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About.com: Children's Books

http://childrensbooks.about.com/

An Internet guide for children's literature (targeted towards adults), with feature articles, Website links, and discussion forums. Topics covered include authors & artists, fairy tales, classics, picture books, chapter books, libraries, reluctant readers, and more.

Author: Elizabeth Kennedy (childrensbooks.guide@about.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Books--Children's

The BookHive

http://www.bookhive.org/

A database of reviews of children's books. The books are divided into several categories by genre, but the database can also be searched by author, title, illustrator, and reading level.

Author: Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County (NC) (webmaster@plcmc.org)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Books--Children's

Bookmuse

http://www.bookmuse.com/

"Bookmuse.com features adult and children's book reviews, literary criticism, book discussion tips, author information and questions for use in adult and kids' book groups. Our byline is 'book discussions made smarter.'" Also includes tips on starting and maintaining a book discussion group, and links to local libraries and bookstores that sponsor book clubs.

Author:

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Books

Entertainment & Leisure--Books--Children's

Keywords: Book clubs; Discussion; Book reviews

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site

http://www.carolhurst.com/

"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. This site is bursting with ideas for teachers, librarians, home schoolers and parents about integrating various areas of the curriculum, such as US history and math, with the language arts. We've taken many of Carol Hurst's back articles and sections from her professional books for teachers and librarians and reformatted and interlinked them to create an interactive collection of information."

Author: Carol Hurst (rebotis@crocker.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Books--Children's

Keywords: Education

Children's Books of the Early Soviet Era: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

http://imago.library.mcgill.ca/russian/

An exhibition from the Rare Books and Special Collections Division of the McGill University Libraries that "draws on an important collection of more than 350 Soviet children's books published in the 1920s and 30s and which are remarkable for their original aesthetic quality, linguistic variety and thematic diversity." Images of children's book covers, full cataloging records, and essay. Includes examples of books in non-Russian languages in the Soviet Union: Latvian, Ukrainian, Georgian, Armenian, and Tartar.

Author: Irena Murray (murray@lib1.lan.mcgill.ca)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Books--Children's

Regional & Country Information--Europe

Social Sciences--Gender & Sexuality--Women--Feminism

Keywords: Soviet Union; Soviet Republics; Siberia; juvenile literature

Children's Literature Web Guide

http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/

Too many cool things to list, but here are some highlights:Award Lists, Author Information, Recommended Books, and Resources for Parents and Teachers.

Author: David K. Brown (dkbrown@acs.ucalgary.ca)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Books--Children's

Arts & Humanities--Literature--Book Lists & Awards

Keywords: Awards; Bibliography; Education

Children's Publishers' Submission Guidelines Online for Children's Authors and Illustrators

http://www.signaleader.com/childrens-writers/

Looking to get your children's magazine article or children's book published? This site offers a great collection of links to publishers' submission guidelines, as well as articles on various related topics, such as finding an agent and formatting a manuscript.

Author: Sandy Cook

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Books--Children's

Arts & Humanities--Literature--Writing

The John Newbery Medal

http://www.ala.org/alsc/newbery.html

The Newberry Medal is awarded each year to the most distinguished children's books. The Medal Winner and honor books are discribed on this page. A listing of medal winners and honor books going back to 1922, information about the award, and a link to the Caldecott Medal homepage can also be found here.

Author: Association for Library Service to Children, American Library Association (alsc@ala.org)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Books--Children's

Arts & Humanities--Literature--Book Lists & Awards

Keywords: Awards

Notes from the Windowsill

http://www.armory.com/~web/notes.html

Notes from the Windowsill is an electronic review of childrens literature. This site also features bibliographies of juvenile literature for special interest groups.

Author: Wendy E. Betts (web@armory.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Books--Children's

Social Sciences--People by Age Group--Children & Youth

Keywords: Juvenile Literature; Reviews

The Purple Crayon: A Children's Book Editor's Site

http://www.underdown.org/

For children's books, this is a great site. It was created by an editor for kid's books. It provides advice for writers, links to literature for kids on the net, on-line books and reviews, book awards, educational resources, and various visual reference materials.

Author: Harold D. Underdown (comments@underdown.org)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Books--Children's

Arts & Humanities--Literature

Arts & Humanities--Literature--Writing

The Randolph Caldecott Medal

http://www.ala.org/alsc/caldecott.html

The Randolph Caldecott Medal is given each year for outstanding illustration of a children's book. This page discribes this years winners and links to information about the award, a list of winners and honor books starting in 1930, and to the homepage of the Newberry Medal.

Author: Association for Library Service to Children, American Library Association (alsc@ala.org)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Books--Children's

Arts & Humanities--Literature--Book Lists & Awards

Keywords: Awards

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