Fred Marcellino by Steven Heller for the catalogue of an exhibition at the Norman Rockwell Musuem.
An extended essay by Michael Bierut in Design Observer on the work of Fred Marcellino.
A brief essay and interview with Phyllis Reynolds Naylor at the Internet Public Library.
Ms. Naylor's entry for the Children's Book Guild of Washington, D.C.
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor's Wikipedia entry.
Armstrong Perry's grand-daughter created and maintains this site with great information about his life and works.
Katherine Paterson's offical website.
Katherine Paterson's Wikipedia entry.
An interview with Katherine Paterson at the National Children's Book and Literacy Alliance.
An essay and interview of Katherine Paterson from 1996 at the Internet Public Library.
An article in the September 18th, 2002 MSNBC edition giving current information about the little lighthouse in Hildegard Swift's Little Red Lighthouse.
No sites yet found.
David Macaulay's Wikipedia entry.
Born September 13, 1920 in Denmark
Immigrated to the USA in 1924
Resident in Nottingham, New Hampshire
Else Holmelund Minarik's Wikipedia entry.
A brief biographical entry for Else Holemlund Minarik at Children's Literature Network.
Michael O. Tunnell's website.
Born December 27, 1915 on Mercer Island, Washington.
Died March 12, 2005 on Mercer Island, Washington
Ted Rand's obituary from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, March 15, 2005.
Born April 16, 1912 in New York
Died May 8th, 1996 in Mexico
Garth Williams Wikipedia entry.
Born November 30, 1835 in Florida Missouri
Died April 21, 1910 in Redding, Connecticut
The Mark Twain Papers & Project at the University of California, Berkeley.
Center for Mark Twain Studies at Elmira College.
More on Mark Twain - A collection of website addresses related to Mark Twain
The Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum in Hannibal, Missouri.
The Mark Twain House .
Born February 7, 1867 near Pepin, Wisconsin
Died February 10, 1957 in Mansfield, Missouri
Laura Ingalls Wilders' Wikipedia entry.
Laura Ingalls Wilder Homesites - Created and maintained historian and Wilder biographer, Bill Anderson.
Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Home and Museum.
Article on Laura Ingalls Wilder from Thomson Gale.
Born June 26, 1915 in Norfolk, Virginia
Charlotte Zolotow's official website.
Charlotte Zolotow's Wikipedia entry.
Charlotte Zolotow bibliography.
Born February 14, 1952 in Wilmette, Illinois
Paul O. Zelinsky's website.
Brief biographical entry for Paul O. Zelinsky at the National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature.
Article by Paul O. Zelinsky in CBC Magazine.
An article in Through the Looking Glass Children's Book Review on Paul O. Zelinsky.
Paul O. Zelinsky's Wikipedia entry.
Born July 1, 1939 in Galesburg, Illinois
Emily Arnold McCully entry at the Children's Literature site.
Emily Arnold McCully's Wikipedia entry.
Born April 15, 1945 in Lewiston, Maine
Jacqueline Briggs Martins' website.
Article on Jacqueline Briggs Martin in California Kids November 2005 by Patricia M. Newman.
Article on Jacqueline Briggs Martin in Through the Looking Glass Children's Review.
Born in 1964 in Stamford, Lincolnshire, UK
An article on James Mayhew in Through the Looking Glass Children's Review.
Brief background information on James Mayhew at his publisher's site.
Born December 14, 1920 in East Clandon, Surrey, UK
Died July 23, 1992 in UK
Article on Rosemary Sutcliff in Historical Novel Society by Sandra Garside-Neville with awards and bibliography information.
Rosemary Sutcliff's Wikipedia entry.
1986 interview with Rosemary Sutcliff by Raymond H. Thompson.
Rosemary Sutcliff's godson and cousin, Anthony Lawton, maintains a very rich blog, Rosemary Sutcliff, which has a wonderful collection of materials about her life and works. This supercedes a brief earlier blog, also named Rosemary Sutcliff which should not be overlooked as an additional source of information on Sutcliff.
Another blog, Rosemary Sutcliff: an appreciation, maintained by Sandra Garside-Neville and Sarah Cuthbertson.
March 13, 2008 - The estimable British literary magazine, Slightly Foxed has published a pocket edition of Sutcliff's Blue Remembered Hills. Should you wish a copy, please contact them directly at the link.
Rosemary Sutcliff's Bibliography
The Chronicles of Robin Hood by Rosemary Sutcliff and illustrated by C. Walter Hodges 1950
The Queen Elizabeth Story by Rosemary Sutcliff and illustrated by C. Walter Hodges 1950
The Armourer's House by Rosemary Sutcliff and illustrated by C. Walter Hodges 1951
Brother Dusty-Feet by Rosemary Sutcliff and illustrated by C. Walter Hodges 1952
Simon by Rosemary Sutcliff and illustrated by Richard Kennedy 1953
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The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff and illustrated by C. Walter Hodges 1954 Recommendation |
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Outcast by Rosemary Sutcliff and illustrated by Richard Kennedy 1955 Recommendation |
Lady in Waiting (novel) by Rosemary Sutcliff and illustrated by 1956
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The Shield Ring by Rosemary Sutcliff and illustrated by C. Walter Hodges 1956 Recommendation |
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The Silver Branch by Rosemary Sutcliff and illustrated by Charles Keeping 1957 Recommendation |
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Warrior Scarlet by Rosemary Sutcliff and illustrated by Charles Keeping 1958 Recommendation |
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The Lantern Bearers by Rosemary Sutcliff and illustrated by Charles Keeping 1959 Recommendation |
Rudyard Kipling by Rosemary Sutcliff and illustrated by 1960
Knight's Fee by Rosemary Sutcliff and illustrated by Charles Keeping 1960
Houses and History by Rosemary Sutcliff and illustrated by William Stobbs 1960
Beowulf: Dragonslayer by Rosemary Sutcliff and illustrated by Charles Keeping 1961
Dawn Wind by Rosemary Sutcliff and illustrated by Charles Keeping 1961
Dragon Slayer by Rosemary Sutcliff and illustrated by Charles Keeping 1961
Sword at Sunset (novel) by Rosemary Sutcliff and illustrated by John Vernon Lord 1963
The Hound of Ulster by Rosemary Sutcliff and illustrated by Victor Ambrus 1963
Heroes and History by Rosemary Sutcliff and illustrated by Charles Keeping 1965
A Saxon Settler by Rosemary Sutcliff and illustrated by John Lawrence 1965
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The Mark of the Horse Lord by Rosemary Sutcliff and illustrated by Charles Keeping 1965 Recommendation |
The High Deeds of Finn MacCool by Rosemary Sutcliff and illustrated by Michael Charlton 1967
The Chief's Daughter by Rosemary Sutcliff and illustrated by Victor Ambrus 1967
A Circlet of Oak Leaves by Rosemary Sutcliff and illustrated by Victor Ambrus 1968
The Flowers of Adonis (novel) by Rosemary Sutcliff and illustrated by 1969
The Witch's Brat by Rosemary Sutcliff and illustrated by Richard Lebenson 1970
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Tristan and Iseult by Rosemary Sutcliff and illustrated by Victor Ambrus 1971 Recommendation |
Heather, Oak and Olive: Three Stories (containsThe Chief's Daughter by Rosemary Sutcliff and illustrated by Ambrus 1972
The Capricorn Bracelet (based on BBC scripts for a series on Roman Scotland) by Rosemary Sutcliff and illustrated by Richard Cuffari 1973
The Changeling by Rosemary Sutcliff and illustrated by Victor Ambrus 1974
(With Margaret Lyford-Pike) We Lived in Drumfyvie by Rosemary Sutcliff and illustrated by 1975
Blood Feud by Rosemary Sutcliff and illustrated by Charles Keeping 1976
Shifting Sands by Rosemary Sutcliff and illustrated by Laszlo Acs 1977
Sun Horse by Rosemary Sutcliff and illustrated by Shirley Felts 1977
(Editor with Monica Dickens) Is Anyone There? by Rosemary Sutcliff and illustrated by 1978
Song for a Dark Queen by Rosemary Sutcliff and illustrated by 1978
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The Light beyond the Forest: The Quest for the Holy Grail by Rosemary Sutcliff and illustrated by Shirley Felts 1979 Recommendation |
Three Legions: A Trilogy (contains The Eagle of the Ninth, The Silver Branch, and The Lantern Bearers) by Rosemary Sutcliff and illustrated by 1980
Frontier Wolf by Rosemary Sutcliff and illustrated by 1980
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The Sword and the Circle: King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table by Rosemary Sutcliff and illustrated by Shirley Felts 1981 Recommendation |
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The Road to Camlann: The Death of King Arthur by Rosemary Sutcliff and illustrated by Shirley Felts 1981 Recommendation |
Eagle's Egg by Rosemary Sutcliff and illustrated by Victor Ambrus 1981
Bonnie Dundee by Rosemary Sutcliff and illustrated by 1983
Blue Remembered Hills: A Recollection (autobiography) by Rosemary Sutcliff and illustrated by 1983
Flame-Coloured Taffeta by Rosemary Sutcliff and illustrated by 1985
The Roundabout Horse by Rosemary Sutcliff and illustrated by Alan Marks 1986
Mary Bedell (play) by Rosemary Sutcliff and illustrated by 1986
Blood and Sand by Rosemary Sutcliff and illustrated by 1987
The Best of Rosemary Sutcliff by Rosemary Sutcliff and illustrated by 1987
Little Hound Found by Rosemary Sutcliff and illustrated by 1989
A Little Dog Like You by Rosemary Sutcliff and illustrated by Jane Johnson 1990
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The Shining Company by Rosemary Sutcliff 1990 Recommendation |
Chess-Dream in a Garden by Rosemary Sutcliff and illustrated by Ralph Thompson 1993
The Minstrel and the Dragon Pup by Rosemary Sutcliff and illustrated by Emma Chichester 1993
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Black Ships before Troy: The Story of the Iliad by Rosemary Sutcliff and illustrated by Alan Lee 1993 Recommendation |
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The Wanderings of Odysseus: The Story of the Odyssey by Rosemary Sutcliff and illustrated by Alan Lee 1996 Recommendation |
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Sword Song by Rosemary Sutcliff 1998 Recommendation |
Born October 10, 1946 in California
Robert D. San Souci's website.
An article in CBC Magazine by Robert D. San Souci.
Born February 17, 1942 in New York City
Michael McCurdy's website. Biographicla information, gallery of his artwork, etc.
Born February 13, 1932 in New York
CBC Magaizine article by Simms Taback.
Simms Taback's Wikipedia entry.
Born March 6, 1959 in Pennsylvania
Chris Raschka's Wikipedia entry.
Kidspoint article on Chris Raschka with plenty of information and links.
Children's Literature article on Chris Raschka.
Born in USA
Peggy Rathmann's website.
Article in Kidspoint on Peggy Rathmann by Virginia Johnson.
Peggy Rathmann's Wikipedia entry.
Children's Literature article on Eric Rohmann.
Eric Rohman article in Through the Looking Glass Children's Review.
An article on Eric Rohmann in the July 5, 2007 Mount Prospect Times.
Born in August 28, 1937 in Yokohama, Japan
Publisher's brief biography of Allen Say.
Allen Say's Wikipedia entry.
A collection of Allen Say article links.
Interview with Allen Say by Marjorie Coughlan
An article on Allen Say in the Looking Glass Review of Children's Literature.
Born 1858 in France
Died 1926 in USA
Born February 5, 1956 in Bridgewater, New Jersey
Publishers author site for David Wiesner.
David Wiesner's Wikipedia entry.
David Wiesner article in Looking Glass Review of Children's Literature.
Born July 31, 1965 in South Gloucestershire, UK
J.K. Rowling's official site.
J.K. Rowling's Wikipedia entry.
Born March 21, 1953 in Middlesex, UK
Died September 11, 2002 in USA
David Wisniewski's website.
Article by David Wisniewski in CBC Magazine.
David Wisniewski's Wikipedia entry.
Born February 18, 1950 in Aarhus, Denmark
Publisher's brief bio of Henri Sorensen.
Children's Literature article on Henri Sorensen.
Born February 26, 1931 in Westfield, New Jersey
Judith St. George website.
Judith St. George's Wikipedia entry.
Born December 16, 1924 in Riga, Latvia
Immigrated to the USA 1954
Nicolas Sidjakov's Wikipedia entry.
Brief biographical entry for Nicolas Sidjakov at The Children's Literature Research Collections of the University of Minnesota.
Born October 31, 1904 in New York
Died February 12, 1978
Sydney Taylor's Wikipedia entry.
Bibliography
All-of-a-Kind Family, by Sydney Taylor, 1951
The Holiday Story Book, by Sydney Taylor, 1953
More All-of-a-Kind Family, by Sydney Taylor, 1954
All-of-a-Kind Family Uptown, by Sydney Taylor, 1957
Mr. Barney's Beard, by Sydney Taylor, 1961
Now That You Are Eight, by Sydney Taylor, 1963
The Dog Who Came to Dinner, by Sydney Taylor, 1966
A Papa Like Everyone Else, by Sydney Taylor, 1966
All-of-a-Kind Family Downtown, by Sydney Taylor, 1972
Ella of All-of-a-Kind Family, by Sydney Taylor, 1978
Danny Loves a Holiday, by Sydney Taylor, 1980
Born November 10, 1946 in Fostoria, Ohio
An interview with Sandra Markle.
Christchurch City Libraries interview with Sandra Markle.
Sandra Markle's Wikipedia entry.
A reasonably substantitive biography of Sandra Markle.