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Children's Literature & YA Literature Resources

Subject Guides and Recommended Reading Lists

Available in the CIMC:

A to Zoo: Subject Access to Children's Picture Books
(Ref PN1009 A1 L55)
Best Books for Children: Preschool through Grade 6 (Ref PN1009 A1 G48)
Best Books for Young Adult Readers: Grades 7-12 (Ref Z1037 C176)
CCBC Choices (Ref PN1009 A1 C22)
Hearing All the Voices: Multicultural Books for Adolescents (Ref Z1037 A1 D18)
High/Low Handbook: Best Books and Websites for Reluctant Teen Readers (Z1039 S5 H54)
Neil-Shuman Guide to Recommended Children's Books and Media for Use with Every Elementary Subject (Ref Z1037 M2865)
Using Picture Storybooks to Teach Literary Devices: Recommended Books for Children and Young Adults (Ref PN1009 A1 H34)

Biographical Information

Available in the CIMC:

100 Most Popular Picture Book Authors and Illustrators (Ref PS490 M395)
8th Book of Junior Authors and Illustrators (Ref PN1009 A1 E36)
Authors and Artists for Young Adults (Ref PN451 A97)
Black Authors and Illustrators of Books for Children and Young Adults (Ref PN1009 A1 R63)
Something About the Author: Facts and Pictures about Authors and Illustrators of Books for Young People (Ref PN451 S6)
Twentieth-century Young Adult Writers (Ref PS490 T94)

 

Book Reviews

Book Review Digest Plus
Books in Print
Children's Literature Comprehensive Database

Award-Winning Books

American Library Association Book and Media Awards

Available in the CIMC:

Children's Book Awards International: A Directory of Awards and Winners from Inception through 1990 (Ref PN1009 A1 S58)
Children's Literature Awards and Winners (Ref PR990 J66)
The Coretta Scott King Awards (Ref Z1037 A2 C67)
Newbery and Caldecott Medal and Honor Books: An Annotated Bibliography (Ref Z1037 A2 N483)
Newbery and Caldecott Medal and Honor Books in Other Media (Ref PN1009 A1 S4)

More Databases and Websites

International Children's Digital Library
TeachingBooks.net