Links
Many authors and illustrators also have their own web pages. Click on these names and you will be able to jump to their pages too - but don't forget to come back here.
Australian Authors and Illustrators
- Deborah Abela - www.maxremy.com
- Goldie Alexander - www.goldiealexander.com
- Di Bates and Bill Condon - www.enterprisingwords.com
- Krista Bell - www.kristabell.com
- Hazel Edwards - www.hazeledwards.com
- Susanne Gervay - www.sgervay.com
- Libby Gleeson - www.libbygleeson.com.au
- Libby Hathorn - www.libbyhathorn.com
- Steven Herrick - www.acay.com.au/~sherrick
- James Kemsley - www.gingermeggs.com
- Jeni Mawter - www.jenimawter.com
- Garth Nix - www.garthnix.com
- Wendy Orr - www.wendyorr.com
- James Roy - www.jamesroy.com
- Sue Whiting - www.suewhiting.com
Other great book people not from Australia:
- Gillian Cross - www.gillian-cross.co.uk
- Tomie dePaola - www.tomie.com
- Ellen Hopkins - www.ellenhopkins.com
- Linda Sue Park - www.lspark.com
- Katherine Paterson - www.terabithia.com
- Marcia Williams - www.marciawilliams.co.uk
To find out more about children's books and literacy visit:
- Books Illustrated - www.booksillustrated.com.au
- Literacy and Numeracy Week - www.literacyandnumeracy.gov.au
- The Children's Book Council of Australia - www.cbc.org.au
- Australian Society of Authors - www.asauthors.org
- SCBWI (Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators)
- International - www.scbwi.org
- Australia - www.scbwiaustralia.org
- Nutcote (the home of May Gibbs) - www.maygibbs.com.au
- Australian Centre for Youth Literature - www.slv.vic.gov.au/about/centreforyouthliterature/youthlit.html
And some of my favourites:
- David Suzuki - www.davidsuzuki.org
- Darling Street Anglican Church - www.darlingst.org.au
- World Vision Australia - www.worldvision.com.au
- Teacher's Toolkit - www.teacherstoolkit.net.au
- Our Lady Queen of Peace Primary school Gladesville - http://olqp.gladesville.syd.catholic.edu.au
- My local bookstore - Better Read Than Dead - www.betterread.com.au