The Cream of the Crop

There is wealth of children's literature on the Internet. Some of it is amazing; Some of it is amazingly bad. (Actually, it's not a lot different from going to the bookstore.) Here are, in my opinion, the "cream of the crop" of fun stories and poems for kids on the Web: http://www.garyharbo.com Gary Harbo - Author & Illustrator of Children's Books - Learn the importance of reading from this talented author.

http://www.inkspot.com/author/ghigna/ Charles Ghigna - Father Goose - Site includes interviews with the author, instructions on how to write a poem, samples of his work and more.

http://members.aol.com/Bvsangl/pocket.ht... - A sort of Dr. Seuss for the '90s. Features tons of really funny rhyming stories, poems and activities for kids of all ages.

"http://home.earthlink.net/~froggie1/ - Kristine George's Children's Poetry Corner - Meet the author of The Great Frog Race and Other Poems, Old Elm Speaks: Tree Poems, and Little Dog Poems which will be published April, 1999.

http://www.nancycarlson.com/ - Nancy's Neighborhood - An ever-changing community for kids who love to read.

http://www.geocities.com/~teddarnold - Tedd Arnold; Learn bout the author, read questions from other kids, visit the writing group and more.

http://www.fantasyrealm.com/TalesAndFun.... - Fantasy Realm Tales & Fun! Let your imagination run wild as you read of various places and wonderful lands full of imagination.

http://www.mecca.org/~graham/Poetry_Post... Poetry Post - A place for kids to post their own writings and show off their special talents.

http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest... - Poetry Pals Internet Poetry Publishing Project - Another cool place for kids to post their work.

http://members.aol.com/Bvsangl/wickmain.... - The Wickywaks World - Join Pudgel the Pig, Wilby the Walrus, Miglet the Magpie and all the Wickywaks characters for a funny look at life through Wickywaks' eyes.

http://www.eduplace.com/tales/ - Wacky Web Tales - Houghton Mifflin Publishing invites you to create your own wacky stories.

http://www.moregoose.com/ - Mother Goose & More - Classic Rhymes with Added Lines

http://www.storiestogrowby.com/ - Absolutely Whootie: Stories to Grow By - Fairytales, folk tales and great children's stories illustrated with kid's art.

http://www.onceuponatree.com/ - Once Upon a Tree - The official site for the hilarious children's television series currently airing nationwide on public television

http://www.barkingspiderspoetry.com - Barking Spiders (and other Such Stuff), Poetry for Children - Poetry for Children, by CJ Heck

http://www.cs.bilkent.edu.tr/~david/dery... - The * Young * Writers * Club - Encourages children of all ages to enjoy writing as a creative pasttime by getting them to share their work and help each other improve their writing abilities.

http://www.poetry4kids.com/ - Poetry for Kids - by Kenn Nesbitt - Includes tons of poems and an opportunity to order Kenn Nesbit's book.

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