Interesting Children Literature Authors

I have surfed the web and was able to find different children literature author's that interested me. Feel free to check out their websites and see if any the authors interest you.

http://www.gailgibbons.com/
This author/illustrator in particular writes books that help teach children understand everyday things they may come across. As many of you know children are always asking the famous question, "Why?" and Gibbons helps early readers understand a wide range of topics from seeds to plants, tornadoes, trucks and reasons for the season. Her website also has a free guide for teachers about activities when using her books in the classroom.

http://www.donnajonapoli.com/
Donna Jo Napoli writings range from children picture to young adult novels. Some of her books aimed toward helping Deaf people read. She also writes mathematical and science tales that help motivate children's interest in those particular subjects. As a author who's audience is school aged children, she loves to interact with her readers and enjoys going to schools and meeting with the kids, teachers, and administrators.

http://www.andygriffiths.com.au/
This author should be in a category on his own because he takes children's literature to a whole other level with his humor and groteque antics, that children would find amusing. Griffith knows what interests children and how to gain their attention while reading. His writings have said to be like a child's free spirit. He has taken Shakespeare's Macbeth and turned it into a comedy that a child can easliy understand. As future teacher's I know we are all going to struggle with getting children interested in literature and with the help of Griffith who was once an English teacher, we can help gain the attenion of children and their interest in reading.