Children's Literature
ONLINE DATABASES:
Articles:
Academic Search Elite
ERIC
MasterFILE Premier
Professional Development Collection
ProQuest Research Library
Teacher Reference Center
Books Online eBook Collection (there are lots of books available)
Reference:
Book Collection: Nonfiction (full text of thousands of nonfiction books for elementary, middle, and high school)
PERIODICALS CONTAINING BOOK REVIEWS:
Booklist
The Horn Book Magazine
The Horn Book Guide: Reviews of Books Published, REF 028.5 H78
BOOKS:
Books about children’s literature may be found in the stacks under 028.5, 809.8, and 820.8. If using the online catalog, search under the LC Subject CHILDREN'S LITERATURE.
Our collection of children’s books is located in the circulation area, at the end of the folio section. The books, however, are considered reserve materials and are subject to reserve checkout rules and fines.
SELECTED REFERENCE BOOKS:
REF 011.62 B27b-8
Best Books for Children: Preschool through Grade 6
REF 011.62 C437
Children’s Core Collection
REF 028.5 C43ch
Children’s Catalog (continued by Children’s Core Collection REF 011.62 C437)
REF 028.5 L62a-5
A to Zoo: Subject Access to Children's Picture Books
REF 809.89 C767
The Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature
REF 809.89 M95b-3
Black Authors and Illustrators of Books for Children and Young Adults
REF 810.99 D33L
Latina and Latino Voices in Literature for Children and Teenagers
REF 810.99 W842c
Women Writers of Children's Literature
REF 813.09 H36d 1985-89 and 1990-94 and 1995-1999
Dictionary of American Children's Fiction
REF 813.54 H36d
Dictionary of American Young Adult Fiction
REF 928 M28
Major Authors and Illustrators for Children and Young Adults 6 volumes.
REF 928 So5
Something About the Author: Facts and Pictures About Authors and Illustrators of Books for Young People
Web Sites:
American Library Association
www.ala.org/
Association for Library Service to Children
www.ala.org/alsc/
Young Adult Library Services Association
www.ala.org/yalsa/
ALAN - Assembly on Literature for Adolescents
www.alan-ya.org
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site
www.carolhurst.com/
Cooperative Children’s Book Center
www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/
Database of Award-Winning Children's Literature
www.dawcl.com
Digital Librarian: Children's Literature
www.digital-librarian.com/childlit.html
International Children's Digital Library
en.childrenslibrary.org
LOCAL RESOURCES
Mid-Continent Public Library
www.mymcpl.org
“Online Information” – Research Databases – Books and Reading to find databases on children’s literature as well as children’s books online.
MCC-Maple Woods Library 06/2015
http://mwlibrary.mcckc.edu