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EDU 330: Literacy Foundations and Instruction in Grades PK-3: Children's Literature
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Databases for Children's Literature Information
- NoveList K-8 PlusA database of children's book recommendations crafted by experts in children's literature, including read-alikes and reading level information.
- TeachingBooksResources for children's and young adult books and their authors and illustrators. The collection includes short movies, audio book readings, book discussion guides, and more to identify books for readers and provide support for book assignments and author studies.
- Picture Books DatabaseThis database helps educators find the best picture books for their intended audience.
Reference Books on Children's Literature
The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature by Publication Date: 2015-06-01A reference guide to the world of children's literature. Its 3,500 entries cover every genre from fairy tales to chapbooks; school stories to science fiction; comics to children's hymns.
The Newbery and Caldecott Awards by Call Number: Reference Collection; Z1037.A2 N49 2020Publication Date: 2020-04-14A trusted guidebook for quick reference and a useful resource for curriculum links.
The Coretta Scott King Awards by Call Number: Reference Collection; Z1037.A2 C67 2019Publication Date: 2019-06-03A guide to the Coretta Scott King (CSK) Book Awards, which have enlarged the prominence of literature for children and youth about the Black experience. Includes excerpts and color plates from many of the titles, a complete listing of the 1970-2019 Award and Honor Books, and a subject index, ideal for curriculum planning.
Web sources
- ALSC Children's Notable ListsEach year the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association, identifies the best of the best in children's books, recordings, and videos.
- Caldecott MedalThe Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by ALSC to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.
- Children's Literature Association: Scholarly ResourcesIncludes list of children's book awards, multiculturalism and international resources, theme and subject pages.
- We Need Diverse BooksWe Need Diverse Books™ is a 501(c)(3) non-profit and a grassroots organization of children’s book lovers that advocates essential changes in the publishing industry to produce and promote literature that reflects and honors the lives of all young people.