Children's Literature - Book Sites

Children's Literature - Book SitesIf students love Marc Brown's Arthur books, it's great fun to be able to visit an Arthur website. The following list of websites is geared to specific books or books series. Sample them and spend some time with Clifford the Big Red Dog, Peter Rabbit, the kids in the Bailey School series, and Curious George.

The Adventures of the Real Winnie the Pooh
http://www.nypl.org/branch/central/dlc/dch/pooh/

In 1921, A.A. Milne gave his son, Christopher Robin Milne, a stuffed bear. The bear was at first called Edward Bear but was later renamed, Winnie the Pooh. Read about how Pooh, Owl, Piglet, Tigger, and the rest of their gang became the stars of this classic children's series. The real Pooh and his friends are on display in the Central Children's Room at the Donnell Library Center which is part of The New York Public Library. They are visited by over three-quarters of a million people annually.

Alice
http://www.simonsays.com/subs/txtobj.cfm?areaid=183&pagename=newalice

It's Alice from the Phyllis Reynolds Naylor series.

Alice in Wonderland
http://www.ruthannzaroff.com/wonderland/

You'll find games, puzzles, electronic postcards, etc.

American Girls
http://www.americangirl.com/

The American Girls are a series of books published by the Pleasant Company. Each girl has her own series of six books. The books are set in different times in American history.

Animorphs
http://scholastic.com/animorphs/

The home page for this popular children's series.

Arthur
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/arthur/

Arthur from the Marc Brown books. You'll find games, information about each of the characters, (find out what D.W. stands for--it's not Dimwit!), electronic postcards, songs, printable bookmarks, interactive stories, and much more. Because it's part of the great PBS site, there is also a Teacher's Corner, Parent's Corner, and Librarian's Nook with teaching ideas and tips. Find out why Marc Brown changed how Arthur looks. (Remember--in the earliest Arthurs books, Arthur had a regular, long anteater-type nose). Did you know that Arthur's last name is Read? Did you know that Marc Brown hides the names of his own children somewhere in each of his books?

The Babysitters Club
http://scholastic.com/annmartin/bsc/index.htm

Information about this popular series as well as the author, Ann Martin.

Bailey School Kids
http://www.baileykids.com/

Debbie Dadey & Marcia Thornton Jones books about the group of kids at the Bailey School. It also has information about the Triplet Trouble series. There are student projects and activities for many of the books.

Berenstain Bears
http://www.berenstainbears.com/

There's an interactive storybook, online mazes, facts about the family of bears, information about the series, and tidbits about the authors.

Castle in the Attic
http://www.absolute-sway.com/winthrop/castleindex.html

This is a great site that contains a message from author Elizabeth Winthrop to teachers and librarians. There are lesson ideas and links to information about medieval castles.

Clifford the Big Red Dog
http://pbskids.org/clifford/

Information, activities, and features about this favorite red dog. You can see a Clifford-cam and send an electronic postcard, too.

Clifford
http://www.scholastic.com/clifford/parentsteachers/index.htm

There are bulletin board ideas, printable Clifford pictures, reproduceable finger puppets, and much more.

Curious George
http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/features/cgsite/

There's a tribute to Margret Rey, an online mini-adventure, and several interactive games involving George and the man in the yellow hat.

Dinotopia
http://www.dinotopia.com/

A website to support the nonfiction book, Dinotopia.

The Goosebumps Page
http://place.scholastic.com/Goosebumps/index.htm

Information about R.L. Stine and the latest Goosebumps books.

Magic School Bus
http://place.scholastic.com/MagicSchoolBus/home.htm

Info about Joanna Cole and Bruce Degan as well as an FAQ about the series.

Paddington Bear
http://www.paddingtonbear.co.uk/

There's a printble wordsearch and jigsaw puzzle. You can find information about the author and about how Paddington Bear came to be.

The Peter Rabbit Web Site
http://www.peterrabbit.co.uk/

A biography of Beatrix Potter and a playground with book activities.

Seussville
http://www.randomhouse.com/seussville/

Seuss fun. Games, contests, information, and activities about Dr. Seuss's books. You can even ask the Cat in the Hat questions!

Tintin
http://www.tintin.be/fr/index.html

If you have never sampled the Tintin books, you should give them a try. Jim Trelease, the read-aloud guru, calls them a sure bet for reluctant readers. The Tintin books were originally written in French and have been translated into dozens of languages. Their comic book kind of format is very inviting to young readers.

Author: LINDA MOSBACKER - Email linda.mosbacker@slc.k12.ut.us