A great site to begin your author studies is the Scholastic Author Study Center. Information includes the author's place of birth, home, selection of awards, favorite genres and an interview students can read.

Scholastic Author Study Site

Another site that provides information on a large number of children's authors is the site called "Childrens Literature". The site includes a short biography about the author and a bibliography of their works. Founded in 1993 by a librarian Marilyn Courtot, the site includes reviews about many children's books written by their diverse staff.

Children's Literature Author Biographies

The Children's Literature Web Guide works to gather together and categorize the growing number of Internet resources related to books for Children and Young Adults. Organizations cooperate to update the information and add resources to the guide. The following is a linke to the author and illustrator study guide but a detour into the site's other resources may be helpful as well.

Children's Literature Web Guide Authors and Illustrators on the Web

Another helpful site is the "Author Study Resources The Richard Montgomery Cluster Schools" which offers author studies divided by grade level. The site lists several sites for the authors including their professional websites and other supplementary sites. Helpful when selecting author studies for a variety of reading abilities.

Author Study Resources for the Richard Montgomery Cluster Schools

The Children’s Book Council is a non-profit trade organization dedicated to encouraging literacy and the use and enjoyment of children’s books, and is the official sponsor of Young People’s Poetry Week and Children’s Book Week each year. The Council’s Members include U.S. publishers and packagers of trade books for children and young adults. The site includes a "Meet the Author/Illustrator" section that provides autobiographical material for each author. The material seems more personal than some of the usual interviews with the author and older students may enjoy the insights more.

Children's Book Council

The Author Yellow Pages have links to thousands of authors.

Author Yellow Pages