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Best selling author of children's books including The Battle for Badger's Wood and Fly, Bird! Fly! Excerpts of new books Xanadu, The Keepers of the Stones, The Battle for the Rio Alegre and Schtum! Poetry in Friends & Family mostly by children, these are extremely expressive.

Lovely site from an illustrator (Melissa Northup) that is helping to keep classic children's works alive. (Think Hans Christian Anderson and Robert Louis Stevenson.) Consists of the stories themselves accompanied by the original artwork. Also includes some poetry. Searchable by author or illustrator.

Part of the Science News for Kids web site, SciFiZone includes book reviews and recommendations by young readers of science fiction.

This website is dedicated to kids' love of mysteries. Offers links to free online mysteries, scary stories, bios of great mystery authors, and lesson plans for teachers.

A wonderful site, SurLaLune Fairy Tales features 47 annotated fairy tales, including their histories, similar tales across cultures, modern interpretations and over 1,400 illustrations. Also includes over 1,500 folk and fairy tales from around the world in more than 40 full-text eBooks.

Home to children's writer and web designer Cynthia Williford. Poetry and stories for young children.

Derek Anderson has authored and illustrated a number of picture books, including Gladys Goes Out to Lunch, Blue Burt and Wiggles, and How the Easter Bunny Saved Christmas. In addition, he has lent his illustrating talents to works by authors such as Ready?Set.Raymond! by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson and Little Quack by Lauren Thompson. Beautiful samples of his work are featured on the site.

TWO OF A KIND delights audiences of all ages with their music, good humor and audience participation. This award-winning, nationally touring, husband-wife duo (David and Jenny Heitler-Klevans) specializes in interactive musical programs for children and families.

High-energy, fun-lovin’ family music. Exploring all kinds of sound, rhythm and rhyme, Ernie & Neal’s musical themes run the gamut of creative expression. While rocking out, they also feature an enthusiastic musical combination of singing, playing, storytelling, entertaining and educating.

Children's teacher and writer Ted Scheu shares his poetry and encourages kids to send in their own to possibly be published on his site. Also includes information for teachers on the importance of emphasizing poetry in the classroom.