Author Research

Children's Book Council - An alphabetical list of authors and illustrators. Use the A-Z links from the top to find your author

Author and Illustrator's Pages - Organized alphabetically. Click on the letter of your author's last name.

Author's On the Web - Alphabetical list of authors. Click on group of letters with your author's last name.

Barnes & Noble – Meet the Writers A to Z. Organized alphabetically. Click on the letter of your author’s last name.

Index to Children's Books and Authors - Click on the letter that has your author's last name. This site has not been updated in a while, so many links do not work, but still a great resource.

EduPlace – Organized alphabetically. Click on the letter of your author’s last name.

Kids Read - Organized alphabetically. Click on the letter of your author's last name.

Random House Authors & Illustrators – Organized alphabetically. Click on the letter of your author's last name.

Scholastic Books Author Index - Organized alphabetically. Click on the letter of your author's last name.

Teen Reads - Organized alphabetically. Click on the letter of your author's last name.

Contemporary Writers - Organized alphabetically. Click on the letter of your author's last name.

Still can’t find your author? Use these databases.
Try Junior Reference Collection. Type in author's last name, click search. You need a password (in your agenda book) to access this from home.

Try Biography Resource Center. Type in author's last name, click search. You need a password (in your agenda book) to access this from home.