Children's Books: What's Hot Now: Contact a Children's Author

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Contact a Children's Author Jan 11th 2012, 11:04 If your child has a favorite children's books author and would like to contact that author, you will need to locate the author's email address or mailing address. In most cases, this is relatively easy, and most of your child's time will be spent in writing to the author rather than in looking for contact information. Difficulty: Easy Time Required: 20-40 minutes Here's How: Since many authors have their own Web sites and use their own names as part of the URL, look first for the author's Web site using the author's first and last name. For example, if I want to locate Beverly Cleary's Web site, I try the following URL: http://www.beverlycleary.com and I find it. If you don't find the author's Web site that way, try doing a Google search, using the author's first and last name. If you find the author's Web site, you will probably also find a "Contact Me" button that will lead you to a page with the author's email and mailing addresses or that will lead directly to an email message window in which you can compose and send a message. Since authors of children's books generally don't give out their mailing addresses, if they list a mailing address, it will probably be their publisher's address. If you cannot locate a Web site for the author, find out who the author's publisher is by checking one of the author's recent books. The publisher's mailing address is usually on the back of the title page of the book. Write the author in care of the publisher. While it will take a little longer than if you had the author's home address, the author will receive the letter. If your children hope to get a response, be sure and include your mailing and/or email address on whatever you send. Encourage your children to be as specific as possible about what they liked or didn't like about a book when they write. Authors love to hear from children, particularly when they want to share their own feelings and ideas about one of the author's books. Tips: You can use this same technique for contacting illustrators of childrens's books. Authors enjoy receiving children's artwork that illustrates a scene from one of their books.

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