An interesting web site to visit for Jan Brett is her own homepage: http://www.janbrett.com.  Here you can find activities to go along with many of her books.  Also, you can print coloring pages of characters, look for related lesson plans, hear Jan Brett tell about her books, and participate in contests sponsored by Jan Brett herself. 
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Cynthia Rylant is the author I chose to search.  She is a great writer of children's books. 
http://www.rylant.com/

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Dr. Seuss has given us a variety of books which combine fun and learning through a world of rhyme.  After surveying a variety of search engines, I locate these web sites about Dr. Seuss.  Enjoy! 
 

Seussville
http://www.timesbooks.com/seussville/
Play games which involve characters from your favorite Dr. Seuss books. 

Meet Dr. Seuss
http://www.grolier.com/club/docs/club/seuss/meet.html
See a picture of Dr. Seuss.  Read a brief article about him.  Take a quiz about his books. 

Dr. Seuss Word Finds
http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/2798/drseuss.html
Print these word searches for your class.  Use clues from Dr. Seuss books to find words. 

Dr. Seuss and Links
http://www.afn.org/~afn15301/drseuss.html
This page offers a several links to sites related to Dr. Seuss. 

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Visit http://www.tiac.net/users/winlib/ebwhite.htm to  learn about the author. This site includes biographical information, his literature, and quotes about and by the author. 

Children wrote to the author asking about stories he has written.  To find out what they learned, go to 
http://www.umcs.maine.edu/~orono/projects/samm/facts2.html. 
 

This lesson compares a spider web's form and function to the Internet. It relates the characters in the story to tools used to navigate the Internet.  The lesson includes a Power Point Presentation. 
http://www.duq.edu/genesis/char/sld006.htm 

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THE YEAR OF THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS TREE

LITERATURE STUDY Created by the Sonoma Valley Unified School District in Sonoma Valley, Washington. http://152.30.12.86/Houston/Sonoma.html

Gloria Houston - Home Page http://152.30.12.86/Houston/GloriaHouston.html

THE WORLD OF 
         RUTHIE IN THE YEAR OF THE PERFECT
                              CHRISTMAS TREE

SUGGESTED AREAS OF INVESTIGATION: 
One of the things that makes this story so authentic is Gloria's use of a regional dialect for speaking parts. This dialect reflects the 18th Century English spoken by residents of the Applachian Mountains until recent times. English settlers brought this dialect to these isolated mountain areas during the 17th and 18th centuries. 
http://152.30.12.86/Houston/tree1.html

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Lilly’s Purple Purse
http://www.wordmuseum.com/kevinhenkesreview.htm

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A web site that is has a lot of information about Marc Brown’s “Arthur” books is http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/arthur/index.html   It is an interactive page with links to a teacher page and parent page.  The children can find out different things about Arthur and his friends.  You can also print out color pages with the characters. 

Marc Brown

All about Marc Brown http://magic.usi.edu/class97/214Lamb12pm/s19/ebiltz2.html

My favorite Arthur books http://magic.usi.edu/class97/214Lamb12pm/s19/ebiltz3.html

Let's draw Arthur! http://magic.usi.edu/class97/214Lamb12pm/s19/ebiltz4.html

Sample lessons for Arthur's Birthday http://www.broder.com/education/programs/livingbooks/birthday/sample/

Arthur homepage at PBS http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/arthur/

Meet a mentor:  Marc Brown  http://www.scholastic.com/instructor/theme/special1/mentork1.htm

Biographical information on Marc Brown http://childrensbooks.miningco.com/library/weekly/aa031297.htm

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http://www.rpl.org/19970629.html
This site offers information about Peggy Parish as well as information about her most famous character, Amelia Bedelia. 
 

http://www.ccsch.k12.nj.us/ITCurr/ambed.html
This introduces the book Amelia Bedelia and then brings in the use of idioms.  You can then link to a lesson on idioms 
 

http://www.ccsch.k12.nj.us/ITCurr/idioms2.html
This is a lesson plan that could be used with Amelia Bedelia.  The lesson is on idioms. 

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Steven Kellogg is the author and illustrator of many children’s books.  One book that is read in second grade at Dandridge Elementary is The Mysterious Tadpole.  This is a delightful book about a boy and his pet.  The illustrations in this book are wonderful and the children always love the way the story ends because it is where another story begins.  For more information on this talented author look at this site on the web http://www.friend.ly.net/scoop/biographies/skellogg.html .  If you would like a lesson plan using a book from this author go to this site on the web http://pc.collegestation.isd.tenet.edu/kellogg.html . 

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Barbara Cooney
Carol Romines

These are lesson plans to go along with the story Miss Rumphius. 
http://eduplace.com/tview/tviews/kosmoski5.html

http://www.fiveinarow.com/archives/fiarv2-16/index.cgi?read=20783
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This is an autobiographical sketch of Bruce Coville http://www.maquoketa.k12.ia.us/coville.html 

Roald Dahl
Here's Roald Dahl's homepage http://www.nd.edu/~khoward1/dahl/index.html

It includes links to books, an autobiography, etc. 

Roald Dahl
Jean Jarnigan 
http://www.nd.edu/~khoward1/dahl/index.html
There are two main sections on this page, one on the author with a biographical sketch with a timeline and another section on Dahl's works with a link for teachers. 

http://www.roalddahl.com/
This site has several links on his life and works as well as a section of student resources. 

http://pages.prodigy.com/psykobrain1/roald_main.htm
This site gives a brief autobiographical sketch of Dahl's life, lists of his books, and an overview of the author and his works in general.

http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/dahl.htm
This site has lesson plans on two of his books for elementary teachers. 

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http://www.betsybyars.com/
This site contains a biography of  Newberry Medal winner, Betsy Byars.  There are also links to a personal message and photos of Ms. Byars, books she has written, questions, and writing tips. 
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General information about C.S. Lewis 
http://cslewis.drzeus.net/
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http://www.themoonlitroad.com/bellwitch/intro_bellwitch.html

This is a story from the state of TN.  It is a folk tale about a witch who lives in a cave.  It can be downloaded from the text or use real audio to listen to the story told by a storyteller.  The Real Audio version lasts about 16 minutes. 

http://www.afroam.org/children/myths/myths.html

This is a collection of stories from Africa.  They are simple but enjoyable. 
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Jim Franklin 

Judy Blume Links 
Fun facts and an interview introduce you to Judy Blume: 
http://www.bdd.com/teachers/blum.html

http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/womenenc/blume.html
This site is a biography by a child.  Find out Judy's real last name. 
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The first site is a home page for the author. It has links to other books by the author, book reviews, and related sites. 
The second site is a related site. This site has been created to be a center for creative followers of "The Secret of NIMH" and Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH to make their fan-fiction available to others who enjoy reading the further 
adventures of their favorite characters. 
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Hear his music at: 
http://members.tripod.com/~Moorgandowe/Inside.htm

Another site for all about Shel with a biography of Shel Silverstein and a great overview of all his artistic endeavors.: 
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Palms/1019/SHELDONE.htm

Shel Silverstein
Denise – 4th 
http://www.ezy.net/~quix/shel.html 

This site contains excerpts from many of Silverstein’s work.  These samplings will give you the bug for Silverstein. 

http://thegateway.org/lesson/lp_2183.html

Here you find a lesson plan for writing “W” poems with the inspiration of Shel Silverstein’s writings. 
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http://www.eduplace.com/kids/rdg/kidviews/grade5/whipping.html
This site was created by students who recorded their reviews of the book the The Whipping Boy.

http://www.bdd.com/teachers/flei.html
Biographical information about Sid Fleischman 
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At this address, you will find information on Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maude Montgomery. 
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/People/rgs/anne-table.html
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This site, http://childrensbooks.miningco.com/library/weekly/aa081098.htm, contains biographical information about James Howe, a summary of Bunnicula and other stories by Howe, and reviews of his books.
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This website is a wonderful spot to find activities for AUNT MORBELIA AND THE SCREAMING SKULLS.  A teaching guide is provided and some wonderful links.  Author, Joan Carris writes the book, and this guide is targeted for grades 4-8. The guide can be downloaded. (http://www.childrenslit.com/f_teach.htm) 
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