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Book sites

• Beverly Cleary
• Vandergrift's Children's Literature Page
• Girl's Series Web Page
• The American Girls Collection
• Ezra Jack Keats

 

Berenstain Bears
The Berenstain Bears is a charming animated comedy celebrating furry family values and good old-fashioned Bear Country living. Set in the rolling hills of Bear Country, the series stars a fun loving family of Bears whose love, loyalty and humor allow them to overcome any obstacle that finds its way down their sunny dirt road.

 

 

Tomie dePaola (pronounced Tommy da-POW-la)
He's been published for nearly 40 years and has written and/or illustrated over 200 books, including 26 Fairmount Avenue, Strega Nona, and Meet the Barkers.

Tomie dePaola and his work have been recognized with the Caldecott Honor Award, the Newbery Honor Award and the New Hampshire Governor's Arts Award of Living Treasure.

Harry Potter
The Harry Potter books are about a 11-year-old wizard who escapes a dreary life with his horrid "muggle" aunt and uncle, the Dursleys, when on his 12th birthday, a giant takes him away to the finest school of witchcraft and wizardry ever, Hogwarts.

Harry is famous throughout the wizarding world for destroying the dark wizard Voldemort, when he was just a newborn. Strange happenings at the school indicate the evil Voldemort is at it again, in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.

Arthur
Marc Brown's books tell about Arthur's experiences at home, at school, and at camp. These include losing his first tooth, getting glasses, running a pet sitting service, and writing a story for school. The stories are well written and illustrated and promote kindness, responsibility, and cooperation.

Seussville
Dr. Seuss was born Theodore Geisel in 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts. He began writing children's books in the 40s and most of them are still in print. Several of his famous titles are: Cat in the Hat and Green Eggs and Ham.








R.L. Stine
Are you a fan of R.L. Stine and his creepy, crawly stories? Stine has written lots of terrific books, tales with titles like: Say Cheese and Die!; Be Careful What You Wish For; Monster Blood; and Night of the Living Dummy. They give us thrills and chills 365 days of the year.

 

 

Other Reading Links:
http://www.shelsilverstein.com Poet Shel Silverstein
http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/authors A directory of Children’s authors and their websites
http://www.eric-carle.com Eric Carle