Biographies

Authors:		Illustrators:
	AVI Link to Avi's web site		Ruth Brown Biography and why she began writing children's books
	Lloyd Alexander Lloyd talks about how he became a writer		Lynne Cherry Lynne talks about how nature has influenced her work
	Jeffrey Allen How Mary Alice was born		David Diaz Background information on David and his Caldecott winner Smoky Night
	Chris Van Allsburg An Interview		Jane Dyer The source of Jane's inspiration
	Natalie Babbitt How Mary Alice was born		.Lois Ehlert Lois talks about her art and from where her ideas come
	Lynne Reid Banks The author of The Indian in the Cupboard		Tom Feelings Talks about The Middle Passage
	Judy Blume Click on the link to go to Judy's Home Page		Denise Fleming Denise discusses her background and "pulp painting"
	Jan Brett Click on the link to go to Jan's Home Page		Michael Hague Michael discusses his art and his technique
	Marc Brown The Arthur author talks about his beginnings		Susan Jeffers How Susan began illustrating children's books and how she works
	Eve Bunting Eve writes about where she gets ideas for her books		Steven Kellogg Steven talks about his background and the art of the picture book
	Janell Cannon How Janell's love of animals influenced her work		Robert Lawson Brief biographical background and portfolio
	Roald Dahl Brief biographical background information		Robert McCloskey Biographical background and source information on his books
	Eric Carle Click on the link to go to Eric's Home Page		David McPhail Childhood experiences shaped David's art.
	Nancy Carlson Click on the link to go to Nancy's Home Page		Susan Meddaugh An interview
	Matt Christopher Brief biographical background information		Jerry Pinkney Background information and influences on his art
	Eth Clifford An interview		Allen Say An interview
	Karen Cushman An interview		Janet Stevens Janet talks about how she began her career.
	Sylvia Engdahl Click on the link to go to Sylvia's Home Page		Don Wood Don tells how his son changed his life.
	Mem Fox A personal letter from Mem about her background		David Wisniewski An interview
	Kristine O'Connell George Click on the link to go to Kristine's Home Page		Paul O. Zelinsky How he evolved to a children's book illustrator
	Virginia Hamilton Click on the link to go to Virginia's Home Page
	Deborah Hopkinson Click on the link to go to Deborah's Home Page
	Kathleen Krull Kathleen tells how she began writing
	Kathryn Lasky The most important thing in her writing is...
	Laura Leuck Click on the link to go to Laura's Home Page
	Margaret Mahy An autobiographical sketch
	Bill Martin, Jr. Bill talks about how he became a writer
	Gerald McDermott A conversation about the Trickster Tales series
	Donna Jo Napoli Brief biographical background information
	Katherine Patterson Click on the link to go to Katherine's Home Page
	Jon Scieszka Jon answers the most frequent questions he's asked
	Maurice Sendak An interview
	William Sleator An autobiographical sketch
	Jerry Spinelli The power of childhood
	Theodore Taylor Background information on writing *The Bomb*
	Jane Yolen Link to Jane's Web Site
	Additional Author Biographies		Internet Public Library - Author Links

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