Livingston Lord Library
Curriculum Materials Center

Children's Literature

  • The Children’s Book Council—Provides information for teachers and librarians related to children’s literature, including reading activities and bibliographies of recommended books. Also includes links to authors and illustrators on the web. (http://www.cbcbooks.org/)

  • Children's Books Online: The Rosetta Project—The Rosetta Project's collections currently contain about 2,000 antique children's books which were published in the 19th and early 20th century.  Some titles are translated into various world languages.  (http://childrensbooksonline.org)

  • Children's Historical Literature Disseminated throughout Europe—Provides access to 1,000 images from the illustrations of early children's books published in Europe before 1890.  Includes famous illustrators such as Randolph Caldecott, Kate Greenaway, and Walter Crane.  Search by author, illustrator, subject, genre, etc.  (http://apps.buckscc.gov.uk/eforms/childe/)

  • Children's Literature Assembly—The goal of this organization is to bring together children's literature and its advocates.  Includes lists of notable language arts and non-fiction books.   Affiliated with the National Council of Teachers of English.   (http://www.childrensliteratureassembly.org)

  • Children's Literature Association—This organization advances scholarships and research in children's literature.  Includes information about its conferences, awards, and publications.  (http://chla.wikispaces.com/)

  • Children's Literature Network—Children’s Literature Network, serving the Upper Midwest , provides connection, encouragement, education, camaraderie, and programming for adults who are passionate about encouraging kids to read.  Includes links to authors/illustrators, reading lists, and much more.  (http://www.childrensliteraturenetwork.org)

  • Children’s Literature Web Guide—Provides Internet links and resources related to books for children and young adults. Includes links to authors and illustrators, lists of award books, and an index to teaching ideas for children’s books.(http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html)

  • Children's Picture Book Database—Designed for users to create tailored lists of picture books (preschool - grade 3) about various topics, concepts, or skills.  Each title is annotated.   (http://www.lib.muohio.edu/pictbks/)

  • Cinderella Project—Text and image archive contains English versions of this fairy tale. The Cinderellas presented represent some of the more common varieties of the tale from the English-speaking world.  Materials to construct this archive were drawn from the de Grummond Children's Literature Research Collection at the University of Southern Mississippi. Also includes links to archives for "Little Red Riding Hood" and "Jack and the Beanstalk." A valuable site for studying folk tale variants. (http://www.usm.edu/english/fairytales/cinderella/cinderella.html)

  • Coretta Scott King Book Award-winning Authors, Illustrators, and Books—Searchable database of the Coretta Scott King Award and Honor books, including primary source material, lesson plans, and many other online resources. (http://www.teachingbooks.net/crc.cgi?id=1)

  • CyberGuides: Teacher Guides & Student Activities—CyberGuides are supplementary units of instruction centered on core works of literature. They are designed for classrooms with one online computer. Teacher-selected web sites are built into each unit. Based on California Language Arts Content Standards, guides are available for grades K-12. (http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cyberguide.html)

  • Database of Award-Winning Children's Literature—Designed for users to create a tailored list of quality children's books.  All books are annotated.  Also includes bibliographies of major children's book awards.   (http://www.dawcl.com)
     
  • Eclipse—Project ECLIPSE, sponsored by Rutgers University, is a superb example of the exploration of children’s literature topics through digitized sources.  The site includes an extensive examination of Mother Goose rhymes and the “Petra Project,” a close look at the steps in the creation of Kisses from Rosa by Petra Mathers.  (http://eclipse.rutgers.edu/)

  • The Encyclopedia Mythica: An Encyclopedia on Mythology, Folklore, and Legend—Contains over 4700 definitions of gods and goddesses, supernatural beings and legendary creatures, and monsters from all over the world. (http://pantheon.org)

  • Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art—Features information about the museum's exhibits and programs.  Includes links to information about picture books, as well as bibliographies.  (http://picturebookart.org)
     

  • The Horn Book—Provides information about the print editions of The Horn Book Magazine and The Horn Book Guide.  Includes sample editorials, articles, reviews, and columns, as well as some children's book awards.  The "Virtual History Exhibit" provides sample illustrations, letters from famous authors and illustrators, and other information about the history of children's literature.  (http//www.hbook.com/)

  • Horn Book Guide Online—Provides short reviews of virtually every hardcover book for young people published in the United States since 1989.  The reviews include strengths and weaknesses for each title, as well as a rating from 1 (outstanding) to 6 (unacceptable).  Search by author, illustrator, title, subject, publication date, rating, etc.  (http://www.hornbookguide.com/cgi-bin/hbonline.pl?s=49128)

  • International Children's Digital Library—Provides access to the full-text and illustrations of children's books from around the world. (http://www.icdlbooks.org)

  • International Youth Library—The International Youth Library in Munich, Germany is the largest library for international children's and youth literature in the world.  The site provides information about children's books from around the world, including "The White Ravens" list of best books for each year.  (http://www.ijb.de/files/Page00.htm)

  • James Patterson's Readkiddoread—Dedicated to making kids readers for life. Includes book lists, written author/illustrator interviews, lesson plans and activities for books, and more. (http://www.readkiddoread.com/home)

  • Kerlan Collection: Children's Literature Research Collections—The Kerlan Collection at the University of Minnesota, one of the world's largest children's literature research collections, contains books, original manuscripts and illustrations, and related material.  Included is an on-line catalog of the manuscript and illustration collection.  (http://special.lib.umn.edu/clrc)

  • Literature for Children (Baldwin Library, University of Florida)—Provides electronic access to many early children's books published largely in the United States and Great Britain.  (http://susdl.fcla.edu/juv)

  • The Looking Glass: New Perspectives on Children’s Books—Electronic journal about children's literature, sponsored by The Toronto Centre for the Study of Children’s Literature. Issues are published on-line on a quarterly basis. (http://www.the-looking-glass.net)

  • Minnesota Authors & Illustrators—Provides information about Minnesota authors and illustrators, including biographical information, a list of their books, and contact information for booking author/illustrator programs and school visits.  (http://www.metrolibraries.net/MNAuth/author.php)

  • Minnesota Historical Society: Minnesota Author Biographies Project—Includes biographical information on children's authors, Wanda Gag, Maud Hart Lovelace, and Laura Ingalls Wilder.  (http://people.mnhs.org/authors)

  • Mythologies—Provides links to web resources on myths and legends.  Includes background information as well as full-text stories.  (http://search.lycos.com/?adv=1&dfi=tripod.com&src=tp&query=mythology&loc=tripod)

  • NCBLA: The National Children’s Book and Literacy Alliance Summary—Provides author interviews and book recommendations, information on censorship, literacy and literature resources, and much more.  Founded by award-winning authors and illustrators for young people.  (http://www.thencbla.org)

  • Newbery Medal Home Page—Official site of the Newbery Medal and Honor books with displays of the book jackets and annotations of recent winners. Includes a complete list of Newbery Medal winners and Honor Books. (http://www.ala.org/alsc/newbery.html)

  • Pronouncing Dictionary of Authors' Names—Lists children's authors/illustrators in alphabetical order by last name with phonetic pronunciations for each.  (http://mainst.monterey.k12.ca.us/library/libpg/Dictionary/dict.html)

  • Random House Teacher’s Resource Center—Includes extensive teacher’s guides for children’s and young adult novels, as well as biographical information about authors. (http://www.randomhouse.com/teachers/index.html)

  • Recommended Book Lists from ALSC (Association of Library Service to Children)—Includes lists of titles for beginning readers, cultures around the world, dealing with tragedy, and more..  (http://ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/compubs/booklists/index.cfm)

  • Recommended Literature: K-12—Click on "Recommended Literature" to create a tailored list of highly recommended books.  The database may be searched by keyword, grade level, culture, genre, etc.  Provided by the Reading/Language Arts Office of the California Department of Education.  (http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/rl/ll/)

  • Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators'—A professional organization serving those who write and illustrated children's books.   Includes information on publications, conferences, and awards and grants.   (http://www.scbwi.org/)

  • Speakaboos—Listen to celebrity-read fairy tales, nursery ryhmes, fables, etc. Include guiese for many of the titles. (http://www.speakaboos.com)


  • Storyline Online—Members of the Screen Actors Guild read picture books aloud. Includes activities and lesson ideas. (http://www.storylineonline.net)

  • Tales of Wonder: Folk and Fairy Tales from Around the World—An archive of world folk and fairy tales.  Includes a full-text of stories and links to other folk and fairy tale sites.  (http://www.darsie.net/talesofwonder/)