Lauren Stringer
Links
Authors and Illustrators
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✦ Linda Ashman, author of Castles, Caves, and Honeycombs
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✦ Debra Frasier, author and illustrator of On the Day You Were Born
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✦ Kristine O’Connell George, author of Fold Me A Poem
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✦ Jill McElmurry, author and illustrator of I’m Not a Baby
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✦ Wendy Orr, author of The Princess and Her Panther
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✦ Lisa Westberg Peters, author of Our Family Tree: an Evolution Story
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✦ Mary Lyn Ray, author of Mud and Red Rubber Boot Day
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✦ Cynthia Rylant, author of Snow and Scarecrow
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✦ Anne Ylvisaker, author of Dear Papa and Little Klein
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✦ Kelly Dupre, author and illustrator of The Raven’s Gift
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✦ Betsy Bowen, author and illustrator of Antler, Bear, Canoe
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✦ Matthew Smith, composer of The Princess and Her Panther, Winter is the Warmest Season, Our FamilyTree, Red Rubber Boot Day, and Scarecrow.
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✦ Mem Fox, author of Tell Me About Your Day Today
Publishers
I hope you find these websites useful for discovering new books to read!
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✦ Minnesota Storytime, find activity ideas for Mud, Our Family Tree, and Fold Me A Poem
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✦ Literature and the Child, 5th and 6th Edition, for more information about my books
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✦ VOYA
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✦ The Kerlan Collection, one of the world’s great children’s literature research collections.
You can even find original sketches, storyboards, etc from some of my books.
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✦ StoryLine, call on your phone to hear a great children’s story.
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✦ Just One More Book, a great website for book reviews of children’s literature.
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✦ Kidthing, a great website for kids to play and learn.
Here are a couple of online bookshelves for keeping track of what you read and sharing your thoughts about the books you read with others:
copyright © Lauren Stringer, 2008, all rights reserved. If you would like permission
to reproduce any part of this website, Please contact the author/illustrator
SCBWI is the organization you want to join if you want to try to publish your story
or novel or poems for children.
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✦ The Loft Literary Center, offers programs and services for writers and readers
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✦ Split Rock Arts Program, wonderful workshops and retreats in the arts and writing.
Check out the “Tips for Students - So You Want to be a Better Writer?”
A good site for classroom writing ideas and lessons to download
An excellent resource for teaching writing in the classroom as well as getting ideas
for your own writing.
Good resource for children’s book publishing.
For everyone who writes, reads, or teaches literature for kids.
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✦ Meagan Moore, a wonderful artist and creator of “endpapers”, which may inspire
great writing!
Reading Links
Writing Links
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✦ Oriland, a fun site with lots of games and diagrams for origami
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✦ Origami USA, diagrams, puzzles, and resources for origami
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✦ Paper Jade, beautiful origami papers of all kinds
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✦ Math in Motion, an excellent site for integrating origami in math lessons with
curriculum ideas, classroom projects, and diagrams
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✦ Robert Lang’s Origami, a beautiful site worth exploring
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✦ Robert Lang on Origami, Origami artist Robert Lang talks on NPR’s “The Connection”
about his life with origami and the math and art of origami. His site has folded art
that will inspire you to fold and fold and fold!
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✦ Origami Diagrams on the Net, from beginning to advanced
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✦ Paper Folding.com, a great teacher source for math and origami, the history of
origami, and diagrams
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✦ Tammy Yee, lots of diagrams, kids’ links, games, and school links
Origami Links
Other Great Links
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✦ Circus Juventas , performing arts youth circus school
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✦ Poetry Daily, a new poem every day!
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✦ BookPals, Peforming Artists for Literacy in the Schools
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✦ National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature, a museum that exhibits original
art from children’s picture books.
Blogs