If you are interested in writing or illustrating books for children you will want to look at some of these informative sites. Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators http://www.scbwi.org The Children's Literature Web Guide http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/ Society of Illustrators http://www.societyillustrators.org Graphic Artists Guild http://www.gag.org Children's Book Council http://www.cbcbooks.org Association of Booksellers for Children http://www.abfc.com Publishers Weekly http://www.publishersweekly.com Teachers site on Picturebook Writers & Illustrators http://www.teachingbooks.com For more detailed and specific information on writing and illustrating for children, plus many more links: Phyllis Cahill's site http://www.phylliscahill.com/greatsites/sites.html Harold Underdown's Purple Crayon site http://www.underdown.org For the submission guidelines to publishing houses: http://www.writerdigest.com http://www.cbcbooks.org You can check out the work of many other illustrators at these sites Heart 2 Art 2 Heart - Artist's Sites http://heart2art2heart.com Picturebook Artists Association http://www.picturebookartists.org http://www.embracingthechild.com/illustrators.html http://www.theispot.com Good sites for art supplies: http://www.jerryscatalog.com http://www.cheapjoes.com http://www.dickblick.com http://www.black-horse.com http://www.danielsmith.com