Literature

Authors and Illustrators
Information on children's authors and illustrators.
Bookhive
Whatever your age, whatever your interest, you can find reviews of good books to read here.
The Author Page
Want to know what your favorite author looks like? Read a biography, see a photograph, and look at the answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about authors like Avi, Natalie Babbitt, Matt Christopher, Daniel Pinkwater (plus more!)
Picture Books
A link to a selection of stories for younger readers with colorful pictures from the Internet Public Library.
Children's Literature Web Guide
This site offers links to Online Children's Stories. Choose from the following categories: story collections, classics, folklore, myth and legend, contemporary stories, songs and poetry, readers' theatre and stories written by children.
Children's Literature Authors and Illustrators
Read about your favorite authors and illustrators of children's literature. Find out where they come from, where they get their ideas and lots more!
ABCs of the Writing Process
This page shows you the steps in the writing process: prewriting, writing, revising, editing and publishing. For each step, you'll find suggestions for how to complete the step and links for more ideas.
Art Safari
This site lets you choose a famous painting and then helps you write a story about it. You can even submit your story to a Children's Art Display that will be seen by people all over the world!
Creative Writing for Kids
This site will help you use the Internet to learn about writing stories and poems, plus read stories and poems written by kids just like you.
KidsCom
Come here to play games, get craft ideas, send a cyber postcard, meet other kids online, learn about world holidays, write a story, or do lots of other fun activities.
Word Dance
"Creative writing magazine and Web site for and by kids. Read samples of stories and poetry, play games, and submit your own work."
Cite an internet site in a bibliography  This document will show you examples of how to cite an internet site in a bibliography.
Stone Soup Magazine An online version of the magazine where children contribute the articles and the art.br> Giggle Poetry
A fun site with fill in the blank poems, how to write poetry, read and rate poetry submitted to the site, enter contests and more.