RESOURCES

Missouri Writes for Kids This program helps connect young readers with the work of Missouri authors. If you have a children's book, make sure they have you on this site! The site is interactive and young readers can enter on-line to win! Also visit USA Plays for Kids.
In addition at the related sites USA Writes for Kids and USA Plays for Kids anyone, anywhere, including adults and kids, can submit reviews and comments. These responses will be posted monthly.

St. Louis Public Library includes information about the library, access to databases, our catalog, events (including author visits), and special interest articles with links to recommended titles.

St. Louis County Library In addition to offering visitor's catalog access, this site also features job listings for the libraries as well as book reviews by young readers.

Missouri Center for the Book This state affiliate of the National Center for the Book in the Library of Congress includes a listing of Missouri authors and their books.

Missouri Authors Directory Within this directory, you can search for listed authors by last name, audience, county of residence, or genre.

Colossal Directory of Children's Publishers Wondering which children's publishers have on-line guidelines? This is the site to visit to find that out!

Visit the Regions portion of the SCBWI web site and follow the links to visit other regional web pages.
The Library of Congress : Visit to find out what books have been published on a given topic or see some of what can be found in the national collections.

The Horn Book : For information on this magazine, article and the Horn Book Awards.

ALA Awards: For information on the highly influential American Library Association awards, follow links from this page to the Newbery Medal, the Caldecott Medal, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal, the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal and more.

Picture- Book : This web site contains a variety of information about picture books.

The Institute of Children's Literature: Whether you are interested in finding out more about Children's Writer newsletter or one of the live chats sponsored by the Institute, you will find tons of information on this vast web site.

Picture Book Artists Association (PBAA). PBAA is an independent
association of professional children's book illustrators from around the world.