General Sources (these include all genres)
Z1037/.B547 Gillespie, John T. BEST BOOKS FOR CHILDREN:
PRESCHOOL THROUGH GRADE 6. Bowker, 1998.
Includes appropriate
grade levels and brief annotations.
Z1037/.E4 Homa, Linda L. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LIBRARY
COLLECTION. Brodart, 2000.
Annotations include reading and
interest levels.
Z1037/.N265 Pierce, Kathryn Mitchell, ed. ADVENTURING
WITH BOOKS: A BOOKLIST FOR PRE-K—GRADE 6. National Council of Teachers
of English, 1999.
Annotated list arranged
by topic.
Z1037/.W76 Price, Anne and Juliette Yaakov, ed.
CHILDREN’S CATALOG. Wilson, 2001.
Includes annotations, excerpts
from reviews, grade levels.
Early Childhood/Picture Books
Z1023/.A55 Ammon, Bette D. WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS: AN ANNOTATED GUIDE TO PICTURE BOOKS FOR OLDER READERS. Libraries Unlimited, 1996.
Z1037/.C62 Cianciolo, Patricia J. PICTURE BOOKS FOR CHILDREN. ALA, 1997.
Z1037/.H23 Hall, Susan. USING PICTURE STORYBOOKS TO TEACH LITERARY DEVICES. Oryx, 1990, 1994.
PN98.B7/.H67 Horning, Kathleen T. FROM COVER TO COVER: EVALUATING AND REVIEWING CHILDREN’S BOOKS. HarperCollins, 1997.
Z1037/.L715 Lima, Carolyn W. A TO ZOO: SUBJECT ACCESS TO CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOKS. Bowker, 2001.
N7430.5/.M28 Marantz, Sylvia S. PICTURE BOOKS FOR LOOKING AND LEARNING: AWAKENING VISUAL PERCEPTIONS THROUGH THE ART OF CHILDREN’S BOOKS. Oryx, 1992.
Z1035/.A1M415 McGovern, Edythe M. THEY’RE NEVER TOO YOUNG FOR BOOKS: A GUIDE TO CHILDREN’S BOOKS FOR AGES 1 TO 8. Prometheus, 1994.
PN147.5/.S74 Stewig, John Warren. LOOKING AT PICTURE BOOKS. Highsmith, 1995.
NC975/.V45 THE VERY BEST OF CHILDREN’S BOOK ILLUSTRATION. Society of Illustrators, 1993.
Wordless books only
Z1037/.R47 Richey, Virginia H. WORDLESS/ALMOST WORDLESS PICTURE BOOKS: A GUIDE. Libraries Unlimited, 1992.
Beginning Readers
Z1037/.B278 Barstow, Barbara. BEYOND PICTURE BOOKS: A GUIDE TO FIRST READERS. Bowker, 1995.
Z1037/.E4 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LIBRARY COLLECTION. Bowker, 2000. (pp. 1154—1166)
Z1037/.B547 Gillespie, John T. BEST BOOKS FOR CHILDREN. Bowker, 1998. (pp. 1154-1166)
LB1573/.G92 Gunning, Thomas G. BEST BOOKS FOR BEGINNING READERS. Allyn & Bacon, 1998.
Z1037/.W744 Wilson, George. BOOKS FOR CHILDREN TO READ ALONE: A GUIDE FOR PARENTS AND LIBRARIANS, PRE-K THROUGH GRADE 3. Bowker, 1988.
Traditional Literature Indexes
GR74.6/.M3 MacDonald, Margaret Read and Brian W. Sturm. THE STORYTELLER’S SOURCEBOOK: A SUBJECT, TITLE, AND MOTIF INDEX TO FOLKLORE COLLECTIONS FOR CHILDREN, 1983—1999. Gale, 2001.
Z5983/.F17S67 Sprug, Joseph W. INDEXES TO FAIRY TALES, 1987—1982. Scarecrow, 1994.
Modern Fantasy, Science Fiction and Animal Fantasy
Z1037/.L96 Lynn, Ruth Nadelman. Fantasy Literature for Children and Young Adults. Bowker, 1995.
Z5917/.S36 Barron, Neil, ed. Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction. Bowker, 1995.
Multicultural/International/Diverse Literature
Z1235/.A53 Anderson, Vicki. NATIVE AMERICANS IN FICTION: A GUIDE TO 765 BOOKS FOR LIBRARIANS AND TEACHERS, K-9. McFarland, 1994.
Z6520/.C5B38 Bauermeister, Erica and Holly Smith. LET’S HEAR IT FOR THE GIRLS. Penguin, 1997.
Z1033/.P52B53 Blakemore, Catherine. FARAWAY PLACES: YOUR SOURCE FOR PICTURE BOOKS THAT FLY CHILDREN TO 82 COUNTRIES. Adams-Pomeroy, 2002.
Z1037/.D24 Day, Frances Ann. LESBIAN AND GAY VOICES: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY AND GUIDE TO LITERATURE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS. Greenwood, 2000.
Z1037/.H43 Helbig, Alethea K. MANY PEOPLES, ONE LAND: A GUIDE TO NEW MULTICULTURAL LITERATURE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS. Greenwood, 2001.
Z1037/.H43 Helbig, Alethea K. THIS LAND IS OUR LAND: A GUIDE TO MULTICULTURAL LITERATURE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS. Greenwood, 1994.
Z1361/.E4K34 KALEIDOSCOPE: A MULTICULTURAL BOOKLIST FOR GRADES K-8. NCTE, 1994, 1997, 2001.
Z1037/.M938 Lindgren, Merri V., ed. THE MULTICOLORED MIRROR: CULTURAL SUBSTANCE IN LITERATURE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS. Cooperative Children’s Book Center/Highsmith, 1991.
Z6514/.C5S424 Loban, Marjorie. OUT OF THE CLOSET AND INTO THE CLASSROOM: HOMOSEXUALITY IN BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. Thorpe, 1996.
Z1037/.M654 Miller-Lachmann, Lyn. OUR FAMILY, OUR FRIENDS, OUR WORLD: AN ANNOTATED GUIDE TO SIGNIFICANT MULTICULTURAL BOOKS FOR CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS. Bowker, 1991.
Z1037/.N49 Muse, Daphne, ed. NEW PRESS GUIDE TO MULTICULTURAL RESOURCES FOR YOUNG READERS. New Press, 1997.
Z1037/.O24 Odean, Kathleen. GREAT BOOKS FOR BOYS. Ballantine, 1998.
Z1037/.O25 Odean, Kathleen. GREAT BOOKS FOR GIRLS. Ballantine, 1997.
PZ5/.B422B47 Preiss, Byron, ed. THE BEST CHILDREN’S BOOKS IN THE WORLD: A TREASURY OF ILLUSTRATED STORIES. Abrams, 1996.
Z1361/.N39R33 Rand, Donna. BLACK BOOKS GALORE: GUIDE TO GREAT AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILDREN’S BOOKS. Wiley, 1998.
Z1361/.N39R33 Rand, Donna and Toni Trent Parker. BLACK BOOKS GALORE: GUIDE TO MORE GREAT AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILDREN’S BOOKS. Wiley, 2001.
LB1575/.R63 Roberts, Patricia L. GENDER POSITIVE! A TEACHERS’ AND LIBRARIANS’ GUIDE TO NONSTEREOTYPED CHILDREN’S LITERATURE, K—8. McFarland, 1993.
Z1037.9/.R63 Robertson, Debra. PORTRAYING PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES: FICTION. Bowker, 1992.
Z1037/.R6 Rochman, Hazel. AGAINST BORDERS: PROMOTING BOOKS FOR A MULTICULTURAL WORLD. ALA, 1993.
Z1037/.R63 Rollock, Barbara. BLACK AUTHORS AND ILLUSTRATORS OF CHILDREN’S BOOKS. Garland, 1988.
PS173/.I6T57 Slapin, Beverly, ed. THROUGH INDIAN EYES: THE NATIVE EXPERIENCE IN BOOKS FOR CHILDREN. Oyate, 1998.
Z1037/.A2C667 Smith, Henrietta M., ed. THE CORETTA SCOTT KING AWARDS BOOKS, 1977—1999. ALA, 1999.
Z5814/.I5S74 Steiner, Stanley R. PROMOTING A GLOBAL COMMUNITY THROUGH MULTICULTURAL CHILDREN’S LITERATURE. Libraries Unlimited, 2001.
Z1037/.C59 Tomlinson, Carl M. CHILDREN’S BOOKS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES. Scarecrow, 1998.
Z1361/.E4T68 Totten, Herman L. CULTURALLY DIVERSE LIBRARY COLLECTIONS FOR CHILDREN. Neal-Schuman, 1994.
Contemporary Realistic Fiction
Z7204/.S45B47 Rudman, Masha Kabakow. BOOKS TO HELP CHILDREN COPE WITH SEPARATION AND LOSS. Bowker, 1993.
Z1037/.R83 Rudman, Masha Kabakow. CHILDREN’S LITERATURE: AN ISSUES APPROACH. Longman, 1995.
Historical Fiction
Z1037/.A1A1015 Adamson, Lynda G. LITERATURE CONNECTIONS TO WORLD HISTORY, K-6: RESOURCES TO ENHANCE AND ENTICE. Libraries Unlimited, 1998.
Z1236/.A34 Adamson, Lynda G. LITERATURE CONNECTIONS TO AMERICAN HISTORY, K-6: RESOURCES TO ENHANCE AND ENTICE. Libraries Unlimited, 1997.
Z1037/.A266 Adamson, Lynda. RECREATING THE PAST: A GUIDE TO AMERICAN AND WORLD HISTORICAL FICTION FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS. Greenwood, 1994.
Informational Books, Biography
Z1236/.A34 Adamson, Lynda G. Literature Connections to American HistorY:RESOURCES TO ENHANCE AND ENTICE. (K-6 and 7-12) Libraries Unlimited, 1998.
LB1585.3/.C47 Cerullo, Mary M. READING THE ENVIRONMENT. Heinemann, 1997.
Z1037/.A1C5 Cianciolo, Patricia. INFORMATIONAL PICTURE BOOKS FOR CHILDREN. ALA, 2000.
PN1009/.A1K598 Kobrin, Beverly. EYEOPENERS II: CHILDRENS BOOKS TO ANSWER CHILDREN’S QUESTIONS ABOUT THE WORLD AROUND THEM. Scholastic, 1995.
Z1037.9/.S57 Sinclair, Patti K. E for Environment: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF CHILDREN’S BOOKS WITH ENVIRONMENTAL THEMES. Bowker, 1992.
Z6201/.V28 VanMeter, Vandelia. WORLD HISTORY FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS. Libraries Unlimited, 1992.
Z1037/.A2B47 Zarnowski, Myra, ed., Richard M. Kerper and Julie M. Jensen. THE BEST IN CHILDREN’S NONFICTION: READING, WRITING, & TEACHING ORBIS PICTUS AWARD BOOKS. NCTE, 2001.
Poetry
PN 1023/.B682 Blackburn, G. Meredith, III. Index to Poetry for Children and Young People, 1988—1992. Wilson, 1994.
PN1023/.B685 Blackburn, G. Meredith, III. INDEX TO POETRY FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, 1993—1997. Wilson, 1999.
PS 325/.C7 Copeland, Jeffrey S. SPEAKING OF POETS: Interviews with Poets Who Write for Children and Young Adults. NCTE, 1993.
Reading Aloud
Z1037/.F847 Freeman, Judy. BOOKS KIDS WILL SIT STILL FOR. Bowker, 1990.
Z1037/.F848 Freeman, Judy. MORE BOOKS KIDS WILL SIT STILL FOR. Bowker, 1995.
LB1573.5/.T68 Trelease, Jim. THE READ-ALOUD HANDBOOK. Penguin, 1995.
LB1573.5/.T68 Trelease, Jim. THE READ-ALOUD HANDBOOK. Penguin, 2001.
Awards
Z1037/.B722 THE BEST CHILDREN'S BOOKS OF THE YEAR. Child Study Children's Book Committee/Bank Street College. Annual.
Z1037/.A2C5 CHILDREN'S BOOKS: AWARDS & PRIZES. Children's Books Council, 1996.
Z1037/.M87 MORE KIDS' FAVORITE BOOKS: A COMPILATION OF CHILDREN'S CHOICES, 1992-1994. CBC/IRA, 1995.
Z1037/.B55 Donavin, Denise, ed. THE BEST OF THE BEST FOR CHILDREN. American Library Association/Random, 1992.
Z1037/.A2C667 Smith, Henrietta M., ed. THE CORETTA SCOTT KING AWARDS BOOK. American Library Association, 1999.
Manuals, Textbooks and Handbooks
PN1008.5/.C37 Carpenter, Humphrey. THE OXFORD COMPANION TO CHILDREN'S LITERATURE. Oxford, 1984.
PN1008.5/.C373 Carruth, Gorton. THE YOUNG READER'S COMPANION. Bowker, 1993.
PN1008.5/.C66 Cullinan, Bernice E. and Diane G. Person, eds. THE CONTINUUM ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CHILDREN’S LITERATURE. Continuum, 2001.
Z1037/.C946 Galda, Lee and Bernice E. Cullinan. LITERATURE AND THE CHILD. Harcourt, 2002.
Z1037/.AIH42 Hearne, Betsy. CHOOSING BOOKS FOR CHILDREN. University of Illinois, 1999.
PN1008.5/L38 Latrobe, Kathy H., Carolyn S. Brodie and Maureen White. THE CHILDREN’S LITERATURE DICTIONARY: DEFINITIONS, RESOURCES, AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES. Neal-Schuman, 2002.
Z1037/.L724 Lipson, Eden Ross. THE NEW YORK TIMES PARENT’S GUIDE TO THE BEST BOOKS FOR CHILDREN. Three Rivers Press, 2000.
PN1009/.AIL84 Lukens, Rebecca J. A CRITICAL HANDBOOK OF CHILDREN'S LITERATURE. Longman, 1999.
Z1037/.AIR664 Rollins, Deborah. REFERENCE SOURCES FOR CHILDREN'S AND YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE. ALA, 1996.
Z1037/.C58 Silvey, Anita, ed. CHILDREN’S BOOKS AND THEIR CREATORS. Houghton Mifflin, 1995.
PN1009/.AIC5118 Temple, Charles. CHILDREN'S BOOKS IN CHILDREN'S HANDS: AN INTRODUCTION TO THEIR LITERATURE. Allyn & Bacon, 1998.
PR900/.C36 Watson, Victor, ed. THE CAMBRIDGE GUIDE TO CHILDREN’S BOOKS IN ENGLISH. Cambridge University, 2001.
Z1037/ .AIW37 West, Mark I. EVERYONE'S GUIDE TO CHILDREN'S LITERATURE. Highsmith, 1997.
INFORMATION ABOUT AUTHORS
PN1009/.A1 JUNIOR BOOK OF AUTHORS. Series. Wilson
PN451/.S6 SOMETHING ABOUT THE AUTHOR. Series. Gale
PN497/.S66 SOMETHING ABOUT THE AUTHOR: AUTOBIOGRAPHY SERIES. Gale
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