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The Books for Kids Foundation promotes literacy among all children with special emphasis on disadvantaged children and youth. Books for Kids:
- Donates books
- Creates libraries
-Participates in reading initiatives within community-based organizations, service agencies, schools and under-served institutions. 

 
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Meet the Authors

Visit the websites of these FRIENDS OF BOOKS FOR KIDS who have supported us by volunteering their time (and books) at the annual Children's Author Breakfast.

Judy Blume
Judy Blume Blubber, Tiger Eyes and the "Fudge" books - Official website including e-mail & guest book
Bryan Collier is a children's book illustrator and author of Uptown, These Hands, and many other titles...
Michael Rex author of The Pie is Cherry, My Fire Engine, Who Digs?, Who Builds? and many other titles...
Lloyd Moss of WQXR author of Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin! and Our Marching Band
Robert Quackenbush author of Miss Mallard Mysteries, Batbaby and many other titles...
Leonard Marcus
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Look for Elizabeth Levy (My Life as a Fifth-Grade Comedian) and Paul Zindel (The Pigman) at the Harper Collins Childrens Books website

Actor Ron Perlman, who has hosted several of our Children's Author Breakfasts. Visit his fans at Classic Alliance of Beauty and the Beast, who are also supporters of Books For Kids.

Ron Perlman is also on our Advisory Board, which includes many other children's authors.

Here are some links to other children's authors.....

Yahoo! has a lengthy page of links to childrens' author websites and fan pages.

INTERNATIONAL
Mem Fox, Australian author of Possum Magic and many others, has a very extensive site at www.memfox.net.

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