authors, american

Children's author-illustrator Tomie De Paola describes his experiences at home and in school when he was a boy.

Illustrator Janet Stevens introduces the processes involved in making a book, from manuscript to finished book.

The author, illustrator, and reteller of Native American legends describes his life and his approach to his work.

Children's author, Yoshiko Uchido, describes growing up in Berkeley, California, as a Nisei, second generation Japanese American, and her family's internment in a Nevada concentration camp during World War II.

Follows the life of the popular author of essays, poems, and children's books, from his childhood in rural New York State to his death at the age of eighty-six.

A biography of Laura Ingalls Wilder, who actually lived in the little houses about which she wrote.

A biography of an early American writer, whose own life was reflected in her famous novels, such as "Little Women" and "Little Men.".

A biography of a great American humorist who had also been a printer, steamboat captain, news reporter, gold miner, and lecturer in a white linen suit.

A brief biography of the author of the Little House books which were based on her own experiences living with her family on the frontier in the late 19th century.

Focuses on this American author's connection with steamboats on the Mississippi River while also presenting a history of the craft.