Donna Bowman Bratton

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A few of my favorite authors. Take a peak into the lives of great writers and the books I enjoy.

Cynthia Leitich Smith  www.cynthialeitichsmith.com

Kathi Appelt  www.kathiappelt.com

Marisa Montes  www.marisamontes.com

Verla Kay  www.verlakay.com

Harold Underdown  www.thepurplecrayon.com

Linda Sue Park  www.lindasuepark.com

Anastasia Suen  www.anastasiasuen.com

Bruce Coville  www.brucecoville.com

Ted Arnold  www.tedarnold.com

Kevin Henkes  www.kevinhenkes.com

Carmen Oliver  www.carmenoliver.com

Robert Munsch www.robertmunsch.com

Kevin Henkes www.kevinhenkes.com

Lisa Wheeler

Lynn Plourde www.lynnplourde.com

Jan Brett   www.janbrett.com

Laura Numeroff  www.lauranumeroff.com

Ruth McNally Barshaw  www.ruthexpress.com

Dori Chaconas   www.dorichaconas.com

My Favorite children's nonfiction authors

Jim Murphy  www.jimmurphybooks.com

Russell Freedman

James Cross Giblin

Susan Campbell Bartoletti  www.susancampbellbartoletti.com

Gail Gibbons (for the very young) www.gailgibbons.com

Anastasia Suen (for the very young) www.anastasiasuen.com

Jean Fritz  www.eduplace.com/kids/tnc/mtai/fritz.html

Laurence Pringle  www.laurencepringle.com

Catherine Thimmesh  www.catherinethimmesh.com

Pam Munoz Ryan  www.pammunozryan.com

More websites of interest to writers:

Society of Children's Book Writer's and Illustrators  www.scbwi.org

The Author's Guild  www.authorsguild.org

Library of Congress  www.loc.gov

Colossal Directory of Children's Publishing  www.signaleader.com

Children's Book Council  www.cbcbooks.org

National Writing for Children Center  www.writingforchildrencenter.com

Complete Planet (website of specialized databases and search engines) www.completeplanet.com

Language translations (brief passages) www.world.altavista.com

Agent Query  www.agentquery.com

American Library Association  www.ala.org

www.history.org

Word Pirate  www.thewordpirate.com

A Research Guide for Students  www.aresearchguide.com

Webster's Guide to Grammar and Style  www.andromeda.rutgers.edu

Public Libraries  www.publiclibraries.com

www.write4kids.com

The Institute of Children's Literature  www.institutechildrenslit.com

World Almanac for Kids  www.worldalmanacforkids.com

www.freelancerights.com

www.organizedwriter.com

www.wordreference.com

Miscellaneous sites worth perusing

www.earlyamerica.com

www.middleweb.com 

www.livescience.com

www.googlescholar.com

www.smithsonian.com