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Robert Quackenbush - Author/illustrator of the Miss Mallard mysteries, and many other books.
Arthur Ransome
Arthur Ransome Society - Site includes biographical information, photographs of people and places in the Swallows and Amazons books, and discussion forums.
Arthur Ransome - A textual biography from WWWeb Guides in England.
Shoo Rayner - Illustrator, and creator of The Ginger Ninja.
Dave Ross - Author-illustrator.
Michael Elsohn Ross - The author of over twenty science and nature books for children.
Cynthia Rylant - Author of an astounding array of books including Missing May, and Henry and Mudge.
Allen Say - Author/illustrator of Tree of Cranes and Grandfather's Journey.
Willy Schuyesmans - A Flemish author of books for children and young adults has his own website. Most of the pages are in Dutch; I have linked to the English summary page.
Dr. Seuss
Seussville - The publisher's site, featuring a wide variety of activities and promotions.
The Dr. Seuss Page - Biographical information, a collection of Dr. Seuss parodies, and a good set of links to (and reviews of) other Seuss-sites
Cut Loose with Dr. Seuss! - A teacher has set up a page with activities related to many of the books.
Cyber-Seuss - Seuss fandom and information.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas - Seuss fans shouldn't miss this Web version of the story.
Aaron Shepard
- Author Online! - Dozens of retold stories from around the world, plus reader's theater scripts, and other resources for educators, storytellers, writers, parents, and young people.
Seymour Simon - The author of over 150 science books for children.
Irene Smalls - Author of Johnkankus, and Irene and the Big Fine Nickel among others.
Zilpha Keatley Snyder - A website by the popular children's author, and recipient of three Newbery honor books.
Jerry Spinelli - Newbery Medal-winning author of Maniac Magee.
Johanna Spyri - A Website devoted to Heidi.
Janet Stevens - The award-winning author-illustrator.
R.L. Stine - A page created by Stine's publisher, Scholastic Books. Part of a larger site devoted to Goosebumps.
There is also some biographical information in People Magazine's December 25, 1995 issue, as part of their "Most Intriguing People" feature.
Phoebe Stone - Author and illustrator of children's books including When the Wind Bears Go Dancing and What Night Do the Angels Wander.
Steve Swinburne - Author of nature books for kids.
Joyce Carol Thomas - Author of Marked By Fire and Brown Honey in Broomwheat Tea.
Colin Thompson - The Australian author-illustrator has a Web page with information about his books and future projects.
J.R.R. Tolkien
- An enormous amount of information about Tolkien and the world of his novels.
Mark Twain
- A wide-ranging compilation of material by Twain and about Twain.
Lydia Ugoini - Author of The Story of A Rich Dog and A Poor Dog.
Chris Van Allsburg - Author/illustrator of Jumanji and many other picture books.
Jules Verne
Dennis Kytasaari's Jules Verne page - A complete list of his works, with links to information about movies based on the books.
Zvi Har'El's Jules Verne Collection - The most complete site on Jules Verne, with links to online versions of the stories, and links to a wide assortment of Verne-related Web pages.
Cynthia Voigt - This is a sample chapter from Approaches to Literature through Authors, by Mary Elizabeth Wildberger, published by Oryx Press.
Eric Walters - Canadian author of Stranded and Stars.
Rick Walton - Author of poetry, picture books and riddle books.
Sandy Watson - The Canadian author of two books for children.
T.H. White - England Have my Bones - Pages devoted to the author of The Sword in the Stone and many other books.
Diana Wieler - Canadian YA author of the RanVan trilogy and other books.
Laura Ingalls Wilder
My Little House on the Prairie Home Page - Good information on the real-life characters and locations that inspired the books, as well as information on more recent spin-off book series.
Laura Ingalls Wilder, Frontier Girl - Devoted to the life and works of the author of the "Little House" books.
Hans Wilhelm - Author and illustrator of such picture books as Bunny Trouble and Tyrone the Horrible.
Elizabeth Winthrop - Bestselling author of over 40 books for children and adults.
Jim Witkins - An (as yet) unpublished children's book illustrator and writer. His web site is a thoughtful and entertaining examination of his experiences in creating a picture book for publication.
Audrey Wood - Author and illustrator of Elbert's Bad Word, Silly Sally, and others.
Trevor Zahra - A children's writer and illustrator from Malta.
Other Sources of Author Information . . .
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