LibGuides: Literature for Children EDEL 2280: Find Author Information

Author Information in Databases

Author and Illustrator Information in Library Databases

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Biography (Gale in Context) This link opens in a new window
Profiles of more than 380,000 people throughout history
Gale Literature This link opens in a new window
Includes biographies of many authors

Free Web Resources about Authors/Illustrators

Free Web Resources about Authors and Illustrators

100 Children's Authors and Illustrators Everyone Should Know
This list from Reading Rockets is organized by age range and then by the author’s last name, though many of these authors and illustrators create books for all ages of readers.
National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature
This site provides biographies of children's book illustrators.

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