Authors

Heidi Bee Roemer is the author of All Aboard for Zippity Zoo, Come To My Party (a children's poetry collection) and What Kinds of Seeds are These? In addition to fiction and poetry, she also writes nonfiction, book reviews, and song lyrics.

Holly Black is a bestselling author of contemporary fantasy novels for teens and children, including The Spiderwick Chronicles, a series of children's fantasy books.

Into the Wardrobe was established in December, 1994 by John Visser as a volunteer effort, and continues as such to this day. A comprehensive site about the author of The Narnia Chronicles, Into the Wardrobe is a worthy tribute to C.S.Lewis. Appropriate for YA readers/adults.

Author and poet, J. Patrick Lewis has written both prose and verse books for young readers. A Hippopotamusn't and Other Animal Verses; Heroes and She-roes: Poems of Amazing and Everyday Heroes; and Scien-Trickery: Riddles in Science are just a few of his many poetry books. The Tsar and the Amazing Cow and The Last Resort are among his other books. He delights in word play, riddles, and limericks.

Author of the immensely popular Harry Potter series, JK Rowling's web site is as fun to explore as Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Available in a number of languages.

Author of over 250 books, Jane Yolen's dinosaur books (e.g., How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight?) are extremely popular. She's a poet, too, with a number of illustrated poetry collections available.

A first-generation American child of Chinese and Korean immigrant parents, Janet S. Wong's books have received numerous awards and honors. Recent books include "Apple Pie Fourth of July," "Knock on Wood" and "Minn and Jake." She writes poetry, picture books, and books for young readers.

One of the foremost writers of nature stories, Jean Craighead George's book, Julie of the Wolves, won the prestigious Newbery Medal in 1973. My Side of the Mountain was a 1960 Newbery Honor Book. She has received numerous other awards.

Author of The City of Ember, The People of Sparks, and The Prophet of Yonwood (the Ember books). A fourth, and final, book in the series is due out in 2008.

Joyce Carol Thomas is a National Book Award winner and has been writing songs, poetry, short stories, novels, and anthologies for many years. She writes for children, teens, and adults. Among her children's books are The Gospel Cinderella and Shouting!