Children's
Literature Research Guide
In this research guide:
Finding books
Indexes for finding journal articles and book
reviews
Relevant journals in the library
Handbooks and research guides
Dictionaries and encyclopedias
Literary history and criticism
Sources on authors and illustrators
Miscellaneous bibliographies
Recommended Internet resources
Professional associations
Related research guides
Citing sources
Getting help
[Printed volumes in the Castleton State College
Library are in brown type.
Blue entries are
links to electronic resources.]
Children's Literature
Children--Books and Reading
Children's Books
Children's Stories
Indexes
for finding journal articles and reviews*
General
Academic
Search Premier
Expanded Academic ASAP
JSTOR Arts & Sciences I Literature and Education-Related
Book Review Index (REF INDEX 028.1
B644)
Children's Literature Review
(REF 028.52 C437) "Excerpts from Reviews, Criticism,
and Commentary on Books for children and Young People." (Title
page) Over 90 volumes. Check the cumulative index for individual
authors.
Education Full Text
Library Literature (REF
INDEX 020.016 L616)
Literature Resource Center
MLA
International Bibliography
Professional
Development Collection
*Note: Links to full text of some articles will be available
immediately. If there is NO link to full text, check Castleton's
Journal Holdings List
for availability.
Also: Articles published in books, and relevant book chapters
can be found through the Vermont
State Colleges Online Catalog. Try searching for the author
and/or title of the work as keywords.
Relevant
journals in the library*
Children's Magazines: Castleton carries Cricket.
Review Journals: These journals include reviews of children's and
young adult literature. Castleton subscribes to School Library
Journal.
Critical Journals: These journals feature scholarly articles about
children's literature. Some titles in Castleton's holdings are Children's
Literature, Children's Literature Association Quarterly,
and The Lion and the Unicorn. Additional articles about
children's literature may be found in education and library journals
such as English Education, English Journal,
Language Arts, and Reading Teacher. Some of these
titles are indexed in MLA
International Bibliography and some are indexed in Education Full Text.
*Many other journals are available online through the indexes listed
above.
Handbooks and Research Guides
Choosing
Books for Young People: A Guide to Criticism and Bibliography, 1945-1975
(REF 011.62 Et76c)
Children's and Young Adult Literature Handbook:
A Research and Reference Guide (REF 011.62 G412c)
Children's
Literature: A Guide to the Criticism
(REF 011.62 H384c)
Research
and Professional Resources in Children's Literature: Piecing a Patchwork
Quilt (REF 011.62 R311)
Young Adult Literature and Nonprint Materials (REF 011.625
L549y)
Children's
Literature: A Guide to Information Sources
(REF 028.162
D417c)
Dictionaries
and encyclopedias
Children's
Books and Their Creators
(REF 028.162 C437)
The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature
(REF 809.89282 C226o)
The Young Reader's Companion
(REF 809.89282 C237y)
The Continuum Encyclopedia
of Children's Literature (REF 809.8928203
C767)
The
Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature
(REF 809.8928203 Ox25) (4
volumes)
Dictionary
of American Children's Fiction, 1859-1959 (REF
813.009 H366d) (3 volumes covering the years 1859-1959, 1960-1984,
and 1985-1989.)
The Cambridge Guide to Children's Books in English
(REF 820.9928203 C144) (2
volumes)
Literary
history and criticism
Fifteen Centuries of Children's
Literature (REF 028.52 B513f
)
An annotated chronological listing of significant
works written for children in Britain
and America
from the sixth century to 1945.
Children's Literature Review (REF 028.52 C437)
"Excerpts from Reviews, Criticism, and Commentary
on Books for Children and Young People." (Title page)
Over 90 volumes. Check the cumulative
index for individual authors.
The World of Children's Literature (REF 028.52
P367w)
Annotated bibliography of works from over
30 countries relating to the history and criticism of children's
literature.
A Reference Guide to Modern Fantasy for Children
(REF 823.0876 P483r)
An introduction to the work of 36 nineteenth
and twentieth century British and American authors.
The
Norton Anthology of Children's Literature: The Traditions in English (808.8
N8213)
Written for Children:
An Outline of English-language Children's Literature
(820.9 T664w)
Essays on children's literature in Britain
and America
from before 1840 to the 1970's.
Yankee Doodle's Literary Sampler of Prose, Poetry
and Pictures (DCF 74 H299y)
Sampling of writings and illustrations for
children from colonial times to 1900.
Sources on authors and
illustrators
Newbery
and Caldecott Medalists and Honor Book Winners (REF
011.62 R635n 1992)
Through
1992. Includes "Background Reading:" lists of book, newspaper and
magazine articles about each recipient.
The Who's Who of Children's Literature (REF
028.52 D772w)
Short, bio-bibliographical sketches of mostly
English-language authors, pre-1968.
Artists of the Page: Interviews with Children's Book
Illustrators (REF 028.52 M325a)
30 illustrators are interviewed at length.
Authors of Books for Young People
(REF 809.8 W21a3)
Brief biographies of over 4000 authors.
Writers for Children; Critical
Studies of Major Authors Since the Seventeenth Century
(REF 809.89282 B513w)
Authors and Illustrators
of Children's Books: Writings on Their Lives and Works (REF
809.89282 H675a)
Articles on 50 well-known pre-1972 authors and illustrators reprinted
here.
Eighth Book of Junior Authors & Illustrators
(REF 809.89282 J959)
Twentieth-Century Children's Writers (REF
809.89282 T918)
Covers approximately 600 English-language
authors; including a list of their publications and a critical analysis
of the body of work listed.
Yesterday's Authors of Books for Children (REF
920.03 C737y)
Lengthy biographical articles on notable children's authors who
died before 1961.
Something About the Author
(REF 920.03 G131s)
Ongoing
series of illustrated biographical sketches, including many children's
authors and illustrators. Over 150 volumes.
Miscellaneous
bibliographies of children's materials
Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for Pre-K-Grade
6 (REF 011.6 N213a)
Beyond Picture Books: A Guide to First Readers
(REF 011.62 B28b)
Picture
Books to Enhance the Curriculum (REF 011.62 H228p)
Kaleidoscope: A Multicultural Booklist for Grades
K-8 (REF 011.62 K124)
Once Upon ... a Time for Young
People and Their Books: An Annotated Resource Guide
(REF 011.62 K827o)
Materials are cross-referenced under about 220 subject headings.
A to Zoo: Subject Access to Children's
Picture Books (REF 011.62 L628a)
Comprehensive guide:
~23,000 titles listed under ~1200 subjects.
Sensitive
Issues: An Annotated Guide to Children's Literature, K-6 (REF
011.62 R183s)
Chapters
on issues such as divorce, death, and child abuse include titles,
summaries, brief critiques and classroom activities.
Connecting
Cultures: A Guide to Multicultural Literature for Children
(REF 011.62 T366c)
Children's Catalog, Middle and Junior High School
Library Catalog, Senior High School Catalog (REF 011.62 W693j,
REF 011.62 W699c, REF 011.625 W693s)
Organized by Dewey numbers for nonfiction,
with Fiction and Story Collection sections, these reference works
of recommended books and their updating supplements are intended
to help librarians build collections.
Portraying
Persons with Disabilities: An Annotated Bibliography of Nonfiction
for Children and Teenagers
(REF 011.62083 F912p)
Best Books for Children Preschool Through Grade 6
(REF 028.162 G412b)
Adolescents at Risk: A Guide
to Fiction and Nonfiction for Young Adults, Parents, and Professionals
(REF 028.162 K189a)
Lists of books on adolescent themes and specific
challenges adolescents face.
Multicultural Picture Books: Art
for Understanding Others (REF 028.162 M919)
Great Books for Girls: More than
600 Books to Inspire Today's Girls and Tomorrow's Women
(REF 028.1624 Od2g)
Newbery
and Caldecott Medal and Honor Books
(REF 028.5 M612c)
Through
1981. Lengthy annotations.
The
New Press Guide to Multicultural Resources for Young Readers
(REF
028.5 N42)
Contains
over 1000 critical reviews of multicultural children's books for
K-8 readers.
The Newbery and Caldecott Awards: A Guide
to the Medal and Honor Books (REF
028.5 N422)
Notes from a Different Drummer:
A Guide to Juvenile Fiction
Portraying the Handicapped and More Notes from a Different Drummer. (REF
028.52 B292n and REF 028.52 B292m)
The Elementary School Library Collection
(REF 028.52 El26)
A catalog of print and non-print materials for library media center
collections serving pre-school through sixth grade children.
Children's Periodicals of the United States
(REF 028.52 K298c)
Brief descriptions of a representative selection
from the history of American periodical publishing for children.
Our Family, Our Friends, Our World: An Annotated
Guide to Significant Multicultural Books for Children and Teenagers
(REF 028.52 M615o)
High Interest--Easy Reading: An Annotated Booklist
for Middle School and Senior High School (REF 028.535
N213h)
Portraying Persons with Disabilities: An Annotated
Bibliography of Fiction for Children and Teenagers. (REF
028.52 R545p)
Also see nonfiction volume, above.
Your Reading: An Annotated Booklist for Middle
School and Junior High (REF 028.52
Y88)
Books Kids Will Sit Still For
and More Books Kids Will Sit Still
For (REF 028.55
F877b)
Practical essays on children and books accompany
briefly annotated bibliographies of books for reading aloud for
grades K-6.
Books for You: An Annotated Booklist for Senior
High (REF 028.9 B644)
Recreating the Past: A Guide to American and
World Historical Fiction for Children and Young Adults
(REF 808.8381 Ad19r)
Organized by era, region or country, and
dates.
World Historical Fiction Guide
for Young Adults (REF 808.8381 G656w)
Organized by region and era.
Fantasy Literature for Children
and Young Adults: An Annotated Bibliography (REF 808.838766
L993f)
Eyeopeners II (REF 809.89282 K799e)
Books to answer children's questions about
the world around them.
Multicultural Children's Literature: An Annotated
Bibliography, Grades K-8. (REF 809.89282 L64m)
Recommended
internet sources
Center for Children's Books (http://ccb.lis.uiuc.edu/)
A project of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science
at the University of Illinois.
The Children's Literature Web Guide
(http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/)
Comprehensive website linking to Internet resources related to books
for children and young adults.
Children's
Literature (http://www.childrenslit.com/)
Home of the Children's Literature Comprehensive Database, and other
resources.
Professional
associations
Children's
Literature Association
http://chla.wikispaces.com/
Related Castleton
research guides
Education
English and American Literature
Citing Sources
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers(REF
808.02 G25m)
"How
Do I Document Sources From the World Wide Web. . . " from
the Modern Language Association Homepage.
Scott Foresman Handbook for Writers (REF 808.042 H127s)
NoodleBib
An electronic citation management system. Access limited to CSC
students, faculty, staff
Getting Help
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