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	Would you like to visit Redwall Abbey or read about Roald Dahl? Are you interested in learning about the art work of Jan Brett or Patricia Polacco? Follow the links on this page to learn more about your favorite authors, illustrators and characters. The names of some authors and illustrators are challenging to pronounce. Try this site for some help: Pronouncing Dictionary of Authors' Names To "jump" to your author, click on the first letter of his or her last name. A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I-J-K-L-M-N-O-P-Q-R-S-T-U-V-W-X-Y-Z A-B-C-D  Alma Flor Ada - Author of many books in Spanish and English, including My Name is Maria Isabel and Dear Peter Rabbit. David Adler - Author of the Cam Jansen mystery series, The Picture Biography of... series, and more. Caroline Arnold - Author of nonfiction animal books, including Cheetahs and Elephants. Jim Arnosky - Author of All About Alligators, the Crinklefoot series and more. Avi - Author of Poppy, The Windcatcher and more. Lynne Reid Banks - Author of the Indian in the Cupboard series. T. A. Barron - Author of The Ancient One and the Merlin series. John Bellairs - Author of The House with a Clock in Its Walls and other exciting mysterious tales. Robert J. Blake - Author/illustrator of Akiak and Togo. Judy Blume - Author of Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, Superfudge and more. Jan Brett - Author/illustrator of The Gingerbread Baby, The Mitten, and more. Marc Brown - Author/illustrator of the Arthur the Aardvark books. Betsy Byars - Author of many books, including The Not Just Anybody Family and the Herculeah Jones series. Eric Carle - Author/illustrator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar and more. Beverly Cleary - Author of the Ramona Quimby books, Henry Huggins series, and Mouse and the Motorcycle series. Andrew Clements - Author of Frindle,The School Story, and others. Vicki Cobb - Author of many science experiment books, including Bet You Can't! Eoin Colfer - Author of the Artemis Fowl series , The Legend of Spud Murphy and more. Susan Cooper - Author of award winning fantasy books, including The Dark is Rising series. Bruce Coville - Author of the Magic Shop series, The Dragonslayers and more. Sharon Creech - Award winning author of Walk Two Moons. Roald Dahl - Author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda and many more. Tomie dePaola - Author/illustrator of numerous books, including Bill and Pete, and Tom. Kate DiCamillo - Author of Newbery award winners The Tale of Despereaux and Because of Winn Dixie. Return to Menu
	E-F-G-H  Ed Emberley - Author and illustrator of many "how to" drawing books. Walter Farley - Author of The Black Stallion series. Jack Gantos- Author of the Joey Pigza series and the Rotten Ralph series. Jean Craighead George - Author of many nature theme books, including My Side of the Mountain and several nonfiction books. Gail Gibbons -Author/illustrator of many nonfiction science picture books, including Whales. Jamie Gilson - Author of Thirteen Ways to Sink a Sub, Do Bananas Chew Gum, and more. Brenda Guiberson - Author and illustrator of many nonfiction science books, including, Salmon Story and Rain, Rain Rainforest. Dan Gutman - Author of Honus and Me and others. Kevin Henkes - Author/illustrator of Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse and others. Bruce Hiscock - Author /illustrator of The Big Tree and other nature books. Michael Hoeye - Author of the Hermux Tantamoq adventures, Time Stops for No Mouse and The Sands of Time. Return to Menu I-J-K-L Brian Jacques - Enter Redwall Abbey at this site. Peg Kehret - Author of Terror at the Zoo, Cages, and more. Steven Kellogg - Author and illustrator of many picture books, including The Mysterious Tadpole and the Pinkerton series. Eric Kimmel - Author/storyteller of many folktales, including Anansi and the Moss Covered Rock. Suzy Kline - Author of the Herbie Jones, Horrible Harry, and Orp series. Kathleen Krull - Author of many biographies, including Wilma Unlimited, and the Lives of ...series. Loreen Leedy - Author/illustrator of many nonfiction books, including Measuring Penny and The Edible Pyramid. Ursula K. LeGuin - Author of the Catwings series and The Wizard of Earthsea series. Madeleine L'Engle - Author of A Wrinkle in Time and other fantasies. C. S. Lewis - Author of The Chronicles of Narnia. Return to Menu M-N-O-P Gerald McDermott - Author/illustrator of Anansi, Zomo the Rabbit and more. Ben Mikaelsen - Author of adventure books, including Rescue Josh McGuire. Bernard Most - Author/illustrator of many fiction and nonfiction dinosaur books. Robert Munsch - Author/illustrator of The Paperbag Princess, Thomas' Snowsuit and more. Laura Numeroff - Author of If You Give A Mouse a Cookie and more. Mary Pope Osborne - Author of The Magic Tree House series. Jerry Pallotta - Author/illustrator of many science alphabet books, including The Underwater Alphabet Book and The Reptile Alphabet Book. Barbara Park - Author of the Junie B. Jones series. Katherine Paterson - Award winning author of A Bridge to Terabithia and more. Dav Pilkey - Author/illustrator of Dragon's Fat Cat, Kat Kong, the Captain Underpants series and others. Patricia Polacco - Author/illustrator of many books, including Thundercake and Rechenka's Eggs. Beatrix Potter - Author/illustrator of the Peter Rabbit books. Jack Prelutsky - Author of many kids poetry books, includiing A Pizza the Size of the Sun, It's Raining Pigs and Noodles, and more. Return to Menu Q-R-S-T J. K. Rowling - Author of the Harry Potter series. Pam Munoz Ryan - Author of Becoming Naomi Leon, Nacho and Lolita and more. Louis Sachar - Author of Holes and the Wayside School series. Dr. Seuss - How many of his books can you name? Shel Silverstein - Author of Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, Falling Up, and more. Seymour Simon - Author of many excellent science books, including Saturn, Jupiter, and Earthquakes. Roland Smith - Author of Sasquatch, Jaguar and others. Lemony Snicket - Author of the Series of Unfortunate Events. Diane Stanley - Author of many biographies, including Good Queen Bess: The Story of Elizabeth I of England. William Steig - Author/illustrator of Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, Shrek and more. Janet Stevens - Author/illustrator of The Dog Who Had Kittens. Illustrator of the Anansi books retold by Eric Kimmel. R. L. Stine - Author of the Goosebumps series. Mike Thaler - Author/illustrator of The Teacher From the Black Lagoon and others in the series. Return to Menu U-V-W-X-Y-Z Chris VanAllsburg - Author/illustrator of Caldecott winners The Polar Express, Jumanjii, The Garden of Abdul Gasazi, and more. Rosemary Wells - Author/illustrator of the Max and Ruby series and others. Ian Whybrow- Author of the Little Wolf series, including Little Wolf's Book of Badness and others. Laura Ingalls Wilder - Author of The Little House Books Elizabeth Winthrop - Author of The Castle in the Attic and Battle for the Castle. Don and Audrey Wood- Author and illustrator of The Napping House, King Bidgood's in the Bathtub and more. Jane Yolen - Author of numerous books, including Sleeping Ugly and The Pit Dragon Trilogy. Return to Menu