Follow this link to learn about various authors. http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/authors.html
Locate your favorite author via Scholastic.com http://www2.scholastic.com/teachers/authorsandbooks/authorstudies/authorstudies.jhtml?IndexLetter=A
Caldecott Award http://www.ala.org/alsc/caldecott.html
Newbery Award http://www.ala.org/alsc/newbery.html
2011 Children's Sequoyah Masterlist http://ola.oklibs.org/organization/committees/Sequoyah/masterlists/chmasterlist.htm