Sites About Children's Literature
http://scils.rutgers.edu/~kvander/
This site was created by Rutgers University Professor & Associate Dean, Kay E. Vandergrift. The site covers gender and cultural issues in children’s literature and gives a bibliography of picture books with positive female protagonists, powerful African-American, Native American, and Hispanic images and story lines.
http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/
The Children's Literature Web Guide-A wonderful resource library of Internet Sites related to Children's and Young Adult Literature.
http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/
Find out more about the author of The Read Aloud Handbook and his books, lectures, videos, and recommended websites.
Sites of Award Winning Children's Literature Books
There are hundreds of professional organizations that evaluate children's literature and recognize its individual merit by presenting a particular author of a piece of literature with a special award of distinction. If you are extremely interested in the many award that are presented please go to TeachingBooks.net. It is there that you will find a full list of awards for your examination.
http://www.ala.org/alsc/newbery.html
Newbery Awards
The American Library Association lists books that were awarded the John Newbery Medal. The authors of these tiles were awarded the medal for their writing.
http://www.ala.org/alsc/caldecott.html
Caldecott Awards
The American Library Association lists books that were awarded the Caldecott Medal Award. The illustrators of these titles are given these awards for their illustrations.
http://www.ala.org/ala/emiert/corettascottkingbookawards/abouttheawarda/cskabout.htm
Coretta Scott King Awards
The American Library Association lists books that were awarded the Coretta Scott King Award. These awards are given to authors and illustrators of African-American decent for their work in promoting the message of peace and harmony. The Award pays tribute to Coretta King, the widow of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
http://www.nutmegaward.org/
The Nutmeg Children’s Book Award
This award is given annually for a fiction title written for readers in grades 4-6. The Committee is made up of children’s librarians, school librarians, school library media specialists, and teachers. The Nutmeg Award is sponsored by the Connecticut State Library Association, (CLA) and the Connecticut Educational Media Association (CEMA).
Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children
http://www.socialstudies.org/resources/notable/
Notable Social Studies Trade Books For Children
National Council for the Social Studies
http://www.reading.org/resources/tools/choices.html
International Reading Association
A listing of Children's, Teachers, and Young Adult favorite books.
http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/printzaward/Printz,_Michael_L__Award.htm
The Michael L. Printz Award
This award is given for excellence in young adult literature.
http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/sibertmedal/Sibert_Medal.htm
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award
Established in 2001, this award is given annually to the author with the most distinguished informational book published during the preceding year.
http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/wildermedal/wildermedal.htm
The Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal
This award, a bronze medal honors an author or illustrator whose books, published in the U.S. have made over a period of years, a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children.
Book Reviews
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
The Horn Book
The Children's Book Council