Books & Audio-Visual
- AlleyCat
- Use AlleyCat, the CCAC online catalog, to find materials at any of the CCAC libraries
Magazine & Journal Articles
| Full Text? | Database Name | Vendor | Help |
|---|---|---|---|
| yes | Academic Search Premier | EBSCOhost | info |
| yes | MasterFILE Premier | EBSCOhost | info |
| some | ERIC | EBSCOhost | info |
| yes | Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) | EBSCOhost | info |
| yes | Middle Search Plus | EBSCOhost | info |
| yes | Primary Search | EBSCOhost | info |
| some | Teacher Reference Center | EBSCOhost | info |
Web Sites
- ALSC: Association for Library Service to Children
- A division of the American Library Association. Website includes annotated collections of Internet resources for children, parents, teachers, and librarians. Awards lists are worth checking.
- Award Winning Children's Literature
- This online database, maintained by Lisa Bartle (Librarian; Cal State), is one of the premier resources available for locating award winning children's literature. The database contains "almost 6,000 records from 72 awards across six English-speaking countries (United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, England, and Ireland)." There are numerous search options that enable users to locate these award winning titles. The Explanation of Awards link gives brief information on each award.
- Caldecott Medal Home Page
- Awarded annually by ALSC to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children. Also contains a list of past winners and information about the award.
- Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site
- "This is 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." (site intro) The curriculum areas link is useful to teachers of grades pre- kindergarten - 8. There is a free quarterly electronic newsletter.
- Child Lit
- An electronic discussion list focusing on children's literature criticism and theory. Includes a searchable archive.
- Children's Book Awards
- "The most comprehensive guide to English-language children's book prizes on the Internet." (Site introduction)
- Children's Literature
- A review service for children’s literature. The site annually reviews more than 3,000 books. Includes monthly interviews with children’s book authors and illustrators as well as themed reviews which are archived. Provides more than 1,000 links to other sites of interest.
- Children's Literature Web Guide
- Guide to Internet resources related to books for children and teens. Includes Children's Book Awards, a comprehensive guide to English-language children's book awards on the Internet. Links to reviews, books on the Internet, lists of recommended books, teaching resources, organizations, and more.
- Database of Award-Winning Children's Literature
- Maintained by a Librarian at California State University, San Bernardino. This database can be searched by award (listed); reader's age; setting; historical period; ethnicity, nationality, and gender of protagonist or story; genre; format; publication year; and keyword.
- Hornbook Magazine
- A very popular source for Children's literature. Every issue contains articles about authors and topics in children's literature, and the July /Aug issue contains the Newbery and Caldecott acceptance speeches from the ALA summer meeting.
- Librarians Index to the Internet: Literature and Books (Section)
- "Children's Literature" and "Young Adult Literature" links provide annotated lists of websites.
- Newbery Medal Home Page
- Awarded annually by ALSC to the most distinguished contribution to children's literature. Also contains a list of past winners and information about the award.
- On-Lion"
- From the New York Public Library, this is a useful source for parents, teachers and students because it contains booklists, activities, children's literature articles etc.
- Vandergrift's Special Interest Page
- This site is intended for exploring ideas and information in areas of children's literature, young adult literature, genre fiction, women's studies and related topics. Pages on censorship, history of children's literature, and gender and culture in picture books. Maintained by Kay Vandergrift, who specializes in Youth Services at Rutgers University.