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Links
Fun Sites for Children
PBS
Site includes Reading Rainbow, Dragon Tales, Sagwa and much more…Good
site for children, parents, care givers, teachers…
Cricket
Includes features from games to stories from children’s magazines Cricket,
Ladybug, Spider and Babybug.
BookMuse
Book ideas, descriptions and reader reviews for all ages.
Author/Illustrator Sites
Illustrators Group
Eileen Christelow
Suse MacDonald
John Stadler
Vermont Author Sites
Under construction as of November 2002 but includes other literature links
as well.
Vermont and Vermont Authors
Numerous Vermont related links including authors, museums, places to visit,
sea monsters and more.
Publishers
Farrar,
Straus & Giroux
Guide to new and featured books. Information and study guides for teachers,
librarians and parents.
Viking
Children’s Books
Reviews and lists for various children’s imprints from Penguin
Putnam Inc. Publisher.
Stone Soup
A magazine by young writers and artists. They accept submissions from children
all over the world up to age 13 years.
Children’s Literature Sites
The Purple Crayon
Information about publishing, writing and illustrating children’s books;
interviews with authors, illustrators, editors and more.
Children’s
Literature Web Guide
Book reviews, book awards, book lists, resources for teachers, parents,
storytellers, authors, illustrators and much more.
American Booksellers Association
Lists of children’s bestsellers and where to find them.
American Library Association
Valuable web links for children, parents, librarians, teachers and caregivers
as well as great information about children’s and young adult literature
with resources about both.
Children’s
Book Council
Catalogs, news, award lists, author/illustrator links and resources for parents
and teachers plus other features.
Children’s
Literature Association
Resources and links for a more serious look at the history and genres
of children’s literature.
Cynthia
Leitich Smith Children’s Literature Resources
Book reviews, book lists, author/illustrator interviews and information – great
for parents, teachers, librarians or caregivers.
Fairrosa’s Cyber Library of Children’s
Literature
Exploration and discussion of children’s literature for adults.
The Hornbook
Features,
articles and information from the Hornbook, a magazine dedicated to
children’s literature.
Professional Organizations
Society
of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI)
Information
and links for writers and illustrators of children’s
books, some available only to members (membership available on line).
Includes links to members of SCBWI.
The
Author’s Guild
Author’s guild represents more than 8,000 writers focusing on improving
rights and legal protections of writers.
Graphic Artists Guild
A national union of illustrators, designers, web creators and other creators.
Society of Illustrators
Home of information for promotion of illustration and illustrators.
Conferences
Texas Book Festival
Information about the annual fair featuring many artists including numerous
children’s authors/illustrators. Children of all ages are invited
to attend.
Mazza Collection
Specializing in original art of children’s picture books, this is the
first and largest teaching gallery in the world focusing on this subject.
LRB (Let the Reading Begin)
Sponsored by Hodge-Podge Books, LRB is a conference for teachers, librarians,
Administrators, authors/illustrators and others interested in putting the magic
Back into reading for children.
Collections and Museums
Mazza
Collection, Art from Children’s Books
Gallery specializing in original art from children’s picture
books.
Kerlan Collection
A great children’s literature research collection. Includes author/illustrator
checklists, exhibit information, research tools and more.
Children’s Literature
Festival Gallery
Center for the reading, studying, use and tools of children’s
literature. Located
At Keene State College, Keene, New Hampshire.
Eric
Carle’s Museum of
Picture Book Art
Dedicated to exploring the role of art in children’s literature
from around the world.
MOCHA (Museum
of Children’s Art)
Located in Oakland, California, MOCHA features children’s art as well
as adults
who illustrate for children.
Vermont Connections
Vermont Center
for the Book
The Center helps adults with programs for children birth to grade 12 through
reading discussion and hands-on activities.
Vermont Public Radio
Home site for Vermont Public Radio including news, music, schedules and arts
calendar.
Frog Hollow-Vermont State Craft Center
Exhibits, descriptions, craft schools and more.
Shelburne Farms
All about Shelburne Farms, a history and description, calendar of events, program
descriptions and more.
Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium
About the museum, program and exhibit descriptions and much more.
Book Stores
On-line
Booksense
Enter a zip code and see a list of area independent booksellers. Also includes book reviews, book lists and more.
Vermont
Bookrack and Children’s Pages - Essex
Bear Pond Books – Montpelier
The Flying Pig – Charlotte
Northshire Bookstore – Manchester
Minnesota
The Red Balloon – St. Paul
Wild Rumpus – Minneapolis
New York
Hodge-Podge Books – Albany
Colorado
Chinook Bookshop – Colorado Springs
Tattered Cover Book Store – Denver
Washington
Elliott Bay Book Store – Seattle
Books by the Way – Vashon Island
