Online Resources for Authors, Illustrators and Teachers

PRINTABLE DOWNLOADS ✂️ 

Mix & Match Pirate Face Cards 

Pirate Boy's "What If" story template 

The Wise Owl Factory "What If" story 

Darcy Paper Doll 

Pearl Paper Doll 

Pirate Boy Door Hanger 

CRAFTS, GAMES & LESSONS ✏️ 

The Wise Owl Factory – over 400 free educational activities. 

This Picture Book Life — crafts, plus profiles of authors and illustrators. 

Ed Emberley's Drawing Pages – step by step instructions. 

Creating Creatives – instructions for making Lily's cat mask and more great projects. 

Great Websites for Kids – compiled by the American Library Association. 

VIRTUAL STORYTIMES 📖 

KidLit TV

StorylineOnline 

Brightly Storytime Videos 

Virtual storytimes at the Brooklyn Public Library 

New York City Children’s Theater 

INSPIRATION & RESOURCES FOR AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATORS 🖥 

KidLit411 

The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators 

Candlewick Press YouTube channel – author and illustrator interviews, book trailers and lessons. 

Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast – where authors and illustrators share their craft.

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library – providing free books to children from birth to age five