Research Guides: Children's Literature: Researching an Author

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Something About the Author This link opens in a new window
Examines the lives and works of children's and young adult authors and illustrators.
Literature Criticism Online This link opens in a new window
Includes "Children's Literature Review," which includes literary criticism on writers and illustrators for children and young adults.
Dictionary of Literary Biography Complete This link opens in a new window
Provides reliable information on authors and their works in an easy to understand, engaging format, while placing writers in the larger perspective of literary history.
Biography and Genealogy Master Index This link opens in a new window
Provides citations to sources where biographical information can be found on authors.