Children and Young Adult Literature
General | Young
Adult | Awards | Bibliographies/Subject
lists
Multicultural & Special Populations
Reviews (Indexes to Reviews, Specific
Journals with Reviews)
Finding Children's Books in the Library
Please note the Library locations and Call Numbers for books
in the following list. If a book is at both the Birnbaum and Mortola Library,
there is no location listed unless the books have different call numbers.
However, if a book is only at one library location the library will be noted.
- The Arbuthnot Anthology of Children's Literature
Birnbaum Curr PZ5 .A64 Ar8, Mortola Juvenile J 808.8 Arbuthnot
- A collection of excerpts from well-known children's books (published
through 1971), arranged in three sections: poetry, fiction, and non-fiction.
Brief introductory material accompanies each selection. Detailed subject
index. Originally written as a source book for children's literature
courses.
- Children Literature Web Guide (http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown)
- Comprehensive and well-designed site. Covers authors on the web,
recommented books, journals, book reviews, awards and more.
- The Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature
Birnbaum Ref PN1008.5 .C66 2003
- Covers 150 years of children's literature in 1,200 biographical-critical
entries and nearly 100 topical articles.
- de Grummond Children's Literature Collection
(http://avatar.lib.usm.edu/~degrum/)
- This site provides access to the University of Southern Mississippi's
de Grummond Children's Literature Collection Online as well as other
helpful links. Look for information on specific tales by browsing
the section of "Related Sites" in addition to the online
information provided by the creators of the collection. There is also
an extensive listing of children's authors. (Recommended by Professor
Sue Gannon, English/Communications, PLV).
- International Children's Digital Library (ICDL)
(http://www.icdbooks.org)
- The site provides access to hundreds of digitized children's books
from around the world. Books are searchable, or browsable by category,
title, author, or location. Also includes links to related resources.
A project of the University of Maryland and the Internet Archive.
- International Companion Encyclopedia of Children's Literature
Birnbaum Ref PN1008.5 .I57 1996
- Contents include theory and critical approaches, types and genres,
context of children's literature, and the world of children's literatrue.
- Literature for Children (http://susdl.fcla.edu/juv/)
- A digitized "collection of the treasures of children's literature
published largely in the United States and Great Britain from before
1850 to beyond 1950." Features more than 600 titles by almost
300 authors. Browsable by author or title; searchable by keyword,
author, title, and subject. Also includes a section on color in literature
for children and color management strategies for reproduction of children's
literature. From the State University System of Florida.
- Oxford Companion to Children's Literature
REF PN1008.5 .C37 1984
- This can be a good source for background information on an author
or well-known children's book or if you need a definition of a genre.
Identifies many popular characters of British and American children's
literature. Organized alphabetically by topic.
- Research and Professional Resources in Children's Literature:
Piecing a Patchwork Quilt Mortola
Ref Z1037.A1 R46 1995
- Aimed at elementary and middle school contexts, specifically preschool
through grade 8 (age 14).
- St. James Guide to Children's Writers
Mortola Ref PN1009.A1 S75 1999
- Entries include a biography, list of published works, and a signed
critical essay.
- Twentieth Century Children's Writers REF
PN1009. A1 T9 1983
- This resource is arranged alphabetically by author, each entry includes
a biography of the author, a list of the author's works, and a signed
critical essay of the authors contributions to children's literature.
Somewhat dated, does not include J.K. Rowling.
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- American Historical Fiction: An Annotated Guide to Novels
for Adults and Young Adults Mortola
Ref Z1231.F4 D47 1999
- The first half of this book has titles listed by time and historical
eras. The second half is an author index. Appendix II lists books
suitable for YA readers.
- Best Books for Young Adults
Mortola Ref Z1037 .C34 2000
- Subject lists are presented followed by an author listing. Each
author entry has the book title, publication informaiton and a brief
description of the story.
- Kay E. Vandergrift's Special Interest Page
(http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~kvander/)
- Created by an award winning librarian from Rutger's University,
this page has several links of interest. You will find topic reading
lists as well as links to information on criticism and other readings
that will help you to understand Young Adult literature.
- YALSA Booklists and Book Awards (http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists)
- The Young Adult Library Service Association maintains a web page
with links to lists of YA book award winners and suggested reading
lists.
- American Library Association (http://www.ala.org)
- Look thorugh this web stie to find current and past winners of the
Newbery, Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, and other bhildren's book
awards given by the American Library Association
- Children's Books. Awards & Prizes Birnbaum
Ref Z1037 .A2 C52 1996
- Fours sections: U.S. awarded by adults, U.S. selected by young readers,
Australian/Canadian/New Zealand/United Kingdom awards, and selected
international and multinational awards.
- Children's Literature Awards & Winners Mortola
Ref Z1037 .A2 C545
- This third edition has a directory of awards and winners as well
as the authors and illusrtators listed alphabetically. Covers 211
awards with winners listed from the first award through 1992 and some
1993 awards.
- Newbery and Caldecott Medalists and Honor Book Winners: bibliographies
and resource material through 1991 Mortola Ref Z1037
.A2 B76 1991
- Published in 1991, this is a source for some of the classics of
children's literature. Includes Newberry (1922-1991) and Caldecott
(1938-1991). It provides brief summaries and is organized by year.
Indexed by author, illustrator, title and subject. Update list available
in other sources and on the web.
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- A to Zoo: Subject Access to Children's Picture Books
REF Z1037 .L715 2001
- Scan through the subject headings first to find the right subject
before looking through this extensive volume. A bibliographic guide
lists the books by author with publication information, ISBN numbers,
and subject headings for each title. Title and Illustrator indexes
can also be helpful.
- Around the World with Historical Fiction and Folktales:
Highly Recommended and Award-Winning Books, Grades K-8
Mortola Ref PN1009.A1 Z3 2004
- Covers books in American and world history as well as myths and
folktales from around the world.
- Best Books for Children: Preschool Through Grade 6
Birnbaum Ref Z1037 .B547 1998, Mortola Ref Z1037 .G48 1990
- Organized by major subject, arranged alphabetically, topics and
genres are included. Each entry includes: author, titles, grade, price,
ISBN, one sentence summaries and citations to reviews (when available
or recent).
- Children's Catalog Birnbaum Ref Z1037
.C5 2001 (updated annually with supplements)
- Books descriptions include helpful grade level desingations and
excerpts form reviews.
- More Teens' Favorite Books: Young Adults' Choices, 1993-1995 REF
Z1037 .M6 1996
- Books are listed in subject areas with bibliographic information
and brief annotations.
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- The Coretta Scott King Awards Book: 1970-1999
Birnbaum Ref Z1037.A2 C67 1999
- Includes author awards, illustrations from winning books, illustrator
awards, new talent awards and selected biographies.
- Lesbian and Gay Voices: An Annotated Bibliography and Guide
to Literature for Children and Young Adults Birnbaum
Ref Z1037 .D24 2000
- Covers all types of books as well as individual authors. Appendices
include resources such as online help and organizations and centers.
- Many Peoples, One Land: A Guide to New Multicutlural Literature
for Children and Young Adults Birnbaum
Ref Z1232 .H45 2001
- This book covers four of the major ethnic groups within the United
States: African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans, and
Native-American Indians. Fiction, oral tradition, and poetry are all
discussed in relation to more than 500 multicultural books published
from 1994 through 1999.
- Once Upon a Heroine: 450 Books for Girls to Love
Birnbaum Ref Z1037. C77 1998 and Mortola Stacks PR830.G57 C6 1998
- Organized by age group, books are listed with one to two paragraph
plot summaries. Interspersed with the book citations are descriptions
of favorite childhood books by successful professional women.
- Our Family, Our Friends, Our World: An annotated guide to significant
multicultural book for children and teenagers REF
Z1037.M6545 1992
- Annotated entries are organized by geographic region and then by
grade level. Lengthy annotations for each title. Extensive author
and subject indexes.
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Reviews
The following is a short list of sources for locating reviews
of specific books. For more information, see the library web page title
Book
Reviews: How to Find them in the Birnbaum Library.
Indexes to Reviews
- Book Review Digest (1905-current at Birnbaum and 1905-July
2002 at Mortola) Index Area Z1219.C95
- Indexes a limited number of popular and scholarly periodicals. Arranged
alphabetically by author; includes a subject and title index. Most
citations include a summary of the book and brief excerpts from reviews.
- Academic
Search Premier (Database)
- Full Text database of humanities, social sciences, non-technical
general sciences and current events.
- Research
Library (Database)
- Some of the journals mentioned below are indexed here.
Specific Journals with Reviews
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The Birnbaum and Mortola Libraries maintain a collection of
children's materials in the Birnbaum Curriculum Center and the Mortola Juvenile
Collection on the second floor of each library. To find out if the library
has a particular children's book that you are interested in, consult the Pace
Library Catalog. Here you can look up books by their title or author.
To search for children's books on a particular topic, try a
Keyword search. Since children's materials have the words "juvenile
literature" in their subjects, you can type your search as follows: "[topic]
and juvenile literature". Alternatively, you can type your keyword(s)
into the space provided, and limit by location to the "Birbaum Curriculum
Center" or the "Mortola Juvenile collection".