Differentiated Literature Connections
Children's Author Websites
These authors are among those featured in the differentiated literature collection K-6.
- Chris Van Allsburg
- Avi
- Molly Bang
- Bonnie Becker
- Leslie M. M. Blume
- Nick Bruel
- Mary Kay Carson
- Andrew Clements
- Esme Raji Codell
- Sharon Creech
- Dorine Cronin
- Christopher Paul Curtis
- Roald Dahl
- Carmen Agra Deedy
- Tomie DePaola
- Wallace Edwards
- Candace Fleming
- Paul Galdone
- Rumer Godden
- Kevin Henkes
- Karen Hesse
- Will Hobbs
- Steve Jenkins
- Steven Kellogg
- Barbara Kerley
- Dick King-Smith
- Kate Klise
- Mark Kurlansky
- Madeleine L’Engle
- Ursula Le Guin
- Lois Lowry
- Jacqueline Briggs Martin
- David McLimans
- Ben Mikaelsen
- Sy Montgomery
- Robert Munsch
- Kadir Nelson
- Scott O’Dell
- Jenny Offill
- Margie Palatini
- Linda Sue Park
- Katherine Paterson
- Richard Peck
- Bill Peet
- Rodman Philbrick
- Patricia Polacco
- Jack Prelutsky
- Peter Reynolds
- Amy Krouse Rosenthal
- J. K. Rowling
- Pam Munoz Ryan
- Cynthia Rylant
- Miloslav Sasek
- Jon Scieszka
- Joyce Sidman
- Peter Sis
- Gary Soto
- Eileen Spinelli
- Janet Stevens
- Melissa Stewart
- Theodore Taylor
- Maria Testa
- Cynthia Voigt
- Melanie Watt
- Maryann Weidt
- David Wiesner
- Mo Willems
- Virginia Euwer Wolff
- Jane Yolen
Nebraska Author Websites
- The Jane Pope Geske Heritage Room of Nebraska Authors – This room is a service of Lincoln City Libraries supported by the Nebraska Literary Heritage Association. It is dedicated to providing information about a host of Nebraska authors. Additional services follow.
- Works for children and young adults – This list, created by supporters of the Heritage Room, considers the wealth of resources written by Nebraska authors for children and young adults.
Books Available Online
These sites provide free access to a variety of literature that appeals to youth.
- Bibliomania: Choose fiction, short stories, or plays, and see how many resources are available free!
- Project Gutenberg: Over 42,000 eBooks available for download or online reading in ePub and Kindle supported formats.
- The Literature Network: Online books: Begin by selecting an author, and see how many titles await.
- Open Library: The World’s classic literature at your fingertips
- WikiJunior: You know Wikipedia, but WikiJunior provides, as one of its offerings, a variety of children’s topics, available for students to read and edit.
- Bartleby.com: From Strunk and White’s Style Manual to Gray’s Anatomy, this site offers a wealth of literature, reference, and verse.
