Here are some of my favorite links:
For parents and teachers:
A great blog by the kids' team at Pauline Books and Media with helpful ideas, activities, and inspiration for using their books with kids.
HANDS-ON-BOOKS is a blog by three award-winning writers of nonfiction for kids. It includes great activities that could be used with or without the authors' books.
About theatre:
A teacher's tips for using Readers Theatre in the classroom, as well as other good teaching ideas.
A very useful website about Readers Theatre by author Aaron Shepard
Use search to find articles about Readers Theatre on the Scholastic website
Teacher Ideas Press, publisher of lots of books of plays, including mine!
Meriwether Publishing has tons of scripts and books of plays!
Wade Bradford offers advice about how to write children's plays.
Virginia Pulitzer, educator and playwright, has lots of plays and good advice, too.
One-act plays and monologues are available from Jimmy Brunelle.
About writing:
Great website by book editor Harold D. Underdown
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
Smartwriter.com, website full of info for children's writers
Wade Bradford offers advice about how to write children's plays.
A great guide and blog about agents, as well as lots of other good info about writing.
Authors:
Suzanne Barchers, author of plays and other materials
Mary Kay Carson, author of science and social studies books for kids
Bev Funk, author of the charming Wool E. Woola.
Kathy Kitts, author of The Minesweeper, exciting middle grade book about a teenager who served in WWII
Brandon Marie Miller, author of social studies books for kids
Children's authors and illustrators on the web
Donna Shepherd, children's writer and inspirational writer
Leann Sweeney, author of fun mysteries for grown-ups
Kerrie Logan Hollihan, author of great biographies for kids
Illustrators:
Chris Sabatino, illustrator of Stepping Stones: The Comic Collection, has both a website and a blog.
Patricia Storms, illustrator of Saints of Note: The Comic Collection.