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From the creators: "A podcast about children's books we love and why we love them." Just One More Book is a thrice-weekly podcast that promotes, and celebrates, literacy.

A blog written by an English home-schooling mother of two. Reviews the books they read during family time, mostly middle-grades and up.

Grammy-winning children's artists, these folk singer/songwriter's have sung at the White House Easter Egg Roll, appeared on National Public Radio (NPR), and entertained at hundreds of folk festivals across the country. Their site features the "Song Shop" -- an interactive section for kids and parents with a blog, activities, games, pictures, and more.

Peter Alsop is a nationally known singer-songwriter, educator and humorist. He has produced nineteen audio recordings and seven videos and dvd's for which he consistently wins "Best Children's" awards from Parents' Choice and the Association For Independent Music. His songs are used by parents, educators, and human service professionals to help families discuss sensitive issues.

Known to those of us "of a certain age" as the younger brother of singer/songwriter Harry Chapin, Tom Chapin has the same remarkable talents for music and songmanship that his brother had, especially when it comes to songs for children. His family albums have been recognized with awards from the American Library Association, Parents’ Choice, the New York Music Awards, the National Association of Parenting Publications and Parents Magazine. Five of his family recordings have received Grammy nominations for Best Musical Album For Children and Billboard magazine calls him “the best family artist around.” He has also narrated a number of children’s books on tape, and three of his narrations won Grammy Awards for Best Spoken Word Album for Children: Mama Don’t Allow in 2001, There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly in 2002, and The Train They Call The City Of New Orleans in 2004.

Canadian musicians with varied musical backgrounds, Suzanne and Sandie combine their talents, wit and 'kid-intuition' to deliver "music for kids – not necessarily for parents!" They have been entertaining children for 12 years and have received several international awards, the 2008 Canadian Children's Group of the Year, the 2008 Niagara Children's Group Of the Year, two Parent's Choice Awards, two Iparenting Awards, and two "Our Choice" Awards.

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.

Carolyn Marsden writes about children who are new to the USA or who live in other countries. Her current nine multicultural middle grade chapter books are with Candlewick and Viking.

Website of Leighton Noyes, English illustrator of over 50 children's books, including the the popular Little Princesses book series for Random House.

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.