Children's Authors

I have googled some children's authors and found some very interesting ones. First, my favorite author Laura Numeroff and her book If you give a mouse a cookie. This book has been my favorite since I was in elementary school you can find cool activities and other books by her at http://www.laranumeroff.com/
I also found books by Loreen Leedy there are many titles to look at on her website, they come with full summaries and there are also activity ideas that teachers can use that deal with the book. the website is http://www.loreenleedy.com/
I came across a book called The day it snowed tortillas, by Joe Hayes it is a great story that is fun to read and keeps you guessing what will happen next. you can read the story without the pictures at www.sfaol.com/life/hayes04.html
The last author I found was very interesting because all of her stories deal with her upbringing in a Mexican American household. Carmen Lomas Garza's book Family Pictures illustrates her personal family and how they lived their everyday lives. I don't remember reading any stories about Mexican American families in elementary. I would have loved to read something like this when I was growing up. If you are interested check out her page http://www.carmenlomasgarza.com/