Here are some of my favourite websites. Of course I'm not responsible for any of the content and so don't necessarily endorse every word in them, but I use these sites a lot.

Achuka - www.achuka.co.uk Full of reviews and news about books for children and the people who write them.

Amazon - www.amazon.co.uk The famous online bookshop

Armadillo - www.armadillomagazine.com An excellent online review magazine devoted to children's books.

NEW Fame School Spanish Web Site - wwwfameschool.es It has a cool cartoon and loads of interactive things to do including a Fame School song, which has a karaoke version to sing along with. Excellent for any children learning Spanish, and great fun!

Federation of Children's Book Groups - www.fcbg.org.uk A friendly organization that has groups around the country and administers the Red House Children's Book Award.

Kid's Review - www.kidsreview.org.uk Book reviews by kids for kids on a fun, updated website.

SAS akaThe Scattered Authors Society - www.wordpool.co.uk/scattered/index.htm I'm a member of this group for published children's writers, and I can promise you we don't wear balaclavas, but we do get together now and then for meetings or just for lunch. If you want an author to come and talk to your school or group you might well find one here, or click on any of the SAS members below to get straight into their websites. [See list of sites below]

The British Library - www.britishlibrary.net I use this as my homepage when I'm on the Internet. It doesn't have annoying pop-ups, or moving images so it's very relaxing. There's lots of information and you can even turn the pages of some of the beautiful old books!

Usborne Books - www.fiction.usborne.com They publish my Fame School series so of course this is one of my favourite places to go.

Writers in Oxford - www.writersinoxford.org It can be very lonely being a writer, but not with organizations like the SAS and WIO. Members of this group are published writers for adults and children, and on every subject you can imagine. We meet in each other's houses, or in local pubs, go to the theatre or to talks in places of interest.

SAS members websites

Jenny Alexander - www.jennyalexander.co.uk

Stephanie Baudet - www.stephaniebaudet.co.uk

David Bedford - http://mysite.freeserve.com/David_Bedford

Denis Bond - www.denisbond.co.uk

N M Browne - www.nmbrowne.com

Charles Butler - www.charlesbutler.co.uk

Anne Cassidy - www.annecassidy.com

Yvonne Coppard - www.yvonnecoppard.co.uk

John Dougherty - www.visitingauthor.com

Anne Evans - www.annevansbooks.co.uk

Adele Geras www.adelegeras.com

Griselda Gifford - www.griselda.co.uk

Gwen Grant - www.gwengrant.co.uk

Meg Harper - www.megharper.co.uk

Damian Harvey - www.damianharvey.co.uk

Mary Hoffman - www.maryhoffman.co.uk

Mary Hooper - www.maryhooper.co.uk

Julia Jarman - www.juliajarman.com

Alison Leonard - www.alisonleonard.co.uk

Elizabeth Lindsay - www.elizabethlindsay.co.uk

Nicola Morgan - www.nicolamorgan.co.uk

Linda Newbery - www.lindanewbery.co.uk

Helena Pielichaty - www.helena-pielichaty.com

Caroline Pitcher - www.carolinepitcher.co.uk

Susan Price - www.susanprice.org.uk

Celia Rees - www.celiarees.com

Enid Richemont - www.enidrichemont.org.uk

Katherine Roberts - www.katherineroberts.com

Malcolm Rose - www.malcolmrose.co.uk

Tabitha Suzuma - www.tabithasuzuma.com

Ruth Symes - www.ruthsymes.com

Ann Turnbull - www.annturnbull.com

Jean Ure - www.jeanure.com