The Author Study Handbook by Laura Kotch and Leslie Zackman, published by Scholastic January 1, 1995.

The Allure of Authors: Author Studies in the Elementary Classroom by Carol Brennan Jenkins, published by Heinemann, March 1999.

WEB SITES

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site http://carolhurst.com/toc.html - Great links to books, authors and their web sites, themes, and professional development materials

Children's Literature Web Guide: Authors and Illustrators on the Web http://acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/authors.html - Alphabetical listing of links for more author information

Have the children type their author's name into the search box in http://google.com .  Tell them to use only the first few results, as one will usually be the link the author's homepage.