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Favourite Authors

noreply@blogger.com (mjgalliott) — Wed, 9 Dec 2009 17:13:00 -0800

Shel Silverstein

One of favourite contemporary children's literature authors would have to be Shel Silverstein

His amazing creativity and self drawn pictures bring such life and vitality to his books. after discovering his talent I am intersted in getting to know more about Shel and his oftenquirky sense of humour.

Below are a series of drawings from his picture books.

Listen along to this video named, "Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me Too" from Where the Sidewalk Ends © 1974, renewed 2002 Evil Eye, LLC. Performed by Shel Silverstein courtesy of Sony BMG Music Entertainment. He has a great website which reflects his true nature as a talented writer and illustrator.

Look out for other short stories of his which you can be find on Youtube, they are an interactive delight for children and teachres allike. You may even be able to incorporate the video into your classroom.

Graeme Base

Graeme Base is another one of my favourite authors for his unique interpretation of his world and how he allows us to view it through the eyes of magical animals. Another very creative and talent author of children's books, more famously known for such books as 'Animalia' published in 1986.

Roald Dahl

Roald Dahl would also have to feature as one of my favourite authors and talents in the field of children's literature. He has been childhood favourite of mine for a long time now and I'll never forget his whimsical books!

Paul Jennings

Paul Jennings is a best-selling Australian children's book writer. His books mainly feature short stories that lead the reader through an unusual series of events that end with a twist. I loved his books growing up and they still have an effect on me today, I hope all young readers get the opportunity to experience the qwirks of Paul Jennings. His still producing today and I am looking forward to reader his latest book 'The Nest' which can view at penguin books

The Brighton Fringe Festival

noreply@blogger.com (mjgalliott) — Sun, 6 Dec 2009 23:55:00 -0800

The Brighton Fringe Fesitval is a great resource for young emerging writers, artists, illustrators, producers and audiences alike.

For direct information related to literature present at the fesitval follow the link for a listing of books and authors. If you are after more information about the events that the festival holds then just follow the link. It can be really helpful to check out the events as you might notice some writers or illustrators which you fancy. Just happened to come across this event unexpectedly so please check it out.

This is Hilary Cooke who is the designer of the Twenty-Six Letters which the Children's Literature section of the program for the 2009 Brighton Fringe Festival. She takes us through you is being presented i.e like Chris Fisher , events for individuals and all ages that are being held, interactive schedules and a run down of what to expect from the program. A very exciting program for children, parents, teachers and authors.

The next video is Pippa Smith who is in charge of the Children and Family section of the program. Her main contribution is the marketing and promotion of the program to families and children which could really help anyone out there who is in a similar position and may need a fresh look at how to attract attention in Children's Literature.

It really is a great event where a lot of schools and administation could learn a few things from. These ideas are here to promote reading to our children therefore we should share whatever resources we can find to better enhance their future and exposure them to the assortment of talented people making them.

Audio Readings

noreply@blogger.com (mjgalliott) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:48:00 -0800

These are a collection of readings from children's books I have been able to access. They are my interpreation of the books and in no way represent the authors, I thought it would be a great way to attract students and teachers to the wonders of children's literature and open up the possibilities of what could be achieved.

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Introduction to Audio Readings

This is my first attempt at reading a short book. I will be reading others over time but for now I would appreciate any feedback regarding the current reading. Thanks for your help and hopefully I will improve over time.

'Weather' By Pamela Chanko & Daniel Moreton

Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What do you hear? By Bill Martin Jr and Illustrations by Eric Carle.

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Children's Activities

noreply@blogger.com (mjgalliott) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:32:00 -0800

Literature is such a useful resource in the classroom therefore including activities is an essential ingredient especially in regard to Children's Literature.

Poetry - Children's Poetry

noreply@blogger.com (mjgalliott) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:59:00 -0800

A list of useful activities to use with poetry for children. Being creative and innovative in the use of poetry in the classroom can introduce the student to a different perspective. One has to be willing and motivated to use poetry in the classroom as it is much the teacher's responsibility as well as the students.

This section lends itself more to collection of links to alternative resources as we have limited time on our hands. We are still in the process of working out how to better present these activities but for now we will have to deal with what we know.

I will try my best to find as many materials and activities as I can related to using children's poetry in class as I believe children should learn how diverse poetry can be and the wonders it can bring to their expressions in life.

A fantastic resource to use would have to be 'Poetry for Kids' it is full or wonderful resources for the classroom that both helpful to students and teachers. Remember to make it fun and not like that boring teacher you had in high school that took out all the fun of reading and writing poetry.

http://www.poetry4kids.com/

This website also has a great library of fantastic resources as it is a collection of the poems from various authors, from well known in the field to amateurs who have contributed to for the benefit of children all over the world. Many themes to choose from and podcasts for in class readings or assignments.

www.poetryarchive.org/childrensarchive/home.do

Check out world famous Spike Milligans podcasts and pages on the above website, a pure delight and a resource that can be moulded into an activity for children of all ages.

http://www.poetryarchive.org/childrensarchive/singlePoet.do?poetId=7513

For Spike Milligans official website follow the link and you will find biographical information, his poems to download and print out for a class activity or vidoes clips about Spike and his famous quotes.

This is a pretty reliable source that I have found whilst looking over the internet that links to a wide variety of alternative websites with many activities for childrens poetry.

www.fwointl.com/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=22&num=559

Activities

How to Write an I Am Poem

Suggested Grades 3+

Objective:

An I Am poem is a good way to teach children to focus on their own characteristics. It also is a good ice breaker for the beginning of the year.

Method: I Am

I am (two special characteristics)

I wonder (something you are actually curious about)

I hear (an imaginary sound)

I see (an imaginary sight)

I want (an actual desire)

I am (the first line of the poem restated)

I pretend (something you actually pretend to do)

I feel (a feeling about something imaginary)

I touch (an imaginary touch)

I worry (something that really bothers you)

I cry (something that makes you very sad)

I am (the first line of the poem repeated)
I understand (something you know is true)

I say (something you believe in)

I dream (something you actually dream about)

I try (something you really make an effort about)

I hope (something you actually hope for)

I am (the first line of the poem repeated)

Poetry ideas By Tiffany Regan.

I found this the other day whilst surfing for some ideas related to how I could engage children in the art of poetry.We start off each lesson with a shared reading of a poem. I let the kids enjoy it and make comments. I will also quickly point out any tool used in the poem, alliteration, etc. Then the kids can go to centers.

Poetry Table

One is a table with lots of poetry books. They get with a partner and read through the book, marking poems that they like. On the front of the book they will put a sticky note with the title of a poem. They can share these at the end of class, and I use some to make into transparencies for shared reading

Poetry Window

I put tape around a window and the kids go over and write down things they see outside. This is to collect "seeds" for future writing.

Doors to Poetry

I have the five doors to poetry center. See Georgia Heard's book Awakening the Heart Once you read over the poem you will understand how to incorporate it into your lessons. Remember it is up to the teacher to be well informed on these topics so they can better direct students on how to use them.

Poetry free
They compose poems 'Poetry Copying' by copying down a favorite poem, or even favorite phrases in a poem and illustrate them. Have a look at "Sunflakes" by Frank Asch as an example poem and the kids choose the words or phrases that make a good mental picture. They copy them down and illustrate it in a manner that they like, encouragement is key and paramount to the children remaining engaged in poetry.

I hope some of these ideas are useful to you. Here are some good titles: 'Animalia' is great for alliteration 'Hailstones and Halibut Bones' is wonderful. There are many good example lesson plans online as part of Scholastic publishing the book. Attempt to pair it up with 'My Many Colored Days' by Dr. Seuss and 'Color Dance' by Ann Jonas, then the kids can write their own color poems.

Story Books

noreply@blogger.com (mjgalliott) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:36:00 -0800

Arnold, Tedd. More Parts America, Penguin Group, a division of Puffin Books 2003.

A very cool, playful, cute book to educate children about body parts and the common expressions one might hear adults saying out of context. Its use of text was very playful as it was twisted like the child’s imagination of the expressions that might come true. In a similar fashion, the illustrations used squiggly blue, red lines to indicate to the reader that things are not as they seem. A great fun book for children, which would most definitely lead into a lesson on body parts with endless possibilities.

Blume, Judy. Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. America, New York, Dell Pub. Co, 1970.

Faced with the difficulties of growing up and choosing a religion, a twelve-year-old girl talks over her problems with her own private God, this has several really positive points but could also lead students into area of uncertainty. Teachers should be extra careful with such topics as students contain a lot of curiosity. The topics are great for opening up the discussions/problems girls might encounter and even boys when they are going through tough times in adolescence. You could easily have boys Vs girls in this situation looking at the pros and cons of both and the different difficulties they are presented with. A very social/cultural aspect which requires sensitivity on the both the teachers delivery and students understanding.

Breathed, Berkeley. Goodnight Opus Penguins, Little Brown and Company 1996.

A great book for both younger readers and adults to lose yourself and get carried away! This book has the potential to open up a lot of areas of thought, adventure, imagination,and creativity to students. From the simple/basic objects within a room or a classroom one can start to imagine other possibilities of creation and a unique world where anything can happen and anything can look the way you imagine it. I love the slightly lengthy rhyming text as it is always coupled with a big and beautiful illustration this would engage the young reader on many levels. A great book with a lot of potential with a simple means.

Brennan, Herbie. Frankenstella and the Video Store Monster. America, New York, Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2002.

Stella turns into Frankenstella and chases down the video store monster that has eaten her mother, an awesome pictorial and illustration of how the imagination of a child can run wild with so many possibilities. An awesome book for getting children to think outside the box, I would have children think of words and images and draw spontaneously what came into their mind on a large scale. Expression is a method that should not be understated.

Brett, Jan. Berlioz - The Bear New York: Penguin Putnam Books/Scholastic Inc, 1992.

Amazing illustrations sets this book apart with almost two stories taking place, one as the main story and another in the top band where all of the animals are preparing for the musicians. The drawings are extremely detailed, colorful, and imaginative creations of what kind of clothes animals might wear. The setting is a little old worldly giving a sense of history, the text is fairly straight forward and reads well, it is paced accordingly and includes a very different take on animals as compared to 'Barnyard Boogie', the animals work together to help each other out of an unfortunate situation. This could lead into an activity about a nice collection of animals or music of some sort or even relating different personality traits to different animals i.e. the 'stubborn' donkey, the 'angry' bumblebee etc.

Carlstrom, Nancy. It’s About Time, Jesse Bear America, Scholastic, New York. Collins, 1998.

A realy good book for children aged between 5-8 for teaching lesson and for displaying a look into the life of another family. It is a rhythming book which is a playful way to read through the book. The day is broken down into different sections from early in the morning/waking up to getting sick and going to bed. Everything in the book is Bear related so looking for bear beds, bear lamps and other things with bear symbols on them can be a fun way to keep children engaged whilst reading it.

Carrick, Carol, Pictures by Carrick, Donald Patrick's Dinosaurs Clarion Books, New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1985.

The book follows two brothers; the older brother educates the younger one by telling him about dinosaurs. When the older brother speaks about the dinosaurs the younger brother imagines them in the modern world. This is probably one of the most common traits in young boys; they love to create imaginary objects within their world to a point where they are so curious they become scared by what they can imagine. It was a great book showcasing brotherly affection, authority, respect, and trust within family members. This would be perfect for explaining the history of Dinosaurs.

Chanko, Pamela & Moreton, Daniel. Weather America, New York, Scholastic, 1998.

Photographs and simple text describe some of the activities associated with various types of weather, from ice skating to going to the beach. Awesome little book where students could act out the different situations or make object to accompany each type of weather situation. Students could make a list of objects or write about their experience in such weather conditions.

Donaldson, Julia, Illustrated by Scheffler, Axel.The Smartest Giant in Town America, Macmillan Children's Books, 2002.

A slow paced book with repetitive wording to explain how kind, gentle and thoughtful the giant was to the smaller less fortunate animals in the village despite his size. The illustrations are kept simple but with detailed little clues and fun little additions, especially other fairy tale characters which unexpectedly show up were possibly thrown in to keep children amused. It was a very happy and loving story with a great ending. It would definitely lead to a class on clothing and/or alternative types of housing, paths, scarf's for animals or humans.

Di Terlizzi, Tony. Jimmy Zangwow's out of this World Moon Pie Adventure. America, New York:Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2003.

Overall the books use of imaginative illustrations was well suited to the text and the use of wording throughout the book. The illustrations had an old worldly feel reminiscent of the Tom Sawyer era around the 1870's especially with the repetitive use of an umbrella and the style of his homemade jalopy not to mention of the old style milk bottles. It was a joy to read especially the lead up to the climax and the happy ending when Jimmy receives his Moon Pie. The main strength was the boy's out-of-this-world experience which could lead into an ongoing series if the author indented and opens the reader's imagination to the possibility of adventure even within the boundaries of the home.

Eastman, P.D. Are you My Mother? America, New York: Random House, 1960.

This beginner book has a great lesson and educational content for readers, following the journey of a new born bird trying to find its mother. The use of simple sentences that over time become longer is a great tool for readers learning to form sentence structure. The illustrations have great character and are kept simple with a monochromatic color scheme so as to not distract from the main message within the book which is the child's journey to discover its mother. A great one for all mothers and children alike!

Fudwapper, Edward, Fudwapper, Fannie. Fibbed Big New York: Little Brown and Company, 2000.

A cleverly written rhythmic book in verses with an imaginative setting for the children's lies although I thought it was a little long for a typical moral/message and the style of drawing was one I probably would not promote in class as I believe it would be a little hard understand exactly what was going on. Linking the text, rhyme, and visuals in this book seemed a little disorientated which would be hard to transfer to a classroom activity. The vocabulary is a little hard to explain and not that practical for young learners.

Lobel, Arnold. The Rose in My Garden America, New York, Scholastic, 1985.

A variety of flowers grow near the hollyhocks that give shade to the bee that sleeps on the only rose in a garden, all whilst the illustrations of the plants grow taller and taller as the story adds more and more plants. Then a mouse and cat chase each other to wake up the rose in her garden. A joyful book which can teach children about gardens, plants, and educate about the importance of the environment, many great activities can accompany this book.

Lowry, Lois. The Giver America, New York, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1993.

Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives. This is a great story and one which links to a lot of great issues dealing directly with morals, ethics and philosophy of lifestyles and the importance of sharing your opinions. This book requires me to look deeper into the activities section where I will be able to link to certain topics The Giver deals with. An awesome book, well worth the time to read this one as students will gain a great deal from it!!

Maestro, Betsy. Take a Look at Snakes America, New York, Scholastic Paperbacks, 1997.

The detailed text discusses anatomy, habitat, and how snakes move, feed, and raise their young. A very informative book to help children understand the importance of snakes in the ecosystem and prehaps the dangers of coming in contact with one. Reading though it I actually remembered and learned things I wasn’t completely sure about so children would find it fasinating to discover new things about reptiles. This would be prefect to tie inside with an excersion to the Zoo or for students to do a reseach project about their favourite animals.

Martin,Billy & Carle, Eric. Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? America, H. Holt, New York.1997.

Zoo animals from polar bears to walrus make their distinctive sounds for each other, while children imitate the sounds for the zookeeper. A very simple book for young children as I have reviewed Eric Carle’s books before in detail I find them very limited and without much depth which the same can be said here. The book in a whole is a little limited but great for educating children about Zoo animals.

McMillan, Bruce. Eating Fractions America, New York, New York. Collins, 1991.

Food is cut into halves, quarters, and thirds to illustrate how parts make a whole. Simple recipes are actually included so children could make their food as part of reading the book or as an activity after the book. They could also choose their favorite foods and do activities relating to food, presenting it to the class. Many activities could follow this book.
Check out the activities section.

Meddaugh, Susan. Harry on the Rocks. America, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, New York. 2003.

Harry and his boat become stranded on an island, he discovers and egg and comes to realise that it is a dragon. When he discovers that it is a dragon he becomes scared and hides. The dragon helps Harry get home and they become friends. This has a good messge and is a little bit of a longer story which could be a great for slightly older students. This one teaches children about friendship, judging a book by its cover & misadventures. Could lead into some great activities which we will look at in the activities section.

Numeroff, Laura, Illustrations by Joe Mathieu. Dogs don't wear sneakers America, New York:Simon & Schuster Books, 1996.

A fanciful child's book with a lot of potential for exercises in the classroom especially the concluding open-ended question, "But tell me what you see? It's your dream-not mine!" this could lead into an activity where students close their eyes and draw what they imagine when the teacher calls out words or reads the book a second time. This book would be ideal to highlight how animals live, what do they do? What do they eat? How do they act? Where do they live? Or another collaborative activity could be with the use of other animals (African, marine) and thinking a rhyme to match what they would do.

Often, Hilda. There might be Giants. Hodder Children's Books, 1997.

A very imaginative approach to a children's world where anything is possible and adults cannot understand or refuse to understand or believe in such things. A colorful/illustrative approach to display the story with some visual clues as to what giants, dragons, monsters and wizards might look like. This one is for the children alone and for them to lose themselves in a creative world full of possibility; one could have students make certain items that a monster, wizard or dragon etc might use or even a school dress up day in which they could come as their favorite characters. Overall the book was simply yet very effective.

Peet, Bill. Cowardly Clyde America, New York, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1984.

For a war horse, Clyde is an abysmal coward, but he finally decides that even if he isn't brave, he can at least act bravely. This book contains a kind of helpful story with it but it could be misinterpreted by children who read it. One has to watch the way it is read and explain the story in detail with a good activity to reinforce the points they would like children to go away with. The illustrations and story are quite detailed and have a nice appeal to them although as I said one needs to watch the social issues being discussed.

Post, Jim & Janet, Illustrated by Dan Vasconcellos. Barnyard Boogie Accord, Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2003.

A different approach to barn yard animals with the unique die cut and puppet inserted into the book. It would be an ideal book to sit down with the whole class and read through it with everyone joining in to make the sounds of the animals. Drawings are kept basic with a very free hand illustrative style with the focus on the sounds of the animals. Could lead into other activities with different barn yard animals or it could tie in nicely with 'Old Mack Donald's' stories. A little bit limited as it only focuses on the sounds but has potential.

Peet, Bill. Cyrus the Unsinkable Sea Serpent America, New York: Houghton Mifflin Company,1975.

The moral of the story is to 'not judge a book by its cover' and to 'help those who are less fortunate than you', which occur between a unique setting and characters. In my opinion the books pace was nicely choreographed although the use of wording was disappointing for example "in three shakes and a jiffy", "And in half a Shake", "A bloomin miracle", and "As limp as an old shoestring", even these expressions used during the seventies would have been hard to explain to readers. Apart from the text the crayon drawn illustrations provide an interesting visual experience for young readers.

Teague, Mark. Pigsty America, New York: Scholastic, 1994.

The use of pigs to send a message of responsibility to young readers is a clever ploy and works well with the humorous conundrum of the title and the characters. The illustrations seem to pop out of the book, always emerging out from the edges, to almost come alive creating a very lively narrative. A fun and playful book for juveniles with a very comical twist throughout the entire story, this could be easily used to engage students understanding of farm animals, mess/tidy contrasts with an activity that could end up being a recreation of Wendell's room.

Young, Ed. Seven Blind Mice New York: Puffin Books/Scholastic Inc, 1993.

An age old classic story of 'The Three Blind Mice' is a classic moral that one should see everything as a whole. An important lesson for children of all ages although the illustrations in this case tend to be for a younger audience as they are kept simple and direct using different colors to help explain the story in the more simplified way. A clever technique which could lead to an activity where all students make an individual section of an animal or creature by coloring, cutting, pasting different elements to then join them together to make a whole. A simple book with a lot of potential.

Seuss, Dr. Daisy-Head Mayzie America, Random House, Inc, 1994.

A really interesting book as all of Dr. Seuss's books are, this one was no exception and was such a delight! One could almost instantly see the difference in the characters role, especially the parent's role. The mother a kind of construction worker and the father a shoes salesman which for the time was a quirky mix of professions, stereotyped names for the brightest child in the class "Einstein Van Tass" and the teacher "Miss Sneetcher" stereotyped as an intelligent, single, middle aged women, an interesting a fun play on words within the story. The cat in the hat appears in the book when the moral/message of the story should be realized bringing importance to that particular scene for full effect. Overall a fantastic book with a lot going on and so much the children can pick up on individually or with teachers and parents. It would be a great idea to maintain this book overtime as it a little long for most young readers, the text is well written and versed for each page leading to a lengthy story. By reading a different part of the story each day over 4-5 days would allow for multiple classes about jobs, animals, relationships, language, rhymes, ages, etc and any other topics throughout the book.

Marshall, James. Miss Neslon is missing! America, New York, New York. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1977.

A substitute story where the kids in Room 207 are fooled by their teacher into believing that they had another teacher who taught them how to behave well which could be used for a moral story or activity as well, a really good story which could lead into a costume dress up activity - Taking on different roles/Role playing/Acting & Drama for all kids to participate in. Nice basic drawings which could be used as well in class to demonstrate to the children that they don't need to be perfect.

Lee Burton, Virginia. Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel America, New York, New York.
Houghton, 1967.

A great story about friendships and the community so students could write about their home areas, friends, stories about the past compared to the future, jobs and occupations, business, and many other topics about partners, journeys, etc. The book is open to many different activities especially with the style of writing, a little bit repetitive but great vocabulary lead more towards slight older students.

Raskin, Ellen. The Westing Game America, New York, Puffin Books, 1997.

The mysterious death of an eccentric millionaire brings together an unlikely assortment of heirs who must uncover the circumstances of his death before they can claim their inheritance, in a special twenty-fifth edition that features a brand new cover. It is an interesting read and one which could translate well to a law centered content based class – instruction could be centered on wealthy individuals and who should be entitled to receive the remaining money. A series of activities could lead this book down some interesting paths and discussions or role plays with students acting out a drama or such. The book also leads onto many other topics dealing with ethics and morals of the characters which could be a great area to explore.

Seuss’s, Dr. Sleep Book America, New York, New York. Random House, 1990.

A wierd and wonderful book which could lead into an number of activites- Cleaning teeth, teeth exercises or vocuabulary, castles i.e. kings and queens, stilts and skiiing, jazz band or muisc connected to the horn palyers, creatures and imagination, dreams and daydreaming and what wonderful things children can come up with. Also countries and counting could be incorporated, laws and santa claus i.e. christmas. Need to review the book for actual activites.

Seuss’s, Dr. I Had Trouble in getting to Solla Sollew America, New York, New York. Collins, 1967.

I am a huge fan of Dr. Seuss and his wonderful worlds he creates!! This story could be well read to an audience especially with the descriptive sound words like bump, rocky, wubble, wubbled, and some other rather fantastic expressions to explain to students like ‘Don’t you stew’, ‘You furnish the muscules, the aches and the pains.’ This really so many uses for the classroom from travel and time to animals and weather!! Awesome book!!

Sue Park, Linda. The Single Shard America, New York, Yearling, 2003.

Tree-ear is an orphan boy in a 12th-century Korean potters' village. For a long time he is content living with Crane-man under a bridge barely surviving on scraps of food. All that changes when he sees master potter Min making his beautiful pottery. Tree-ear sneaks back to Min's workplace and dreams of creating his own pots someday. When he accidentally breaks a pot, he must work for the master to pay for the damage.
This book has an awesome story line and an important message contained within as it relates to children in tough times being able to come through all the hard work satisfied that you know you are great at doing something when you put your head to it. Dedication and hard work!! Another awesome read which I recommend to everyone out there in the teaching field!!!

Wellington, Monica. The Sheep Follow. America, New York, Scholastic, 1992.

After following various other animals they see going by, a herd of frolicking sheep is too tired to follow its shepherd. A fun book and an easy read for younger children which could be combined with animal sounds and other animals for developing the story in class. The illustrations are fun, colorful and fun so children could make their own in a similar fashion as another activity. Great book overall!!

Authors of Children's Literature

noreply@blogger.com (mjgalliott) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:12:00 -0800

After extensive reading into the world of Children's Literature I was amazed to find such a vast array of brilliant author's that I had forgotten about over time.

To help those interested in findout more about famous children's literature authors please have a look a the Wikipedia list to get a better understanding of how many wonderful and talented people have contributed to the area.

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Verna Aardema (1911-2001) - Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
Joan Abelove (born 1945) - Go and Come Back
Douglas Adams - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series
Richard Adams (born 1920) - Watership Down
C. S. Adler (born 1932) - Magic of the Glits, Ghost Brother
Aesop (6th century BC) - Fables
Joan Aiken (1924-2004) - The Wolves of Willoughby Chase series, Arabel and Mortimer series
Vivien Alcock (1924-2003) - The Haunting of Cassie Palmer
Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) - Little Women
Lloyd Alexander (1924-2007) - The Chronicles of Prydain, Westmark series
Joseph Alexander Altsheler (1862-1919) - The Young Trailers series, the Civil War series
David Almond - Skellig, Heaven Eyes, Kit's Wilderness
Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) - The Snow Queen, The Little Mermaid, The Ugly Duckling, The Emperor's New Clothes, The Princess and the Pea, Thumbelina
K. A. Applegate - Animorphs, Remnants, Everworld series
Victor Appleton - Tom Swift
Philip Ardagh - Eddie Dickens series, Unlikely Exploits series
Edward Ardizzone (1900-1979) - Tim All Alone, Tim and the Brave Sea Captain
Laura Adams Armer (1874-1963) - Waterless Mountain
William H. Armstrong (1914-1999) - Sounder
Frank Asch (born 1946) - I Can Blink, Happy Birthday Moon
Martin Auer (born 1951) - Now, Now, Markus, The Blue Boy
Harold Avery (1869-1943) - The Triple Alliance, Play the Game
Avi (born 1937) - Crispin: The Cross of Lead, The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
Christopher Awdry (born 1940) - The Railway Series Nos. 27-40 Thomas the Tank Engine stories
Wilbert Awdry (1911-1997) - The Railway Series Nos. 1-26 Thomas the Tank Engine stories

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Natalie Babbitt (born 1932) - Tuck Everlasting, Knee-Knock Rise, The Search for Delicious
Enid Bagnold (1889-1981) - National Velvet
Bob Balaban - McGrowl series
R. M. Ballantyne (1825-1894) - The Coral Island
Blue Balliett (born 1955) - Chasing Vermeer, The Wright 3, The Calder Game
Lynne Reid Banks (born 1929) - The Indian in the Cupboard series
Helen Bannerman (1862-1946) - Little Black Sambo
Clive Barker (born 1952) - The Thief of Always
Jill Barklem (born 1951) - Brambly Hedge
Steve Barlow - Outernet series
J. M. Barrie (1860-1937) - Peter Pan
T. A. Barron (born 1952) - The Lost Years of Merlin series
Dave Barry - Peter and the Starcatchers series
Margaret Stuart Barry (born 1958) - Simon and the Witch
Graeme Base (born 1958) - Animalia
L. Frank Baum (1856-1919) - The Wonderful Wizard of Oz series
Hans Baumann (1914-1988) - Sons of the Steppe, I Marched with Hannibal
Nina Bawden (born 1925) - Carrie's War
"BB" (D. J. Watkins-Pitchford) (1905-1990) - The Little Grey Men, Down The Bright Stream
Jerome Beatty Jr (1916-2002) - The Matthew Looney space series
Frank Beddor - The Looking Glass Wars series
John Bellairs (1938-1991) - The House with a Clock in Its Walls
Derek Benz - Grey Griffins
Berechiah ha-Nakdan (12th-13th century) - Mishle Shualim, Fables of a Jewish Aesop
Stan and Jan Berenstain - The Berenstain Bears series
Elisabeth Beresford - The Wombles
Paul Berna (1908-1994) - A Hundred Million Francs, The Street Musician, Flood Warning
Luc Besson - Arthur and the Minimoys series
John Bibee - The Spirit Flyer series
Holly Black - The Spiderwick Chronicles, Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles, Tithe, Valiant
Malorie Blackman (born 1962) - The Noughts & Crosses series
Judy Blume (born 1938) - Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret, Fudge series
Enid Blyton (1897-1968) - The Noddy books, The Famous Five series, The Secret Seven series, The Magic Faraway Tree series
Angela Sommer-Bodenburg - The Little Vampire series
Michael Bond - The Paddington Bear series
Nancy Bond - A String in the Harp
Ruskin Bond - The Room on the Roof, The Blue Umbrella
Lucy M. Boston - The Green Knowe series
Chris Bradford (born 1974) - The Young Samurai series
Tony Bradman (born 1954) - The Dilly the Dinosaur series
Gillian Bradshaw (born 1956) - The Dragon and the Thief, The Land of Gold, Beyond the North Wind
Christianna Brand - The Nurse Matilda series (adapted as Nanny McPhee)
Ann Brashares - The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series
Jan Brett (born 1949) - Trouble with Trolls
Thomas Brezina (born 1963) - The Knickerbocker Gang
Hesba Fay Brinsmead (1922-2003) - Pastures of the Blue Crane, Longtime Dreaming
Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić (1874-1938) - The Marvellous Adventures and Misadventures of Hlapić the Apprentice, Tales of Long Ago
Lauren Brooke - Heartland series, Chestnut Hill series
Walter R. Brooks - The Freddy the Pig series
Frances Browne (1816-1879) - Granny's Wonderful Chair
Marcia Brown - Puss in Boots
Margaret Wise Brown (1910-1952) - Goodnight Moon, The Runaway Bunny
Jean de Brunhoff - The Story of Babar
Jan Brzechwa (1900-1966) - The Pan Kleks series, & many poems for children
Anthony Buckeridge - The Jennings school stories
Eve Bunting (born 1928) - Smoky Night
John Bunyan (1628-1688) - Pilgrim's Progress
Anthony Burgess (1917-1993) - A Long Trip to Tea Time, The Land Where the Ice Cream Grows
Thornton Burgess (1874–1965) - The Adventures of Danny Meadow Mouse, Old Mother West Wind
Doris Burn - Andrew Henry's Meadow, The Summerfolk
Sheila Burnford - The Incredible Journey
Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924) - A Little Princess, Little Lord Fauntleroy, The Secret Garden
Virginia Lee Burton (1909-1968) - The Little House, Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
A. J. Butcher - The Spy High series
Betsy Byars - Summer of the Swans, Cracker Jackson
Georgia Byng - Molly Moon series

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Meg Cabot - The Princess Diaries
Dorothy Canfield Fisher (1879-1958) - Understood Betsy
William Cardell (1780-1828) - The Story of Jack Halyard, the Sailor Boy and other works
Eric Carle - The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Very Busy Spider
Lewis Carroll (1832-1898) - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Through the Looking-Glass
Geoffrey Chaucer (c.1343-1400) - Chanticleer and the Fox (from The Canterbury Tales)
John Christopher (born 1922) - The Prince in Waiting series, The Tripods trilogy
Matt Christopher (1917-1997) - Wild Pitch, The Kid Who Only Hit Homers, Tough to Tackle
Pauline Clarke - The Twelve and the Genii
Beverly Cleary - Ramona Quimby series
Andrew Clements - Frindle, A Week in the Woods
Eoin Colfer - Artemis Fowl series
Suzanne Collins - The Underland Chronicles
Carlo Collodi (1826-1890) - The Adventures of Pinocchio
John Amos Comenius (1592-1670) - Orbis Sesualim Pictis Picture Book
Harriet Theresa Comstock (1860-1925) - Molly the Drummer Boy, Janet of the Dunes
Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) - The Lost World
Jane Leslie Conly - Rats of NIMH series
Susan Coolidge (1835-1905) - What Katy Did series
Barbara Cooney (1917-2000) - Chanticleer and the Fox, Miss Rumphius
Susan Cooper - The Dark Is Rising series, The Boggart
Zizou Corder - Lionboy series
Rachel Cosgrove - The Hidden Valley of Oz
John Cotton (1585-1652) - Milk for Babes catechism
Bruce Coville - Space Brat, My Teacher is an Alien, Aliens Ate My Homework, The Unicorn Chronicles, Magic Shop series
Joy Cowley - The Silent One, Bow Down Shadrach
Palmer Cox (1840-1924) - The Brownies series
John Coy - Night Driving, Crackback
Joe Craig - The Jimmy Coates series
Sharon Creech - Walk Two Moons, Heartbeat
Helen Cresswell (1934-2005) - The Bagthorpe Saga
Richmal Crompton (1890-1969) - Just William
Michael Cronin - Against The Day series
Kevin Crossley-Holland - Storm, The Seeing Stone
Gabriella Csire - Turpi series
Stephen Caleb - The Adventures Of Tricky series

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Debbie Dadey - The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids
Roald Dahl (1916-1990) - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, The Witches, The BFG
Annie Dalton - Agent Angel series, Afterdark series
Lucy Daniels - Animal Ark, Dolphin Diaries
Paula Danziger (1944-2004) - The Cat Ate My Gymsuit, Amber Brown series
James Dashner - The 13th Reality series
Alan Davidson - The Annabel books, Light, The Bewitching of Alison Allbright
Stephen Mark Davies - The Sophie series
Lavinia R. Davis (1909-1961) - The Wild Birthday Cake
Edmondo De Amicis (1846-1908) - Heart (Cuore)
Marguerite de Angeli (1889-1987) - The Door in the Wall, Black Fox of Lorne, Bright April
Walter de la Mare (1873-1956) - The Three Mulla Mulgars, Songs of Childhood, Peacock Pie
Daniel Defoe (1660-1731) - Robinson Crusoe
Kate DiCamillo - Because of Winn Dixie, The Tale of Despereaux, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
Charles Dickens (1812-1870) - A Christmas Carol
Peter Dickinson - The Changes trilogy, Tulku, City of Gold
Anne Digby - Trebizon series
Thomas M. Disch (1940-2008) - The Brave Little Toaster, The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars
Tony DiTerlizzi - The Spiderwick Chronicles, Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles
Franklin W. Dixon - The Hardy Boys series
Chris D'Lacey - The Fire Within series
Lynley Dodd - Hairy Maclary, Slinky Malinki
Mary Mapes Dodge (1831-1905) - Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates
Debra Doyle - School of Wizardry, Knight's Wyrd
Crescent Dragonwagon - Always, Always, Home Place, Half a Moon and One Whole Star
Diane Duane - So You Want to Be a Wizard
Tessa Duder - The Alex series
William Pène du Bois (1916-1993) - The Twenty-One Balloons
Lois Duncan - I Know What You Did Last Summer, A Gift of Magic
Jeanne DuPrau - The Books of Ember series
Stephen Caleb - The Adventures Of Tricky series

E
Edward Eager (1911-1964) - Half Magic, Magic by the Lake, Knight's Castle, The Time Garden, The Well-Wishers, Magic or Not, Seven-Day Magic
Martin Ebbertz - Little Mr. Jaromir
Dorothy Edwards (1914-1982) - The Magician Who Kept A Pub and other stories, My Naughty Little Sister
Julie Andrews Edwards - The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles
T. S. Eliot (1888-1965) - Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
Michael Ende (1929-1995) - The Neverending Story, Momo, Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver
Elizabeth Enright (1909-1968) - The Melendy series, Thimble Summer, Gone-Away Lake
Eleanor Estes (1908-1988) - The Moffats, Rufus M., The Hundred Dresses, Ginger Pye
Juliana Horatia Ewing (1841-1885) - A Flat Iron for a Farthing, The Story of a Short Life
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John Meade Falkner (1858-1932) - Moonfleet
Walter Farley (1915-1989) - The Black Stallion series
Eleanor Farjeon (1881-1965) - Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard, The Little Bookroom
Nancy Farmer - The House of the Scorpion, The Ear, the Eye and the Arm, A Girl Named Disaster
Penelope Farmer - Charlotte Sometimes, The Summer Birds, A Castle of Bone
G. E. Farrow (1866?-1920?) - The Wallypug of Why series, The Little Panjandrum's Dodo
Eugene Field (1850-1895) - Wynken, Blynken, and Nod
Anne Fine - The Tulip Touch, Madame Doubtfire, Flour Babies
Catherine Fisher - The Snow-Walker, The Book of the Crow, The Oracle, Corbenic
John D. Fitzgerald (1906-1988) - The Great Brain series
Louise Fitzhugh (1928-1974) - Harriet the Spy, Nobody's Family is Going to Change
Marjorie Flack (1897-1958) - The Story of Ping, Angus and the Ducks
John Flanagan - Ranger's Apprentice series
Sid Fleischman - The Whipping Boy, By The Great Horn Spoon!
Ian Fleming (1908-1964) - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Esther Forbes (1891-1967) - Johnny Tremain
Antonia Forest (1915-2003) - Autumn Term, Falconer's Lure & others in the Marlow Family series
Helen Fox - Eager series
Anne Frank (1929-1945) - The Diary of a Young Girl
Barbara C. Freeman - Two-thumb Thomas, Timi, the Tale of a Griffin
Frieda Friedman - Dot for Short, Pat and Her Policeman, Carol from the Country, et al.
Cornelia Funke - The Thief Lord, Inkworld trilogy
Fynn - Mister God, This Is Anna

G
Jostein Gaarder - Sophie's World, The Christmas Mystery
Arkady Gaidar (1904-1941) - Timur and His Squad
Neil Gaiman - Coraline, The Graveyard Book
Paul Gallico (1997-1976) - The Snow Goose; Jennie
Sally Gardner - The Countess's Calamity, I, Coriander, The Red Necklace
Alan Garner - The Owl Service, The Weirdstone of Brisingamen, The Moon of Gomrath, Elidor, Red Shift, The Stone Book Quartet
Eve Garnett (1900-1991) - The Family from One End Street
Doris Gates (1901-1987) - Blue Willow
Anna Genover-Mas - The Grumpy Gardener
Jean Craighead George - My Side of the Mountain, Julie of the Wolves
Charles Ghigna (born 1946) Father Goose
Fred Gipson (1908-1973) - Old Yeller
Rumer Godden (1907-1998) - The Doll's House, The Mousewife, The Diddakoi
Glenda Goertzen (born 1967) - The Prairie Dogs, City Dogs
Julia Golding - The Diamond of Drury Lane, Secret of the Sirens
Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774) - The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes
Elizabeth Goudge (1900-1984) - The Little White Horse, Linnets and Valerians
Harry Graham (1874-1936) - Ruthless Rhymes for Heartless Homes
Kenneth Grahame (1859-1932) - The Wind in the Willows
Hardie Gramatky (1907-1979) - Little Toot
John Grant - Little Nose stories
Nicholas Stuart Gray (1922-1981) - Grimbold's Other World, The Seventh Swan
Kate Greenaway (1846-1901) - Under the Window
Stacy Gregg - Pony Club Secrets series
Kristiana Gregory - Earthquake at Dawn, The Stowaway, Jenny of the Tetons
Jacob (1785–1863) and Wilhelm (1786–1859) Grimm - Grimm's Fairy Tales
Maria Gripe (1923-2007) - Hugo and Josephine, In the Time of the Bells, Elvis and his Secret
Johnny Gruelle (1880-1938) - Raggedy Ann series

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Margaret Peterson Haddix - Shadow Children sequence
Mark Haddon - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, Agent Z series
Virginia Hamilton (1936-2002) - M. C. Higgins the Great
Leif Hamre (1914-2007) - Otter Three Two Calling, Contact Lost, Blue Two...Bale Out
Roger Hargreaves (1935-1988) - The Mr. Men and Little Miss series
Cynthia Harnett (1893-1981) - The Wool-Pack, The Load of Unicorn
Joel Chandler Harris (1845-1908) - Uncle Remus
Peter Härtling (born 1933) - Oma, Ben liebt Anna, Krücke
Juanita Havill - The Jamaica series, Eyes Like Willy's
Charles Hawes - (1889-1923) The Dark Frigate, The Great Quest
Marguerite Henry (1902-1997) - King of the Wind, Misty of Chincoteague
Zenna Henderson (1917-1983) - Ingathering: The Complete People Stories
James Herriot (1916-1995) - All Creatures Great and Small
Karen Hesse (born 1952) - Out of the Dust, The Music of Dolphins
Carl Hiaasen - Hoot
E.W. Hildick (1925-2001) - Jack McGurk mysteries, Jim Starling series
S.E. Hinton - The Outsiders, That Was Then, This Is Now, Rumble Fish
Russell Hoban - The Mouse and His Child
Michael Hoeye - Hermux Tantamoq series
Mary Hoffman - Stravaganza series, Amazing Grace
Christophe Honoré - Tout contre Léo
Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler - Judge Ooka Tadasuke/Seikei samurai mystery series, "The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn"
Anthony Horowitz - Alex Rider series, The Diamond Brothers series, The Gatekeepers series
Hasan Hourani - Hassan Everywhere
Ted Hughes (1938-1998) - The Iron Man
Thomas Hughes (1822-1896) - Tom Brown's School Days
John Hulme - The Seems series
Irene Hunt (1907-2001) - Up a Road Slowly, The Lottery Rose
Erin Hunter - The Warriors series, the Seekers series
Norman Hunter (1899-1995) - The Professor Branestawm series

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Eva Ibbotson - Which Witch?, The Secret of Platform 13, Journey to the River Sea
Jean Ingelow (1820-1897) - Mopsa the Fairy
Koji Ishikawa - The Colorful Animals Hide And Seek series
Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867-1957) - The Little House series

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Joseph Jacobs (1854-1916) - English Fairy Tales, Celtic Fairy Tales, European Folk and Fairy Tales
Grace James - The John and Mary series, Green Willow and Other Japanese Fairy Tales
James Janeway (1636-1674) - A Token For Children
Brian Jacques - The Redwall series, Castaways of the Flying Dutchman
Éva Janikovszky (1926-2003) – If I Were a Grown-Up, Who Does This Kid Take After?
Tove Jansson (1914-2001) - The Moomin books
Paul Jennings - Unreal!, Undone!, Unbelievable!, The Paw Thing, The Gizmo, Wicked!
W. E. Johns (1893-1968) - The Biggles series
Marcia Thornton Jones - The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids, Ghostville Elementary series
Diana Wynne Jones (born 1934) - The Chrestomanci series, Howl's Moving Castle, Dogsbody
Norton Juster - The Phantom Tollbooth, The Hello, Goodbye Window

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Ulrich Karger (born 1957) - The Scary Sleepover
Jan Karon (born 1937) - Miss Fannie's Hat
Erich Kästner (1899-1974) - Emil and the Detectives, Lottie and Lisa, The Flying Classroom
Elizabeth Kay - The Divide trilogy
Ezra Jack Keats (1916-1983) - The Snowy Day, Whistle for Willie, Goggles!
Carolyn Keene - The Nancy Drew mystery series
Charles Keeping - Charley, Charlotte and the Golden Canary
Harold Keith (1903-1998) - Rifles for Watie
Eric P. Kelly (1884-1960) - The Trumpeter of Krakow
Louise Andrews Kent (1886-1969) - The "He went with..." series of historical novels
Judith Kerr - When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, The Tiger Who Came To Tea
P. B. Kerr - Children of the Lamp series
Clive King - Stig of the Dump
Dick King-Smith - The Sheep-Pig, The Queen's Nose
Charles Kingsley (1819-1875) - The Water Babies
Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) - Just So Stories, The Jungle Book, Puck of Pook's Hill
Annette Curtis Klause - Blood and Chocolate
E. L. Konigsburg - From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, The View from Saturday
Conor Kostick - Epic, Saga
Erik P. Kraft - Chocolatina, Lenny and Mel series, Miracle Wimp
Uma Krishnaswami Naming Maya, Monsoon
Joseph Krumgold (1908-1980) - ...And Now Miguel, Onion John

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Selma Lagerlöf (1858-1940) - The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
Andrew Lang (1844-1912) - The Blue Fairy Book, The Red Fairy Book and others
Noel Langley (1911-1980) - The Land of Green Ginger
Katherine Langrish - Troll Fell, Troll Mill, Troll Blood
Jane Langton - The Hall Family Chronicles series
Kirby Larson - The Magic Kerchief, Hattie Big Sky
Kathryn Lasky - Guardians of Ga'hoole series, The Night Journey
Caroline Lawrence - The Roman Mysteries
Michael Lawrence - The Jiggy McCue series, Young Dracula, The Aldous Lexicon
Robert Lawson (1892-1957) - Rabbit Hill, Ben and Me, They Were Strong and Good
Ervin Lázár (1936-2006) – "The Seven Headed Fairy", "The Little Boy and the Lions", "The Square Round Wood"
Munro Leaf (1905-1976) - The Story of Ferdinand
Edward Lear (1812-1888) - "The Owl and the Pussycat", A Book of Nonsense
Dennis Lee - Alligator Pie
Ursula K. Le Guin (born 1929) - A Wizard of Earthsea, Catwings, Gifts, Very Far Away From Anywhere Else
Madeleine L'Engle (1918-2007) - A Wrinkle in Time, Meet the Austins
Helen Lester (born 1936) - Tacky the Penguin
Gail Carson Levine - Ella Enchanted, The Two Princesses of Bamarre
Ted Lewin - Peppe the Lamplighter
C. S. Lewis (1898-1963) - The Chronicles of Narnia
Hilda Lewis (1896-1974) - The Ship That Flew
J. Patrick Lewis (born 1942) - A Hippopotamusn't, Swan Song, The House
J. S. Lewis - Grey Griffins
Suzanne Lieurance - Shoelaces (with Patrick Girouard)
Astrid Lindgren (1907-2002) - Pippi Longstocking, Ronia the Robber's Daughter
Eric Linklater (1899-1974) - The Wind on the Moon, The Pirates in the Deep Green Sea
Penelope Lively - The Ghost of Thomas Kempe, A Stitch in Time
Hugh Lofting (1886-1947) - Doctor Dolittle series
Jack London (1876-1916) - The Call of the Wild, White Fang
Lois Lowry - Number the Stars, The Giver, Anastasia series
Patricia Lynch (1898-1972) - The Turf-Cutter's Donkey, the Brogeen series

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Betty MacDonald (1908-1958) - The Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle series
George Macdonald (1824-1905) - At the Back of the North Wind, The Princess and the Goblin
Reginald James MacGregor- The Young Detectives
D. J. MacHale - The Pendragon Adventure
Sandra Magsamen - The Gift
Margaret Mahy - The Haunting, The Changeover, Maddigan's Fantasia
Hector Malot (1830-1907) - Nobody's Boy (Sans Famille)
Ruth Manning-Sanders (1888-1988) - A Book of Dragons, and other anthologies of fairy tales from around the world
Frederick Marryat (1792-1848) - The Children of the New Forest
John Marsden - The Tomorrow series
James (1942-1992) & Edward Marshall - Fox in Love, Fox and His Friends, Fox on Wheels
Ann M. Martin - The Baby-sitters Club series
J. P. Martin (1880-1966) - The Uncle series
Cotton Mather (1663-1728) - A Token for the Children of New England
André Maurois (1885-1967) - Fattypuffs and Thinifers (Patapoufs et Filifers)
Mercer Mayer - The Little Critter and Little Monster series
William Mayne - A Swarm in May, A Grass Rope, Earthfasts, Low Tide
Geraldine McCaughrean - Peter Pan in Scarlet, A Pack of Lies
Robert McCloskey (1914-2003) - Make Way for Ducklings, Time of Wonder, Blueberries for Sal
Eloise McGraw (1915-2000) - The Golden Goblet, The Moorchild, The Rundelstone of Oz
Lauren Lynn McGraw - Merry Go Round in Oz
Sophie McKenzie - Girl, Missing
Robin McKinley - The Hero and the Crown, The Blue Sword, Spindle's End
Colin McNaughton - Captain Abdul's Pirate School
Geoffrey McSkimming - The Cairo Jim series
Milton Meltzer - The Black Americans, The American Revolutionaries, Mark Twain Himself
Richard Michelson - Animals That Ought to Be: Poems about Imaginary Pets, Across the Alley
A. A. Milne (1882-1956) - Winnie-the-Pooh, The House at Pooh Corner, When We Were Very Young
Olive Beaupre Miller (1883-1968) - My Book House series
Elyne Mitchell (1913-2002) - The Silver Brumby series
Walter Moers - The Thirteen and a Half Lives of Captain Bluebear
Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942) - Anne of Green Gables, Emily of New Moon
Clement Clarke Moore (1779-1863) - A Visit From St. Nicholas
John A. Moroso (1874-1957) - Nobody's Buddy
Michael Morpurgo - Why the Whales Came, The Wreck of the Zanzibar, Private Peaceful
Brandon Mull - Fablehaven series
Caryl Cude Mullin - A Riddle of Roses
Robert Munsch - Love You Forever, The Paper Bag Princess
Jill Murphy - The Worst Witch, The Last Noo-Noo
Andrew Murray - Ghost Rescue
Susan Musgrave - Gullband, Dreams Are More Real Than Bathtubs

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Beverley Naidoo: Journey to Jo'berg, The Other Side of Truth
Violet Needham (1876-1967) - The Black Riders, The Stormy Petrel, The Woods of Windri
John R. Neill - The Wonder City of Oz, The Scalawagons of Oz, Lucky Bucky in Oz
Božena Němcová (1820-1862) - Slovak Fairy Tales and Legends (Slovenské pohádky a pověsti)
Edith Nesbit (1858-1924) - The Railway Children, Five Children and It, The Phoenix and the Carpet, The Story of the Amulet
John Newbery (1713-1767) - A Little Pretty Pocket-Book Intended for the Instruction and Amusement of Little Master Tommy and Pretty Miss Molly
Jenny Nimmo - The Snow Spider, the Children of the Red King series
Garth Nix - The Old Kingdom series, The Keys to the Kingdom series, The Seventh Tower series
Joan Lowery Nixon (1927-2003) - The Colonial Williamsburg series, the Orphan Train series
Andrew Norriss - Aquila, The Unluckiest Boy in the World
Jessica Nelson North (1891-1888) - The Giant Shoe
Sterling North (1906-1974) - Rascal, The Wolfing
Mary Norton (1903-1992) - The Borrowers series, Bedknob and Broomstick

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Graham Oakley - The Church Mice series, Magical Changes
Robert C. O'Brien (1918-1973) - Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, Z for Zachariah
Jane O'Connor - Fancy Nancy and its series
Scott O'Dell (1898-1989) - Island of the Blue Dolphins, The King's Fifth, The Black Pearl
Charles Ogden - Edgar and Ellen series
Jenny Oldfield - My Magical Pony, the Home Farm Twins, the Horses of Half-Moon Ranch series
Kenneth Oppel - The Silverwing Saga, Airborn
Pat O'Shea (1931-2007) - The Hounds of the Morrigan
Uri Orlev - The Island on Bird Street
Mary Pope Osborne - The Magic Treehouse series, Tales from the Odyssey
Elsie J. Oxenham (1880-1960) - The Abbey Series

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Christopher Paolini - Inheritance cycle
Barbara Park – Skinnybones, Junie B. Jones series
Peter Parnall – Winter Barn, Apple Tree, Woodpile
Katherine Paterson - Bridge to Terabithia, Jacob Have I Loved
James Patterson - The Maximum Ride series, The Dangerous Days of Daniel X
Gary Paulsen - The Hatchet, The Time Hackers
Michelle Paver - Chronicles of Ancient Darkness series
Philippa Pearce (1920-2006) - Tom's Midnight Garden
Ridley Pearson - Peter and the Starcatchers' series, The Kingdom Keepers series
Howard Pease (1894-1974) – Secret Cargo, Highroad to Adventure, Bound for Singapore
Dale Peck - Drift House series
Ethel Pedley (1859-1898) – Dot and the Kangaroo
Bill Peet (1915-2002) – The Wump World, Hubert's Hair-Raising Adventure
Daniel Pennac – Eye of the Wolf (L'œil du Loup)
Lynne Rae Perkins (born 1956) - Criss Cross, All Alone in the Universe
Charles Perrault (1628-1703) - Tales of Mother Goose
Rodman Philbrick (born 1951) - Freak The Mighty, Max the Mighty, The Last Book in the Universe
Joan Phipson (1912-2003) - The Boundary Riders, The Family Conspiracy, Polly's Tiger
Tanwir Phool (born 1948) - Chirya, Titli, Phool (Sparrow, Butterfly, Flowers) (Poetry for children)
Tamora Pierce (born 1954) - The Tortall series, Circle of Magic series
Christopher Pike - The Spooksville series
Dav Pilkey - The Captain Underpants series
Daniel Pinkwater – The Big Orange Splot, The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
Kin Platt (1911-2003) - The Big Max series, The Blue Man
Peter Pohl (born 1940) – Johnny, My Friend
Eleanor H. Porter (1868-1920) - Pollyanna
Tracey Porter – Billy Creekmore
Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) - The Tale of Peter Rabbit, The Tailor of Gloucester
Ellen Potter – The Olivia Kidney series
Terry Pratchett - The Bromeliad, Johnny Maxwell series, The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents, Tiffany Aching series
Otfried Preussler (born 1923) - The Robber Hotzenplotz, The Curse of the Darkling Mill
Guillaume Prevost - The Book of Time trilogy
Willard Price (1887-1983) - Amazon Adventure and others in the Adventure series
Josephine, Diana and Christine Pullein-Thompson - Six Ponies, I Wanted a Pony, We Rode to the Sea & many other pony books
Philip Pullman (born 1946) - His Dark Materials trilogy

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Janette Rallison (born 1966) - Fame, Glory, and Other Things on My To Do List
Arthur Ransome (1884-1967) - Swallows and Amazons series
Marjorie Rawlings (1896-1953) - The Yearling
W. Maxwell Reed (1871-1962) - The Earth for Sam, The Stars for Sam
Celia Rees - The Bailey Game, Witch Child, Pirates!
Gwyneth Rees - The Mum Hunt, Fairy Dust series, Mermaid Magic
H.A. (1898-1977) & Margret Rey (1906-1996) - Curious George series
Justin Richards - The Invisible Detective series
Chris Riddell - The Edge Chronicles, Barnaby Grimes
Rick Riordan - Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, The Maze of Bones in The 39 Clues series
Jamie Rix (born 1958) - Alistair Fury series, Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids series
Keith Robertson - Henry Reed series
Gianni Rodari (1920-1980) - Telephone Tales (Favole al telefono), Tales Told by a Machine (Novelle fatte a macchina)
Emily Rodda - The Fairy Realm series, the Rowan of Rin series, the Deltora Quest series
Don Roff (born 1966) – Scary Stories
Malcolm Rose - The Traces series, the Lawless and Tilley series
Simon Rose - The Alchemist's Portrait, The Sorcerer's Letterbox, The Clone Conspiracy, The Emerald Curse, The Heretic's Tomb
Michael Rosen (born 1946) - Sad Book, Fantastically Funny Stories, Quick, Let's Get Out of Here, We’re Going on a Bear Hunt
Diana Ross (1910-2000) - The Little Red Engine series
J. K. Rowling (born 1965) - The Harry Potter series
Salman Rushdie (born 1947) - Haroun and the Sea of Stories
Chris Ryan - The Alpha Force series
Pam Muñoz Ryan - Esperanza Rising, Becoming Naomi León

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Louis Sachar - Sideways Stories From Wayside School series, Holes
Angie Sage - Septimus Heap series
Antoine de Saint-Exupery (1900-1944) - The Little Prince
Carl Sandburg (1878-1967) - Rootabaga Stories
Brandon Sanderson - Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians
Margaret Marshall Saunders (1861-1947) - Beautiful Joe
Malcolm Saville (1901-1982) - The Lone Pine Club series
Allen Say (born 1937) - Grandfather's Journey, The Ink-Keeper's Apprentice
Richard Scarry (1919-1994) – The Busytown series
Pam Scheunemann (born 1955) - Overdue Kangaroo, Ape Cape, The Crane Loves Grain
Michael Scott - The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series
Laura Vaccaro Seeger - First The Egg
George Selden (1929-1989) - The Cricket in Times Square series
Maurice Sendak (born 1928) - Where the Wild Things Are
Dr. Seuss (1904-1991) - The Cat in the Hat
Anna Sewell (1820-1878) - Black Beauty
Mark Shasha (born 1961) - Night of the Moonjellies
Mary Shelley (1797-1851) - Maurice, or the Fisher's Cot
Gary (born 1966) & Rhoda Shipman (born 1968) - Pakkins' Land
Mark Shulman (born 1962) - Mom and Dad are Palindromes, Secret Hiding Places
Yrsa Sigurðardóttir (born 1963)
Shel Silverstein (1930-1999) - The Giving Tree, Where the Sidewalk Ends
Isaac Bashevis Singer (1902-1991) - Stories for Children
Marilyn Singer (born 1948) - Turtle in July
Francesca Simon (born 1955) - Horrid Henry series
Steve Skidmore - Outernet series
Obert Skye - Leven Thumps series
William Sleator – Singularity, Rewind
Barbara Sleigh - The Carbonel series
Dodie Smith - 101 Dalmatians
Edward Wyke Smith (1871-1935) - The Marvellous Land of Snergs
Roland Smith - Thunder Cave, Zach's Lie, Jack's Run
Pat Smythe (1928-1996) - Three Jays Series, Adventure Series
Lemony Snicket - A Series of Unfortunate Events
Jack Snow (1907-1956) - The Magical Mimics in Oz, The Shaggy Man of Oz
Zilpha Keatley Snyder - The Egypt Game, The Headless Cupid, The Witches of Worm
Donald J. Sobol - Encyclopedia Brown series, Two-Minute Mysteries series
Ivan Southall (1921-2008) Josh, Ash Road, Hills End, To the Wild Sky, Bread and Honey, Fly West
Armstrong Sperry (1897-1976) - Call It Courage
Jerry Spinelli - Loser, Stargirl, Maniac Magee, Crash, Wringer
E.C. Spykman - A Lemon and a Star, The Wild Angel, Terrible Horrible Edie, Edie on the Warpath
Johanna Spyri (1827-1901) - Heidi
Andy Stanton - The Mr Gum series
Dugald Steer - Ologies series
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) - A Child's Garden of Verses, Treasure Island, Kidnapped
Jennifer J. Stewart - If That Breathes Fire, We're Toast!, Close Encounters of a Third World Kind
Paul Stewart - The Edge Chronicles, Fergus Crane, Muddle Earth, Barnaby Grimes
R. L. Stine (born 1943) - Goosebumps, Fear Street, The Nightmare Room series
Frank R. Stockton (1834-1902) - The Lady or the Tiger?
Margaret Storey - Timothy and the Two Witches, The Stone Sorcerer, Pauline
Walter Scott Story (1879-1955) - Skinny Harrison Adventurer
Todd Strasser - Help! I'm Trapped...
Edward Stratemeyer (1862-1930) - The Rover Boys series, The Stratemeyer Syndicate
Noel Streatfeild (1895-1986) - Ballet Shoes
Jonathan Stroud - The Bartimaeus Trilogy
Rosemary Sutcliff (1920-1992) - The Eagle of the Ninth, The Lantern Bearers
Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) - Gulliver's Travels

T
Colin Thiele Storm Boy, Blue Fin, Sun on the Stubble
Kate Thompson - The New Policeman
Ruth Plumly Thompson (1891-1976) – The Royal Book of Oz
James Thurber (1894-1961) - The Thirteen Clocks, The Wonderful O, Many Moons
H. E. Todd (died 1988) - The Bobby Brewster series
Barbara Euphan Todd (1890-1976) - The Worzel Gummidge series
J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973) - The Hobbit
Aleksei Nikolaevich Tolstoy (1883–1945) - The Golden Key, or the Adventures of Buratino
Nigel Tranter (1909-2000) - Spaniard's Isle, Nestor the Monster
P. L. Travers (1899-1986) - Mary Poppins
Mary Treadgold (1910-2005) - We Couldn't Leave Dinah
Geoffrey Trease (1909-1998) - Cue for Treason, The Hills of Varna
Henry Treece (1911-1966) - Horned Helmet, The Road to Miklagard, The Children's Crusade
Ethel Turner (1872-1958) - Seven Little Australians
Julian Tuwim (1894-1953) - The Locomotive & other poems for children
Mark Twain (1835-1910) - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn

U
Florence Kate Upton (1873-1922) - The Adventures of Two Dutch Dolls and a Golliwogg
Anne Ursu - The Cronus Chronicles
Alison Uttley (1884-1976) - The Little Grey Rabbit series, A Traveller in Time

V
Rachel Vail - Wonder, Do-Over, The Friendship Ring series
Chris Van Allsburg - Jumanji, The Polar Express, The Garden of Abdul Gasazi
Hendrik Willem van Loon (1882-1944) - The Story of Mankind
Wendelin Van Draanen - The Sammy Keyes series, Flipped
Shreekumar Varma - The Royal Rebel
Jules Verne (1828-1905) - Journey to the Center of the Earth, 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
Heiki Vilep (1960) - The Sounds of Silence, The Monsters of the Closet Door
Rene Villanueva (1954-2007) - Ang Unang Baboy Sa Langit (The First Pig In Heaven)
Judith Viorst - Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
John Vornholt - The Troll King series

W
Lea Wait - Stopping to Home, Wintering Well
Judy Waite - Mouse Look Out
Vivian Walsh - Olive, the Other Reindeer, Gluey, Penguin Dreams, the Mr. Lunch series
Ivy Wallace - The Pookie series, the Animal Shelf series
Jennifer Ward - Way Out in the Desert
Kathy-Jo Wargin (born 1964) - The Legend of Sleeping Bear, Legend Series, The Voyageur's Paddle
Ronald Welch (1909-1982) - The Gauntlet, Knight Crusader
H. G. Wells (1866-1946) - The Time Machine
Robert Westall (1929-1993) - The Machine Gunners, Fathom Five, The Scarecrows
Scott Westerfeld - The Midnighters Trilogy, Peeps, The Last Days, The Uglies series
John F.C. Westerman (1901-?) - John Wentley Takes Charge, The Invisible Plane
Percy F. Westerman (1876-1959) - All Hands to the Boats, Deeds of Pluck and Daring in the Great War
Michael Wexler - The Seems series
Suzanne Weyn (born 1955), The Bar Code Tattoo, Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
E. B. White (1899-1985) - Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little, The Trumpet of the Swan
T. H. White (1906-1964) - The Sword in the Stone, Mistress Masham's Repose
Kate Douglas Wiggin (1856-1923) - Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) - The Selfish Giant, The Happy Prince and Other Stories
Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867-1957) - Little House on the Prairie
Margery Williams (1881-1944) - The Velveteen Rabbit, Poor Cecco
Ursula Moray Williams (1911-2006) - Adventures of the Little Wooden Horse, Gobbolino the Witch's Cat
Henry Williamson (1895-1977) - Tarka the Otter
Henry Winkler - The Hank Zipzer series
Jacqueline Wilson - The Girls series, Double Act, The Story of Tracy Beaker, The Illustrated Mum
Elizabeth Winthrop - The Castle in the Attic series
Patricia Wrede - The Enchanted Forest Chronicles
Dare Wright (1914-2001) - The Lonely Doll
Patricia Wrightson - The Crooked Snake, The Nargun and The Stars

Y
Laurence Yep - The Golden Mountain Chronicles, the Dragon series, Ribbons
Jane Yolen - Owl Moon, the Commander Toad series, the Pit Dragon Trilogy, Wizard's Hall
Ed Young - Lon Po Po, Seven Blind Mice

Z
Paul Zindel (1936-2003) - The Pigman
Charlotte Zolotow - Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present

Follw the link to some of my favourite authors for more detailed information.

Children's Literature

noreply@blogger.com (mjgalliott) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:10:00 -0800

In this blog I intend to introduce the idea of using Children's Literature in the classroom for professional teachers in the area of TESOL.

By looking into Children's Literature I will look at the many applications that can be applied in and outside the classroom to make a more productive environment for learning.

This site is a great resource for a comprehensive guide to English-Language Children's book awards from all over the world. Please check it out for more information, -http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dKbrown/awards.html

Everyone interested in Children's Literature should take an active role in maintaining a current insight into the world of news and current events as it is our children who are growing up in these times and we as teachers should be well informed.

Authors Pat Mora and Laura Resau and illustrator Rafael Lopez received the 2007 Americas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature at the 15th annual award presentation from The Library of Congress.

Another videos you may be interested in watching is related to the CBC Book Club Presenting The TD Canadian Children's Literature Awards.

If you are a budding writer or looking to break into the field then it might be helpful to get an idea of the expectations. Sit back, grab a coffee and take in the presentation.