Links to interesting things...

Flyingparty Web Design and Graphics  Website design! Help with your website! Irene Radford's Website  My favorite Fantasy writer. Author of the Dragon Nimbus series and The Merlin's Descendents series. If you love dragons or like anything to do with Merlin, check out her site. AfterMidnight Art Rubber Stamps  Fantasic Rubber Stamps- and a wonderful line of stamping supplies. I'm a big fan of Brian Froud - visit these sites to see some of his artwork The Endicott Studio of Mythic Arts  founded by Terri Windling World of Froud   Dedicated to the Art of Brian and Wendy Froud Meghan McCarthy - George Upside Down - Teacher's pick for back to school books in PARENT AND CHILD MAGAZINE - - Show Dog - "Ed and the Hubbles will delight young readers" - Kirkus reviews - Viking Children's Books. Delightful stories- fun illustrations. Meghan has a truly unique outlook on things. She has some great freebies on her website. Excuse Me! A Simon & Schuster book for ages 4-8 By Lisa Kopelke Illustrated by Lisa Kopelke Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, March 2003 ( 32 pages, $15.95 ) Hardcover, ISBN: 0-689-85111-1 JUVENILE FICTION/Humorous Stories Currently Cynthia maintains a studio, freelancing illustration and exhibiting paintings. Her clients include Paramount Cards Inc., George Eastman House, Bausch & Lomb, and DHL Worldwide Express. "My inspiration comes from many places but mostly from my young students and the fun and frolic of our family pets." Lauren Francis graduated from Rhode Island School of Design with a degree in illustration, concentrating on Children's Illustration and Fantasy Illustration. By day she's a web/graphic designer, by night an aspiring children's book writer/illustrator and fantasy artist. Lauren currently lives in Northern California with her husband and two cats in a house that's much too small for her embarassingly huge collection of picture books. Some of my personal favorite Children's Book Illustrators Erin O'Leary Illustration Glad Morning Studio   Luanne Marten Candace J Hardy's Illustrations   Beautiful illustrations for children's stories Bee in a Bottle Illustration: Nancy DesRosiers Ginger Illustration Luc Belanger; illustrator. Lots of links to cartoonist sites. Fun stuff! Liz Goulet Dubois   Illustration and Product Design Cyd Moore's Illustrations Phyllis Harris   Illustration for Kid's Publishing Illustrations by John De Bord Ruth McNally Barshaw   Creator of cartoon character Marjie O'Golley Ravenwood Designs   The Artwork of Linda Matusich Roz Fulcher Illustrations   Delightful illustrations, hidden pictures and mazes! Children's writer links: SCBWI  Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Verla Kay's Website  This is a website for writers of children's literature. If you're just starting out, or a many times published pro, don't miss this site. It will answer questions you didn't even know you had. Cynthis Leitich Smith  Author's page. Very comprehesive site. Lots of links you'll want to bookmark. Jan Fields  Great site! Author of Nuts & Bolts and Magic Wands. Jan Brett's Homepage   One of my favorite writers and illustrators. She has some great stuff for teachers. Children's Writers Message Board  Fun place to hang out if you like writing children's stories Dave Pilkey is delightful.   Author of Captain Underpants The Word Pool   UK children's book information and reviews for parents, teachers and writers Linda Joy Singleton   Writer of the very popular Regeneration series for YA readers. Five teens discover they are cloned with unusual powers. Kezi Matthews   John Riley's Daughter: Recipient of Pacific Northwest Booksellers 2001 Award. Greg Fishbone -Children's book writer - attorney Bonnie Becker - Children's book author and editing services THE CHRISTMAS CROCODILE Illustrated by Caldecott Winner David Small Read on National Public Radio by Daniel Pinkwater MY BROTHER THE ROBOT A Junior Library Guild Selection Dottie Enderle -Author of the Fortune Tellers Club series Book I: THE LOST GIRL Available September 2002, from Llewellyn Worldwide Publishing SmartWriters.com - offers professional writers and illustrators a host of resources, including market lists, interviews, book reviews, publisher contacts, professional writers directory, promotional tips, and much more. Some sites I've found for trolls on the web. Troll artists Delightful trolls by John Botofe: Rolf Lidberg- troll mural: Collectable trolls Nyform trolls: Arensbak Trolls: Home of the Arensbak Trolls: Trolls from Trolldom: Troll collectors: Geri's Trolls Troll literature, myths and legends Project Runeberg--Nordic literature on the Internet since 1992: Scandinavian Changeling Legends edited by D. L. Ashliman Mythical monsters: what is a troll? Miscellaneous sites - Some very cool, some very odd... Jim and Tim, the Duct Tape Guys  Everything you ever wanted to know about duct tape. Fun way to waste time!