If you have a favorite author, learn more about him or her. If you don't have a favorite, check out an author you've never heard of and get to know his or her work!

Judy Blume's Official Web Site
http://www.judyblume.com/index.html
Find her bio, FAQs, and trivia as well as a personal message from Judy Blume, author of Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing and Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret at her official Web site.

Roald Dahl's Web Site
http://www.roalddahl.com/index3.htm
Learn about the life and books of Roald Dahl-including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, and The BFG-at this fun and interactive Web site.

Maurice Sendak
http://www.edupaperback.org/authorbios/Sendak_Maurice.html
Check out this interview with Maurice Sendak and find out about his favorite books as a child and his favorite children's books overall.

Scholastic Books' Kids Page
http://www.scholastic.com/kids/index.htm
Discover links to sites about Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling, the Babysitters Club by Ann M. Martin, Goosebumps by R.L. Stine, and more.

American Girls Series
http://www.americangirl.com/homepage2.html
The American Girls series includes books about girls from different historical time periods and areas of the U.S.. Find activities, games, and trivia related to the series at this site.

Beverly Cleary's Official Web Site
http://www.beverlycleary.com/
Learn about the author of the Ramona Quimby series and The Mouse and the Motorcycle at her official Web site, which includes an interactive map of Ramona's neighborhood.

Seussville
http://www.randomhouse.com/seussville/
Dr. Seuss's Seussville inhabitants include beloved book characters such as Horton, the Lorax, and of course, the Cat in the Hat.

Youth Collection Reading Zone
http://www.ipl.org/cgi-bin/youth/youth.out.pl?sub=rzn0000
At the Internet Public Library's Youth Collection Reading Zone, read about children's authors, find links to online books, stories, comics and poems and more.