Children's Literature on the Web
American Juvenile Collection
An index of Long Island University's collection of juvenile materials from 1910-1960.
http://www.liunet.edu/but08/ajc/ajc.htm
BookHive
Maintained by the Public Library of Charlotte-Mecklenburg County, this attractive site recommends books by genre and grade levels. Thoughtful summaries as well as helpful notes are included.
http://www.bookhive.org/
Boston Public Library: Booklists for Children
Annotated lists include trains, multicultural, "If you like... Goosebumps (and others)," international folktales, environmental themes and several standard themes.
http://www.bpl.org/kids/booksmags.htm
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
This is the web version of the children's literature review journal by the same name, and is rich with information about books, authors and more!
http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/puboff/bccb/
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site
"A collection of reviews of great books for kids, ideas of ways to use them in the classroom and collections of books and activities about particular subjects, curriculum areas, themes and professional topics."
http://www.carolhurst.com/index.html
Children's Literature Web Guide
At this well-organized site you will find a comprehensive set of links to all kinds of Children's Literature related sites.
http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html
Cynthia Leitich Smith Children's Literature Resources
Children's literature links, bibliographies, and writing resources are highlighteded on the home page of this author.
http://www.cynthialeitichsmith.com/index.html
Database of Award-Winning Children's Literature
Try this searchable database of 20 children's literature awards, compiled by Lisa Bartle.
http://www.dawcl.com/introduction.html
Deschutes Public Library System Booklists
The attractive bibliographies at this site include pictures of each book's cover art, making it useful for readers' advisory: ("I can't remember the name of the book, but I'll know it when I see it"). Some lists you'll find here are : excellent historical fiction offerings, dinosaur stories and books about unusual animals.
http://www.dpls.lib.or.us/Page.asp?NavID=98
Encyclopedia Mythica
Folklore information from around the world.
http://www.pantheon.org/mythica.html
Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library Suggested Reading Lists
Many annotated lists; from picture books to young adult novels. Categories are defined by topic and age, for example: "Humorous fiction, Grades 2-4" and "19th Century Fiction, Grades 4-6"
http://www.nassaulibrary.org/hewlett/newbooklist.html
Juvenile Series and Sequels Database
Mid-Continent Public Library offers this useful database searchable by author, title, series title or subject.
http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/readers/series/juv/
Kent District Library Kids: What's Next?
Need to know the next title in a series? Kent District Library offers this helpful database, searchable by title, author, and/or series.
http://www.kdl.org/kids/whats_next/whatsnext.asp
Kids Lit Blog -- Books and More for Children and Teens
If you love children and you love children's literature, you'll love reading this blog. Librarian Tasha Saecker points you toward new books, helpful web sites, and other blogs.
http://www.greenlakelibrary.org/kidslit/
St. Charles Public Library: Youth Recommended Reading Lists
A nicely organized layout leads to a wide variety of genre lists. Don't miss the expansive "read-alikes" lists!
http://www.st-charles.lib.il.us/youth_services/yrl/ythread.htm
Seattle Public Library: Children's Resource Booklists
Some of the annotated booklists at this site focus on multiculturalism - by culture - and such sensitive topics as adoption, death, and bullying.
http://www.spl.org/default.asp?pageID=audience_children_categorybrowser
Story Arts Online
A storytelling website created by storyteller & author Heather Forest.
http://www.storyarts.org/
Storytelling Resources
Compiled by Mary Ann Gilpatrick and Mary Morgan Smith for "Storytelling 101" held June 27, 2004, at the ALA American Library Association Annual Conference.
http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/alscresources/forlibrarians/StorytellingResources.htm
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