Author Online!
Award-winning children’s author Aaron Shepard invites you to visit his home page, a Web site viewed by over five million visitors and drawing as many as 25,000 visitors a week. There you’ll find loads of free resources for teachers, librarians, storytellers, children’s writers, parents, and kids. You’ll also find info on Aaron, his books, and his author visits. Go to www.aaronshep.com.
Among the resources you’ll find are many stories by Aaron from his picture books and from top children’s magazines—plus others not yet in print. Also featured are several special collections:
Aaron’s RT Page. Resources for reader’s theater, including the acclaimed multicultural script series Reader’s Theater Editions.
Aaron’s Storytelling Page. Resources for storytellers.
Aaron’s Kidwriting Page. Resources for children’s writers.
Special indexes and a search box let you look for materials by title, genre, age, theme, country or region, historical period, ethnic group, religion, mythology, holiday, activity, or other criteria. You can also sign up for email announcements of Web site additions and new books.
Aaron Shepard is the author of One‑Eye! Two‑Eyes! Three‑Eyes!, The Sea King’s Daughter, The Baker’s Dozen, The Legend of Lightning Larry, and many more children’s books from publishers large and small. His stories have also appeared often in Cricket magazine. Aaron’s work has been honored by the American Library Association, the National Council for the Social Studies, the American Folklore Society, the New York Public Library, and the Bank Street College of Education. He lives in Bellingham, Washington.
“Shepard’s Web site deserves awards! It’s loaded with special treats.”