Children's Literature Websites

One of the sites I found and really enjoyed is the site for Chris Van Ahllsburg. http://www.chrisvanallsburg.com/home.html

I love Chris Van Allsburg’s books. They are wonderfully written and beautifully illustrated. They also have great morals and themes that make them wonderful books for classroom discussion. One of my favorite books of his is The Mysteries of Harris Burdick. This book lends itself to creative writing and there is a place on the website where students can actually submit the stories they have written to Van Allsburg.

Another site I found was Roald Dahl’s website. http://www.roalddahl.com/

It is very fun and interactive and I use it with my third graders because we do an author study of Dahl. They just enjoy getting to explore the site and all the interactive features.

More Websites: 

http://www.scholastic.com/home/

Scholastic has fantastic teaching resources available, many for free. Printables, daily starters, book clubs and videos are just a few of the things teachers have access to.

http://www.goodreads.com/

This site is not specifically for children’s literature. It is a book social networking website. I would show my kids how to use it and allow them to peruse it themselves. You put in and rate books that you have read and the site recommends books to you based on the reading you have done. This would be fantastic for reluctant readers to help them find appropriate and interesting books to read.

http://www.childrensliteraturenetwork.org/

This site has video book trailers that give a book talk to get kids excited about reading. It also has video interviews with authors and illustrators to get kids excited about writing!