Children's Literature Links
Jewish children’s books
You can find a huge list of Jewish Children’s books and they’re divided into categories (Like Bible stories or different festivals) so it’s pretty easy to find what you’re looking for.
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/muljewhol.htm
Jbooks.com
Find out the latest Jewish children’s books from this Jewish Book website.
http://www.jbooks.com/children/index.htm
the northern children’s book festival
Details of the annual children’s book festival which takes place in Gateshead in mid-November.
http://www.gatesheadgrid.org/ncbf/
my home library
Tips for creating your own home library and you can even print out your own specially-designed bookplates.
http://www.myhomelibrary.org/
the Children’s Book Council
This site is filled with lists of great books to read (see the reading lists section).
http://www.cbcbooks.org/
UK childrens books
HUGE list of British children’s authors with links to their websites.
http://www.ukchildrensbooks.co.uk/
the British Library’s magic pencil exhibition
The Magic Pencil exhibition, showcasing illustrations from children’s literature, is now over but you can still find out the tricks of the trade and have a look at profiles and interviews with some of the best illustrators in the country.
http://www.bl.uk/whatson/exhibitions/magicpencil/home.html
About.com’s list of Children’s books about Jewish Religion and Culture.
http://childrensbooks.about.com/
Joseph’s books picks.
Top 10 Children’s Jewish Books from Joseph’s Bookstore.
http://www.josephsbookstore.com/top%20ten%20children.html
stories from the web
This site has two sections; one for 8-11 year olds, the other for 11-14 year olds. They have interviews with authors, tips on illustrating and loads of sneaky peaks at new books, and older ones too. There are also competitions and you can even find out about activities going on in a library near you.
http://www.storiesfromtheweb.org/sfwhomepage.htm
In the 8-11 section look out for an interview with Francesca Simon.
http://www.storiesfromtheweb.org/Stories/simon/interview.asp
Francesca Simon’s website
Francesca Simon is the author of the Horrid Henry series and more besides. She was at JBW 2004 and the ‘Fables and Bagles’ event at Simon Marks school in 2006. This site has details on all her books (including ones not yet in the shops).
http://www.francescasimon.com/
Adele Geras’ website
Adele was at JBW 2004 and the ‘Fables and Bagles’ event at Simon Marks school in 2006. Her site is filled with details of all the wonderful books she has written and a newsletter which tells you what kinds of projects she’s doing at the moment.
http://www.adelegeras.com/
Michael Rosen’s Top 10 books
Michael Rosen, who came to JBW last year reveals his Top 10 books (most, but not all written for children)
http://books.guardian.co.uk/top10s/top10/0,6109,906743,00.html
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