CPALMS
Cpalms: Wild About Authors and Illustrators
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, students learn about the roles of authors and illustrators through games and book-writing. Students will have an opportunity to act out the roles of illustrators and authors. They will...
Axelson Academy
Axelson Academy: The Roles of the Author and the Illustrator in Literature
This video resource explains the roles that authors and illustrators have in literature.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Video Interviews With Top Children's Authors and Illustrators
A large collection of video interviews, along with biographical profiles, with well-known children's authors.
Reading Is Fundamental
Reading Is Fundamental: Meet the Authors and Illustrators: Pam Munoz Ryan
This site includes an interview with Pam Munoz Ryan, a famous author of many children's picture books and historical fiction books. Read reviews of some of Pam Munoz Ryan's books by chidren.
Other
Author and Illustrator Brian Lies
Learn about Brian Lies, an author and illustrator of children's books. Find a list of books he has written and/or illustrated and learn a bit about his life.
CPALMS
Cpalms: The Magical Library
In this tutorial, students will take a virtual trip to a library and learn how to identify the genre, author, and illustrator of a book. After listening to short segments from a magical wizard, students will identify books that are story...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Who Writes the Story? Who Does the Illustrations?
Learners will learn to identify the author and illustrator on the cover of the book and orally define their role. Pictures and video of the lesson in action are included.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Wide Awake Pleasure Book by American Authors and Artists
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Wide Awake Pleasure Book: Gems of Literature and Art by American Authors and Artists (c1887), a collection of illustrated stories.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Launching Young Readers: Episode 2: Sounds and Symbols
Hosted by Annette Bening, Sounds and Symbols focuses on how children learn the relationship between sounds, letters, and words as an initial step before being able to decode the printed word. Features children's book author and...
Other
Anna Grossnickle Hines:author and Illustrator
This is the author's own personal website. Explores her life, her books and fun activities to do for young children
Daily Teaching Tools
Daily Teaching Tools: Project Author Study
This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides information about an author study. Students will find a multi-step project to help students effectively investigate an author during research. Reproducible graphic organizers are provided.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: An Author Study: Christopher Paul Curtis
This five-day lesson will introduce the students to the author of the novel as the beginning of a unit. The students will conduct research to obtain biographical information about the author and read/analyze summaries and critiques of...
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: The Author Study Toolkit
Explains the benefits of doing an author study and how to do one with a class. Includes lists of resources and ideas for culminating projects.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Author, Illustrator, Book Title
[Free Registration/Login Required] Using this flipchart, the teacher will explain definitions for author and illustrator and show students how to identify the title, author and illustrator on a book cover.
Other
Looking Glass Review: Author/illustrator Profiles: Vera B. Williams
A brief biography of the award-winning author and illustrator, Vera B. Williams.
Other
Making Your Mark in Publishing
A newsletter article from award-winning author and illustrator Peter H. Reynolds in which he explains his journey from doodler to publishing success. Reynolds also discusses eight tips for creative publishing so that you're ready to...
PBS
Pbs American Masters: Maurice Sendak: Imagination and Art
This PBS site contains two lesson plans. In grades K-2, read books written/illustrated by Maurice Sendak, find out what elementary school was like for Mr. Sendak, and write a class book based on one of his stories. In grades 6-8, learn...
Daily Teaching Tools
Daily Teaching Tools: Author Study: Book Cover Rubric
This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides an author study reproducible. A rubric is provided to help assess an author study project.
Daily Teaching Tools
Daily Teaching Tools: Independent Author Study Evaluation
This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides an author study evaluation rubric. Students will be assessed on oral communication skills, author information, and a Venn Diagram.
Daily Teaching Tools
Daily Teaching Tools: Author Study Letter Rubric
This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides a rubric. Each student will write a letter to an author of choice, and afterword, this rubric may be used to assess each letter.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Houghton Mifflin: David Macaulay Author and Illustrator
Background about the famous illustrator, a copy of his Caldecott acceptance speech, a list of books and other details are offered at this site.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Launching Young Readers: Episode 4: Writing and Spelling
Hosted by Vivica A. Fox, Writing and Spelling examines the connection between reading and writing and between spelling and composition. The program features successful methods for encouraging children to write and build their...
Other
No Water River: The Picture Book and Poetry Place
This fun website offers weekly blogs including poetry videos, picture book and poetry book overviews, activities for each book or poem, interviews with children's poets and illustrators, links to resources including information on poets,...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Faith Ringgold's Biography
Check out this site to discover more about the famous author and illustrator Faith Ringgold. This resource features a biography, interview transcript, a booklist, and a link to the author's website.