Research Guide for Children's Literature:
Pearson Library Resources
indicates a resource that, in my opinion, is particularly
valuable
Books: Reference Collection
Children & books / Zena Sutherland; cover, frontispiece, and part
opening illustrations by Trina Schart Hyman. PN1009.A1 S879 1997
Children's books too good to miss / May Hill Arbuthnot
PN1009.A1 A73 1979
Watch for a new edition of this book: Children's Books Too Good to Miss by Ruth M. Hadlow (Edt) to be published soon!
Children's literature: a guide to information sources / Margaret W.
Denman-West. PN1009.A1 1998
Children's literature in the elementary school / Charlotte S. Huck. LB1575.5.U5
H79 2001
Children's literature review. PN1009.A1 C53
Girls are people too!: A bibliography of nontraditional female roles inIn-depth articles on children’s authors/illustrators. Each annual volume
provides excerpts from reviews and criticism on approximately ten authors. International in scope, it covers historical as well as contemporary authors,
and the variety of genres covered by children's and YA literature. Cumulative indexes in each volume.
children's books / by Joan E. Newman. PN1009.A1 N49
International companion encyclopedia of children's literature /
edited by Peter Hunt. PN1008.5 .I57 1996
Literature for children: a short introduction / David L. Russell.
PN1009.A1 R87 2001
The pleasures of children's literature / Perry Nodelman.
PN1009.A1 N63 1996
The Oxford companion to children's literature / Humphrey
Carpenter and Mari Prichard. PN1008.5 .C37 1984
This dictionary-style resource provides nearly 2,000 entries on topics in
children’s literature, including individual books and authors. Not limited to the United States or English language books. Entries vary in length from a few lines to several pages.
Read
to me: recommended literature for children ages two through
seven / prepared under the direction of the Curriculum, Instruction,
and Assessment
Division in cooperation with the Child Development
Division. PN1009.A1 R38 1992
Recommended
readings in Spanish literature: kindergarten through
grade eight / [prepared by the Department of Education's Curriculum, Instruction,
and Assessment Division]. PN1009.A1 R4168 1991
The Riverside anthology
of children's literature / Judith Saltman.
PN1009.A1 A595
Something about the author. PN
451.S6
Provides biographical information about children’s book authors and
illustrators. Covers historical authors as well as authors currently writing.
Attempts to cover emerging writers as well. Covers fiction and non-fiction
authors who write in English or whose works are translated. Entries include
career information, writings, critical information and points to additional
sources of information. Indexes now appear in alternative volumes. Entries are written keeping in mind that children, as well as adults, are expected to use this resource. Most have photographs accompanying the article. Covers international as well as United States authors. Approximately 15 autobiographies per volume.
Who’s who in children’s books: A Treasury of the familiar characters of childhood / Margery Fisher. PN1009.A1 F575
Provides access to characters in children’s literature. The author has
included the best known characters who are central to the book’s plot
in which they appear. It is an alphabetic listing with cross references.
Entries range from several lines to several pages and lists the author
and title of the work the character appears in. This book also includes
many illustrations from familiar children’s books. top
Written for children an outline of English-language children's literature / John Rowe Townsend. PR990 .T68 1996
New General Collection Books
Children's literature a guide to information sources / Margaret W. Denman-West. PN1009.A1
A critical handbook of children’s literature / Rebecca J. Lukens. PN1009.A1 L84
Multicultural children's literature through the eyes of many children / Donna E. Norton. PS153.M56 N675 2001
The Watsons go to Birmingham--1963
/ Christopher Paul Curtis.
PZ7.C94137 Wat
Books: Special Topics
Children's literature: an issues approach / Masha Kabakow
Rudman. Reference PN1009.A1 R8 1995
Sensitive issues: an annotated guide to children's literature, K-6 /
by Timothy V. Rasinski and Cindy S. Gillespie.
Reference PN1009.A1 R23 1992
Survival themes in fiction
for children and young people / by Binnie
Tate Wilkin with a foreword by Jerome Cushman.
Reference PN1009.A1 W6 1978p
Book Reviews
Approaches to literature through genre / by Lucille W. Van Vliet.General Book Collection Z1037.A1 V33 1992
Book review digest. Reference Z1219 .B65 (through 1995)
Provides excerpts from and citations to reviews of current adult and
juvenile fiction and non-fiction. Concise, critical evaluations are chosen
from 109 leading American, British and Canadian periodicals in the
humanities, social and general sciences, as well as library review media.
Book review index. Reference Z1035.A1 B6 (through 2000)
Gathers reviews from over 500 periodicals. Author and title indexes are
provided. No excerpts or ratings of the reviews are provided.
Children's catalog. Reference PN1009.A1 C525 1991
Collected perspectives choosing and using books for the classroomThis volume is two things: a classified list of the best children’s books in
fiction and non-fiction and an extensive index. The classified list is in
Dewey decimal call number order and provides excerpts of reviews for
each book. The index is a combined author, title and subject index.
The subject index can also be useful to scholars since adult interest
topics (i.e., "Children’s Literature – History and Criticism") are included.
/ edited by Hughes Moir, Melissa Cain, Leslie Prosak-Beres.
General Book Collection Z1037.A1 C65 1990 top
Journals
All journals are available full-text via Proquest; if the Library subscribes to the print edition as well, you'll see L next to the title.
L Book Links
Published by Booklist Publications, Book Links is a magazine designed
for teachers, librarians, library media specialists, booksellers, parents, and all
other adults interested in connecting children with high quality books.
The Booklist
Every year The Booklist reviews nearly 4,000 books for adults, more than
2,500 titles for children, more than 500 reference books and electronic
reference tools, and 1,000 other audiovisual materials.
L The Horn Book Magazine
Published six times a year. An index accompanies each issue and a
cumulated index appears once a year. This journal is divided into two
parts: articles on and criticism of children’s literature and reviews.
L Instructor
L New York Times Book Review
Parenting
Publishers Weekly
L Reading Today
A bimonthly newspaper of the International Reading Association. The
Association's newspaper, Reading Today, contains breaking news and
in-depth features about trends and issues that influence literacy education,
as well as comprehensive information about Association activities, publications,
and meetings.
Scholastic Parent & Child
School Library Journal
Published once a month with a cumulated index appearing in the December
issue. Provides reviews of books and articles of interest to librarians children,
either in public or school libraries.
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