FOLKS WHO WRITE BOOKS 
  FOR CHILDREN

What does Judy Blume like to do when she isn’t writing?  There are web sites to learn more about your favorite author. The following sites are for seven popular authors.   

www.shs.starkville.k12.ms.us/mswm/MSWritersAndMusicians/writers/Taylor.html  An author who writes stories about the South of many years ago, Mildred Taylor has won many awards for her book ROLL OF THUNDER, HEAR MY CRY.

 www.judyblume.com  Judy Blume has written a new Fudge book.  Find it at our library.

 www.harperchildrens.com/hch/author/author/white  A biography of E.B.White, will tell you why he wrote STUART LITTLE.

 www.kidsreads.com/harrypotter/jkrowling.html  Beside the information about how J.K.Rowling wrote Harry Potter, there are links to many other Harry Potter sites.

 http://webpages.marshall.edu/~irby1/laura/frames.html  Would you like to see pictures of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s houses?  Read how close her books are to her real life.

 www.beverlycleary.com  Play trivia games on Beverly Cleary’s page.  Do you know the name of her favorite mouse?

 www.roalddahl.com  Would you like to be Willy Wonka or Charlie Bucket?  Take the Roald Dahl test.  How many characters do you know from his books?

www.pilkey.com  "Dav Pilkey's extra crunchy website fun." Play games, such as, Hamster Highway, and Rescue Raider 4000.  Find out about the next Captain Underpants or  Super Diaper Baby book and meet author Dav Pilkey. Mostly importantly find out how to avoid 'dangerous hamsters'