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Richard Michelson Gallery in Northampton, MA
November is Picture Book Month
Started in 2011 each day an author or illustrator posts why picture books are important.  This is a link to a calendar of activites and teacher's guide  for November 2013.
National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature
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Activities for art techniques used by children's illustrators including Nina Crews, Donald Crews, David Diaz, Ann Jonas, William Joyce, Betsy Lewin, Ted Lewin, David Small, Robert Sabuda, Peter Sis, Ed Young
Picturing Books
A resource for students and teachers with information about artistic style, and links to promote picture book art. Although Converted to a subscription the picture book database still has links to author and illustrator information you can get to.
Author Name Pronunciation Guide
A collection of brief recordings of authors and illustrators saying their names. Whole teachingbooks.net requires subscription but this is accessable for free.
Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art - Amherst, MA
Website of the museum includes information on the museum and resources on outstanding picture book illustrators.
Pop Goes the Page
Link to the Blog at the Cotsen Children's Library of Illustration at Princeton.  They also run storytimes all with incredible artistic activities. 
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