Library

Here are links to some of our students' favorite authors, illustrators and book series webpages. Check out these pages to learn more about how authors get ideas and create books, as well as to play games, color pictures, and find other activities related to their books.


 * Primary Grades/Picture Books:**
 * Nick Bruel:** our visiting author in 2011. His //Bad Kitty// series includes both picture books and chapter books and it's own website! http://www.badkittybooks.com
 * Jan Brett:** an extensive collection of art activities and information related to the work of this favorite author and illustrator. http://www.janbrett.com
 * Kevin Henkes:** author and illustrator of the mouse stories starring Lily, Chrysanthemum, Wemberly and more. Download coloring pages, mazes and other activities. [|http://www.kevinhenkes.com]
 * Laurie Keller:** our visiting author in 2010, //Arnie the Doughnut// and the //Scrambled States of America// are still some of the most popular books in the elementary center collection. @http://www.lauriekeller.com/
 * Mercer Mayer & Little Critter:** Mercer Mayer's most famous character, Little Critter, has a page on the web that is full of games, activities, and sing-alongs. http://www.littlecritter.com
 * Robert Munsch**: his page includes "storytime with Robert" where students can hear him tell a number of his stories. [|http://www.robertmunsch.com]
 * Dav Pilkey**: author of the //Captain Underpants// series, //Dogzilla//, and the //Dumb Bunnies//, this site includes a number of crazy online games related to his books, as well as many print and play pages. http://www.pilkey.com
 * Jack Prelutsky:** a master of poetry, explore the world of his fun and quirky poems on his website. http://www.jackprelutsky.com
 * Chris VanAllsburg**: explore the mystical and mysterious world of this award winning author and illustrator. http://www.chrisvanallsburg.com
 * The Wood Family:** authors and illustrators Don and Audrey Wood host an online clubhouse with information about their books and related activities. http://www.audreywood.com

Dan Gutman and the My Weird School Series: links to both the author's homepage [] and the page for his most popular series, //My Weird School// []
 * Intermediate Grades/Chapter Books:**
 * BabyMouse**: check out the contests, games and other fun about Babymouse, the star of a series of graphic novels. [|http://www.babymouse.com]
 * Andrew Clements:** popular author of many novels with school related themes, this site offers indepth information about the author and his books. http://www.andrewclements.com
 * Guys Read:** a website to help boys find stuff they like to read; maintained by John Scieszka, popular author of the Time Warp Trio series and The Stinky Cheeseman among others. http://www.guysread.com
 * Dav Pilkey**: author of the Captain Underpants series, Dogzilla, and the Dumb Bunnies, this site includes a number of crazy online games related to his books, as well as many print and play pages. http://www.pilkey.com
 * Diary of a Wimpy Kid**: The official site of these wildly popular books by Jeff Kinney.