Children's Literature Links
Children’s Stories
The
following sites are recommended for children from preschool through age
14, their parents, and caregivers.
Aesop's
Fables This online version of Aesop’s Fables includes the
full public domain texts—638
fables.
There are images from the Dore illustrations and the beginnings of audio
texts.
The
Alice Fan Club. The characters in Phyllis Reynolds Naylor’s Alice
series endure all these
dilemmas—and
more. This fan area is your chance to read all about Alice and her friends,
make
some new
friends of your own, and hear from Phyllis Reynolds Naylor herself.
American
Girls Series. An American Girl is a unique current girls’ series
by Valerie Tripp, Janet
Beele
Shaw, Connie Porter, Susan S. Adler, and Maxine Schur. The series title
is American Girls
Collection.
The American Girls stories are told through the eyes of girls living in
different time
periods.
This site expands on the stories and has a club for fans of American Girls.
The
Arthur Page. For Arthur fans everywhere! This site is maintained
by PBS and features games
and children’s
art. A very popular site for younger children who love the character created
by Marc
Brown.
Baby-Sitters’
Club Page What’s happening at the Baby-Sitters’ Club? Visit this
site to learn about
the characters
and adventures.
Berenstain
Bears The official Berenstain Bears site, includes activities
and lists of books.
The
Betsy-Tacy Homepage. Maybe this Web page is the first you have
ever heard of the
well-loved
series about girls growing up in turn-of-the century Minnesota.
The
Big Busy House. Share your memories of Goodnight Moon and follow
Aliki’s How A Book
Is Made
online. This is an exciting site maintained by HarperCollins for its children’s
books.
Curious
George. The Curious George Forum is a great way to meet and share
stories with other
George
fans, and don’t miss the tribute to the late Margret Rey.
The
End of the Rainbow. The entire novel written by Bjarne Reuter and
translated by Anthea Bell
is available
online through the publisher’s home page.
The
Goosebumps Page. Enter if you dare! Meet R. L. Stine and the many
tales he has created for
you in
this scary place.
Magic
School Bus Page. What are Ms. Frizzle and her class doing now?
This site encourages you
to work
with many aspects of the Magic School Bus Adventures.
My
Little House on the Prairie Home Page. From Jennifer Slegg, a fan
of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s
books,
this site explores a classic series of books by Wilder.
The
Page at Pooh Corner. This page is dedicated to the wonderful stories
found in the books
Winnie-The-Pooh
and The House at Pooh Corner, written by A. A. Milne and illustrated by
E. H.
Shepard.
The
Peter Rabbit Web Site. The official and definitive site on the
world of Beatrix Potter. Potter’s
favorite
characters and other aspects of her work can be viewed at a wide selection
of art
exhibitions,
theatrical performances, displays, and local events.
The
Phantom Tollbooth. Information on this favorite book by Norman
Juster, including
bibliographies
and other things.
Reading
Rainbow. You can find good books, discover information on your
favorite show, and even
explore
exciting segments in more detail.
Seussville.
The Cat in the Hat, Sam-I-Am, Horton and the Whos, and the rest of the
Seuss
characters
welcome you to Seussville, Dr. Seuss’s playground in cyberspace. You can
play games,
chat with
the Cat in the Hat, win prizes, find out about new Dr. Seuss books and
CD-ROMs, and
much,
much more!
The
Winnie the Pooh Collection. Accessible through the publisher’s
home page, this official site
features
several activities to print out, including the Winnie-the-Pooh Maze.
The
Wonderful Wizard of Oz Web Site. Oz first started as a book by
Frank L. Baum, then a
series
of books. The incredible world of Oz is explored in these pages. There
is much to know about
this wonderful
land, and on these pages you will be told quite a lot about it, and helped
to find out
where
to find out more.
