Marie LeTourneau

You can pick up, The Mice of Bistrot des Sept Freres, Is a Worry Worrying You, and many other great titles for all ages by visiting your local independent bookstore....a great website is BOOKSENSE. Just enter your zip code, and it lists the stores nearest you. To start, click the link below:

BOOKSENSE.com

BookSense.com is a family of independent-bookseller websites. (And it's the e-commerce arm of the American Booksellers Association's Book Sense program.)

When you visit a BookSense.com virtual bookstore, you will experience the knowledge and passion of independent booksellers who share their love of books with their customers and their communities. You'll have access to information and news about local authors, store events, and myriad staff recommendations -- and you will also be presented with content that reflects the collective wisdom of booksellers from all 50 states and Puerto Rico.

Stories For Children Magazine -
A great place for kids, teachers, and parents to find stories, puzzles, etc...It's also a wonderful site for aspiring authors and illustrators to submit their work!

If you are a serious writer or illustrator, you need to join: The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, formed in 1971 by a group of Los Angeles based writers for children, is the only international organization to offer a variety of services to people who write, illustrate, or share a vital interest in children’s literature. The SCBWI acts as a network for the exchange of knowledge between writers, illustrators, editors, publishers, agents, librarians, educators, booksellers and others involved with literature for young people. There are currently more than 19,000 members worldwide, in over 70 regions, making it the largest children's writing organization in the world.