Research Guides: Children's Literature
- Comprehensive Web Pages
- Special Topics
- See also:
- Children's Literature Sources in the HSU Library
- Multiracial Families in Children's Literature (pdf)
- Native American Children's Literature in the Classroom: An Annotated Bibliography
- New Books about Children's Literature in the HSU Library
- Some Recent, Recommended Books for Children about California Indian Experience
Comprehensive Web Pages
- Children's Literature
- Reviews and links to Awards and Prizes are features of this site which also hosts the (subscription) Children's Literature Comprehensive Database.
- Cooperative Children's Book Center
- This is an extremely extensive and well organized site from the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin.
- Cynthia Leitich Smith Children's Literature Resources
- A broad site with strength in the Native American area.
- Imaginary Lands
- This is really 3 sites, covering picture books, children's literature, and international children's literature.
- Vandergrift's Special Interest Page
- Here's a narrative approach with extensive links from the text. Start by selecting either Children's Literature or Young Adult Literature.
Special Topics
- A Fuse #8 Production
- NYPL children's librarian Elizabeth Bird authors this creative blog which has just moved to School Library Journal.
- American Indians in Children's Literature
- This blog by Debbie Reese provides a "critical discussion of children's books that contain images and content about American Indians."
- AJL New Jewish Values Finder
- The Association of Jewish Libraries presents this guide to values in Jewish children's books.
- California Young Reader Medal Official Website
- "The California Young Reader Medal program encourages recreational reading of popular literature among the young people of our state."
- Children's Literature Web Guide
- Although this older site is not currently being updated, it is recognized as the first great children's literature website.
- Class of 2k7
- Here's a great way to discover brand new children's and YA authors.
- Curriculum Resource Center
- HSU's Indian Teacher & Educational Personnel Program supports this center and its emphasis on authentic Native American children's literature and curriculum. See also the Mashantucket Pequot Children's Library with its extensive bibliographies.
- Database of Award-Winning Children's Literature
- Reading the Instructions first will help you perform successful searches of this database!
- Humboldt County Children’s Author Festival
- This biennial event occurs on October 17-20, 2007.
- International Children's Digital Library
- This is a major grant-funded project to build a digital library of international children's books.
- Nineteenth-Century American Children & What They Read
- A treasure trove of information commentary and images maintained by a person with a passion for the subject.
- SDSU Children's Literature Program
- See especially the links on this page from another CSU campus; see also the Arne Nixon Center for the Study of Children's Literature at CSU Fresno.
- Strong at the Heart
- Local author Carolyn Lehman does an outstanding job with the subject of child sexual abuse and its portrayal in children's literature.