Resources and Links   

My favorite books on writing:

Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott

On Writing by Stephen King

The Courage to Write by Ralph Keyes

The Writer's Journey by Christopher Vogel (if you're feeling in an academic mood)

The Elements of Style by Strunk & White  (such an elegant little book)

Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss (who knew punctuation could be so much fun?)

My favorite writer's resources:

SCBWI - The Society of Children's Writers and Illustrators

New England SCBWI - A regional chapter

write4kids.com - Articles and a message board for aspiring children's writers

The Purple Crayon - Great info on the kidlit publishing biz

Children's Book Council - Lots of publisher and publishing info

Cynthia Leitich Smith's Children's and YA Literature Resources - Tons of information on books and authors...reading lists...award lists. It's all here.

Toni Buzzeo's site - An author/school media specialist has everything you need to know about hosting an author or illustrator at your school.

 Author School Visits by State - A great directory of authors (and illustrators!) who visit schools, with further links to their sites.

New England author and illustrator CONNECTIONS -- Another great resource for schools and libraries to find authors and illustrators in New England. Provided by the New England chapter of SCBWI.