Author & Illustrator Websites

  • Avi  is author of the Newbery Award winning title Crispin: Cross of Lead and Newbery Honors for Nothing but the Truth and The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle.  Avi has published 50+ books thus far.
  • Jan Brett  is the author and illustrator ofThe Gingerbread Baby, The Mitten, The Umbrella and much more.
  • Judy Blume  is author of Freckle Juice, The Tales of the Fourth Grade Nothing and much more.
  • Eric Carle  is the author and illustrator of many picture books such as The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Tiny Seed, Do You Want to be My Friend? and 40+ more titles.
  • Sharon Creech has authored many titles including the novel Walk Two Moons and the picture book A Fine, Fine School.
  • Tony & Holly DiTerlizzi  are the authors of the Spiderwick Chronicles.
  • Mem Fox has authored 31 books including Koala Lou, Tough Boris and Possum Magic.
  • Jean Craighead George has authored several adventure novels including My Side of the Mountain and Julie of the Wolves.
  • James Gurney is the author of the Dinotopia series.
  • Kevin Henkes is the author of the Caldecott Medal winner Kitten's First Full Moon and the novel Bird Lake Moon.  Kevin Henkes has authored 30+ picture books and one novel.
  • Anna Grossnickle Hines is the author and illustrator of several picture books and several poetry books including Winter Lights: A Season in Poems and Quilts
  • Brian Jacques is the author of the award-winning Redwall Adventures.
  • Jarrett J. Krosoczka is the author and illustrator of several picture books including Max for President.
  • Brian Lies is the author and illustrator of the Bat Wing picture books.
  • Lois Lowry is the author of 30+ novels including the Newbery Award winning titles The Giver and Number the Stars.
  • Christopher Paolini is the author of novels Eragon, Eldest and Brisinger.
  • Dav Pilkey is the author of the Captain Underpants and the Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot series and much more. 
  • Patricia Polacco has published approximately 48 pictures books thus far.  Some titles include Pink and Say, Thundercake, and Thank You, Mr. Falker.
  • J.K. Rowling is the author of the Harry Potter series.
  • John Sciexzka
  • Dr. Seuss
  • Cynthia Leitich Smith
  • Lemony Snicket
  • Laura Ingalls Wilder
  • Mo Williams
  • Jacqueline Woodson
  • Jane Yolen
  • Charlotte Zolotow
These sites are great. They will give you a lot of ideas about how to make different types of books.

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