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Caroline
Arnold -- author of nonfiction books such as El Nino: Stormy
Weather for People and Wildlife.
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Avi -- writer
of The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle and The
Fighting Ground.
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Annie Barrows -- author of the Ivy+Bean series.
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Jim Benton --
author and illustrator of the Franny K. Stein series.
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Jan Brett --
creator of many favorite picture books such as The Mitten,
The Hat, and Trouble with Trolls.
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Judy Blume
-- read more about the author who wrote Fudge-a-mania and
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing.
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Eric Carle --
click here to read more about the man who illustrated The Very
Hungry Caterpillar and The Grouchy Ladybug.
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Nancy Carlson
-- person who wrote the picture book, I Like Me!
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Lewis Carroll -- find lots of information about the man
who authored Alice in Wonderland.
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Mary Casanova
-- author of Moose Tracks.
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Beverly Cleary -- unofficial home page which features
the author of the Mouse and the Motorcycle and the Ramona
series.
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Doreen Cronin -- home page for the author of the Click,
Clack, Moo series.
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Debbie Dadey -- one of the authors of the Bailey School series.
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Tomie de Paola
--
factual information on the illustrator who created Strega Nona.
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Leo and Diane Dillon -- illustrators of the books,
Ashanti to Zulu; African Traditions, The Hundred Penny Box, and
The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales. Leo Dillion was
the first African-American artist to win the Caldecott medal.
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Mem Fox --
picture book author of Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge.
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Jean
Craighead George -- writer of Julie of the Wolves and
My Side of the Mountain.
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Dan Gutman --
author of The Million Dollar Shot and Honus and Me.
Be sure to read the rejection letters he was sent from publishers.
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Mary Downing Hahn -- author of Wait Till Helen Comes and
other mystery books.
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Virginia
Hamilton -- author of Her Stories: African
American Folktales, Fairy Tales and True Tales, the House of Dies Drear,
and M.C. Higgins, the Great.
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Kevin Henkes
-- author of the Lilly and Owen books as well as many others.
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Mary
Hoffman -- author of the Amazing Grace and the sequels.
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Jan
Holub -- author and illustrator of picture books such as The 100th
Day of School and Pajama Party.
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Ellen Jackson -- nonfiction author who created Turn of the
Century, available here in the library.
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Brian
Jacques -- website for the British author who created the Redwall
series.
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Crockett
Johnson -- find information on the author and illustrator of
Harold and the Purple Crayon.
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Marcia Thornton
Jones -- one of the authors of the Bailey School series. She lives
here in Lexington, KY.
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Ezra Jack Keats
-- features a virtual exhibit of the author of The Snowy Day.
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Helen Ketteman
-- author of Heat Wave and Armadillo Tattletale.
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Suzy Kline --
author of the Horrible Harry and Herbie Jones series.
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Jackie French Koller
-- author of One Monkey Too Many.
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Kathryn Lasky
-- author of over 75 books, including the nonfiction titles,
Sugaring Time, Monarchs, and Dinosaur Dig.
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Madeleine L'Engle --
author of the well-known chapter book, A Wrinkle in Time.
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Mary E. Lyons -- writer of Raw Head, Bloody Bones:
African-American Tales of the Supernatural.
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Megan McDonald--writer
of the Judy Moody books.
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Jacqueline Briggs
Martin -- author of the 1999 Caldecott Award Winner,
Snowflake Bentley.
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Alice McLerran -- writer of the picture book, Roxaboxen,
and Ghost Dance.
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L.M. Montgomery --
author of the Anne of Green Gables series.
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Robert Munsch --
picture book author of A Promise is a Promise and Love You
Forever.
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Katherine Paterson -- official website of the author of a
Bridge to Terabithia and Jip, His Story.
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Korky
Paul -- illustrator of Sanji and the Baker.
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Dav
Pilkey -- author and illustrator of The Paperboy and
The Adventures of Captain Underpants.
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Patricia Polacco --
author/illustrator of the picture books, Pink and Say, Chicken
Sunday, and Just Plain Fancy.
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Robert Quackenbush -- author/illustrator of the Miss Mallard
mysteries.
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J.K.
Rowling -- author of the Harry Potter series.
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Louis
Sachar -- author of the Wayside School and Marvin Redpost series.
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Allen
Say -- author of Grandfather's Journey and How My
Parents Learned to Eat.
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Dr. Seuss --
site focusing on the author/illustrator of The Cat in the Hat and
Green Eggs and Ham. Features many activities.
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David Shannon -- author of No, David!
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Seymour Simon --
author/illustrator of science nonfiction books.
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James Solhein --
author of It's Disgusting and We Ate It!
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Jerry Spinelli
-- author of Maniac Magee and Wringer.
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Johanna
Spyri -- author of Heidi.
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Janet Stevens -- award-winning author/illustrator of
Tops and Bottoms and Anansi Goes Fishing.
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R.L.
Stine -- author of the Goosebumps series.
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Chris Van Allsburg
-- author/illustrator of Jumanji, Two Bad Ants, and The
Polar Express.
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Laura
Ingalls Wilder -- author of the "Little House" books.
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Mo Willems
-- author of the Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus
and more.
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Elizabeth Winthrop
-- author of The Castle in the Attic.
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Audrey and Don Wood -- author and illustrator of King
Bidgood's in the Bathtub, The Napping House, and Heckedy Peg.
