To purchase books, stop in to your local bookstore. Or order online at Amazon.

The Connecticut Center for the Book, a part of the Hartford Public Library, celebrates books, writers, and readers in Connecticut.

The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art is a magical place to visit for children and adults, in Amherst, Massachusetts.

The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) is an amazing source of information for anyone working in children’s books.

The Highlights Foundation runs many workshops, including an annual summer writer’s workshop in Chautauqua, New York, that I attended in 2000.

I recommend the Rising River Retreat for anyone who wishes to immerse themselves in a project with no distractions in a supportive setting with other authors and illustrators.

Need a good book to read? Visit the American Library Association’s site for these lists:
Newbery Medal and Honor books
Caldecott Medal and Honor books

My publishers:

Cherry Lake Publishing
The Child’s World
Compass Point Books
Dalmatian Press/Piggy Toes Press
Enslow Publishers
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Lerner Publishing Group/Millbrook Press
Marshall Cavendish Benchmark
Picture Window Books
Scholastic Library Publishing/Children’s Press/Franklin Watts
Soundprints