Shutta Crum

Good Links for Folks Who Care about Children, Writing and Books

The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators:

• International SCBWI: www.scbwi.org
• Michigan Chapter SCBWI: www.kidsbooklink.org

Other great sites:

• Bookwire: www.bookwire.com
• Canadian Children’s Book Center: www.bookcentre.ca
• Children’s Book Council: www.cbcbooks.org
• Children’s Literature Web Guide: www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown
• Cynthia Leitich Smith’s Site: www.cynthialeitichsmith.com
• Hope Vestergaard’s Site: www.hopevestergaard.com
• Horn Book archives (News about good books for children and teens) http://www.hbook.com/newsletter/archive/default.asp
• Purple Crayon (on writing by an editor): www.underdown.org
• TeachingBooks: links to thousands of author programs, teacher guides, and author websites: www.teachingbooks.com
• Verla Kay’s Site: www.verlakay.com
• The Children’s Writing Supersite, sponsored by the Children’s Book Insider: www.write4kids.com

Great Web Sites for Kids:

Association for Library Service to Children (ALA) list of recommended sites.