...biographical information about authors and illustrators of children's and young adult books?
The following books provide biographical background material for authors and illustrators of children's and young adult books. They are shelved in the Reference section of the CRC.
| Something about the Author (multiple volumes) | CUR/Ref/PN451/.S6 |
| Something about the Author Autobiography Series ( multiple volumes) | CUR/Ref/PN451/.S64 |
| Yesterday?s Authors of Books for Children | CUR/Ref/PN451/.Y4 |
| Authors of Books for Young People | CUR/Ref/PN497/.A97 |
| The Oxford Companion to Children?s Literature | CUR/Ref/PN1008.5/.C37 |
| The Continuum Encyclopedia of Children?s Literature | CUR/Ref/PN1008.5/.C66 |
| Writers for Young Adults: Biographies Master Index | CUR/Ref/Z1037/.A1/W74 |
| Junior Book of Authors | CUR/Ref/PN1009/.A1/K8 |
| More Junior Authors | CUR/Ref/PN1009/.A1/F8 |
| Third Book of Junior Authors | CUR/Ref/PN1009/.A1/D45 |
| Fourth Book of Junior Authors & Illustrators | CUR/Ref/PN1009/.A1/F6 |
| Fifth Book of Junior Authors & Illustrators | CUR/Ref/PN1009/.A1/F47 |
| Sixth Book of Junior Authors & Illustrators | CUR/Ref/PN1009/.A1/S498 |
| Children?s Writers | CUR/Ref/PN1009/.A1/T9 |
| Twentieth Century Children?s Writers | CUR/Ref/PN1009/.A1/T93 |
| Writers for Children | CUR/Ref/PN1009/.A1/W73 |
| American Writers for Children Since 1960: Fiction (cumulative index) | CUR/Ref/PS129/.D5/v.52 |
| American Writers for Children Since 1960: Poets, Illustrators, and Nonfiction Authors (cumulative index) | CUR/Ref/PS129/.D5/v.61 |
| Authors & Artists for Young Adults | CUR/Ref/Z1037/.A1/A87 |
| American Writers for Children 1900 - 1960 (cumulative index) | CUR/Ref/PS490/.A43 |
| The 100 Most Popular Young Adult Authors: Biographical Sketches & Bibliographies | CUR/Ref/PS490/.D74/1997 |
| 100 More Popular Young Adult Authors | CUR/Ref/PS490/.D74/2002 100 |
| Most Popular Children?s Authors: Biographical Sketches and Bibliographies | CUR/Ref/PS490/.M395 100 |
| Most Popular Picture Book Authors and Illustrators | CUR/Ref/PS490/.M395 |
| Writers for Young Adults (3 volumes + supplement) | CUR/Ref/PS490/.W75 |
• Author and Illustrator Biographical Information on the Web
Young Adult Authors' Web Sites
http://www.bettendorflibrary.com/teen/authors.htm
Authors & Illustrators on the Web
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/authors.html
Index to Internet Sites: Children's and Young Adults' Authors & Illustrators
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/biochildhome.htm
Fairrosa Cyber Library of Children's Literature - Authors & Illustrators
http://www.fairrosa.info/cl.authors.html
Author Links
http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/askauthor/AuthorLinks.html
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site - Authors' Pages
http://www.carolhurst.com/authors/authors.html