Great Sources to Locate/Order books from include:

United Library Services offers a 30% discount
http://www.uls.com/index.html

Amazon (new and used)
http://www.amazon.com

Alibris (new and used)
http://www.alibris.com/

Bookfinder (new and used)
http://www.bookfinder.com/

Choosing Great Books for your Students to Read:

Book Talks - - Quick and Simple
http://nancykeane.com/booktalks/default.htm

Learn About Authors and Illustrators:

http://www.uen.org/activities/
Choose: Activities button
Next Choose: Language Arts button
The Language Arts button will open a page of links to authors and illustrators.