Contents:
About the CCB
Collection Development Guidelines
Gryphon Award
Location
Organization of the CCB
Organizational Cheat Sheet
Other Locations at UIUC with Children's and Young Adult Books
About the CCB
The Center for Children's Books (CCB) houses a non-circulating research collection of over 16,000 trade books for youth, birth through high school, and over 1,000 professional and reference books on the history and criticism of literature for youth, literature-based library and classroom programming, and storytelling. The collection includes prominent displays of Blue Ribbon Books (titles chosen by Bulletin reviewers as the best of the previous year's children's books), Gryphon Award Books, current award winners, books reviewed in the current issue of the Bulletin, and monthly thematic displays.
The CCB also houses a growing collection of storytelling audio and video recordings.
We ensure all materials are available to patrons at all times - this means no materials leave the collection. Although the collection is non-circulating, it is available for examination by students, scholars, teachers, librarians, and other educators.
The collection is a research collection with emphasis on contemporary works, housing books from the last five to seven years, as well as titles of historical and critical significance.
Collection Development Guidelines
The mission of the Center for Children's Books (CCB) is to provide a collection of children's and professional materials to implement, enrich, and support the curriculum of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS) and to meet the individual informational and educational needs of university students, faculty, and staff. In addition, as a research center of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) specializing in contemporary children's literature, the CCB also provides service and materials to the University community at large and we strive to assist any member of the general public with an information need. As an academic institution and a library, the CCB is dedicated to the concept of service. A fundamental part of this service is the selection, organization, and promotion of appropriate materials.
Selection of materials for the library collection will be based upon the following guidelines:
- Materials reviewed by The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books.
- Materials of particular historical or critical importance in the study of children's literature.
- Subject coverage should be as broad in scope as the interests of the GSLIS community and provide such variety and depth as demand may indicate.
- Materials should meet criteria to be described later.
- Non-print material shall be acquired to illustrate and extend the value of the storytelling and folklore materials in the library.
- Requests by either the GSLIS or outside community will be given serious consideration.
Gryphon Award
The Gryphon Award, which comes with a $1,000 prize, is given annually to the author of an outstanding English language work of fiction or nonfiction for which the primary audience is children in Kindergarten through Grade 4. The title chosen best exemplifies those qualities that successfully bridge the gap in difficulty between books for reading aloud to children and books for practiced readers. The Gryphon Award was conceived as a way to focus attention on transitional reading, an area of literature for youth that, despite being crucial to the successful transition of children from new readers to independent lifelong readers, does not receive the critical recognition it deserves.
Location
The Center for Children's Books (CCB) is located in room 24 in the basement of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science Building (501 E. Daniel, Champaign, IL). For directions, please see our Visit Us page.
Organization of the CCB
The Center for Children's Books is divided into 11 sections:
- Current Issue
- New Books
- Fiction
- Non-Fiction
- Biography
- Reference
- Folk and Fairy Tales
- Class Reserves
- Award Winners
- Periodicals
- Bulletins
How to Find Books in each section:
1. Current Issue books are arranged alphabetically by author's last name, which is taken from the first line of the review. Books stay on the current issue shelf for one month before being moved to the New Books section. Map
2. New books do not have spine labels. They are arranged alphabetically by author's last name, which is taken from the first line of the review. New books stay in the new books section for one year (from review date) before moving on to the cataloged and spine labeled collection. Map
3. Fiction books are shelved using the spine label according to author's last name. If there is more than one book by the same author, they are then shelved by title. If there is more than author with the same last name, they are shelved by last name, first name, title. Map
In the UIUC catalog, the call number for fiction books is a "cutter number." For example:
Title: Tadpole's Promise
Author: Willis, Jeanne
Call #: SE. W679t
Shelf location: Willis
Hint: If the beginning of the call number has S, SE, or QS, ignore them! The second part of the call number begins with the first letter of the author's last name.
4. Non-fiction books are shelved using the Dewey Decimal System. For a Dewey guide, or for help finding books using Dewey, please ask a Graduate Assistant. Map
In the UIUC catalog, the call number sometimes begins with letters. Ignore these letters.
Title: Actual Size
Author: Steve Jenkins
Call #: Q. S.591.4 J418a
Shelf location: 591.4 J418a
Hint: If the beginning of the call number has S, SE, or QS, ignore them!
5. Biographies are shelved according to the assigned call number. Map
In the UIUC catalog, all biography call numbers start with a B.
Title: Genius: a Photobiography of Albert Einstein
Author: Delano, Marfe Ferguson
Call #: Q SB. E357d
Shelf Location: B. E357d
Hint: If the beginning of the call number has S, SE, or QS, ignore them!
6. Reference books are shelved using the Dewey Decimal system and have a red dot on the spine label. If there is more than one book with the same call number (for example, different editions of the same book), they are organized by year, newest to the right. For help finding books using Dewey, please ask a Graduate Assistant. Map
Hint: If the beginning of the call number has S, SE, or QS, ignore them!
7. Folk and fairy tales are shelved according to call number. All folk and fairy tales fall in the 398 Dewey section, from 398 - 398.99999. Map
8. Class reserves are shelved by author's last name. Books for all youth services classes in GSLIS will be on reserve. To request a reserve shelf for your non-GSLIS class, please contact us. Books will remain on reserve for the entire semester. Map
9. Award winners are shelved by the type of award, then by author's last name. The most recent Gryphon Award winners sit on the top of the shelf for display. The Bulletin Blue Ribbons are on the first shelf, alphabetized by author's last name. Other award winners, such as the Newbery, Caldecott, Printz, King, etc., are shelved beneath, all organized by author's last name (NOT by award). For questions about which awards are put on reserve, ask a graduate assistant. Map
10. Periodicals are shelved by title of periodical, with the most current issue to the right. Map
11. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books has been published since 1947 and is published 11 times a year. Bound Bulletins are bound by issue year (September - July/August). Unbound issues from the current year are in a magazine box, with the newest issue on the right. Map
Organizational Cheat Sheet
*If a call number starts with Q, Q.S., or SE., ignore these! The only letter to pay attention to is B for biography.| Organized by | Distinguishing Mark | In catalog* | Sample Spine Label* | |
| Current Issue | Author's last name | No spine label | N/A | No spine label |
| New Books | Author's last name | No spine label | N/A | No spine label |
| Fiction | Author's last name | SE. W679t | WILLIS Jeanne 2005 |
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| Non-Fiction | Dewey | Q. S.591.4 J418a | 591.4 J418a 2004 |
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| Biography | Dewey | Spine label starts with B. or SB. | Q SB. E357d | B. E357d 2005 |
| Reference | Dewey | Red dot on spine label | 026.1 A667c1997 | 026.1 A667 1997 |
| Folk and Fairy Tales | Dewey | In 398's | S.398.2 H874e | S.398.2 H874e 2004 |
| Class Reserves | Author's last name | Reserve slip | ||
| Award Winners | Author's last name | Reserve slip | ||
| Periodicals | Title | N/A | ||
| Bulletins | Year | 028.05 CH | No spine label |
Other Locations at UIUC with Children's and Young Adult Books
- The Rare Books Library, located in room 346 of the Main Library, maintains the historical (pre-1921) children's collection and all books with moveable parts.
- Some non-English books are held in the Modern Languages and Linguistics Library (rm. 425), the Asian Library (rm. 325), and the Slavic and East Europe Library (rm. 225).
- The School (S) Collection of the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign, located in room 106 of the Education and Social Science Library, consisting of more than 90,000 catalogued and 40,000 uncatalogued titles of children's and young adult literature. The S-Collection is one of the most comprehensive collections of children's literature in the nation, second only to the Library of Congress.
- University Laboratory High School Library (1212 W. Springfield, Urbana, 2nd floor) has approximately 12,000 items, including graphic novels and popular young adult fiction
American Library Association (ALA)
- Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)
- Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA
- American Association of School Librarians (AASL)
State Library Associations
For a complete list of websites for every state's library organization, visit ALA.- CCBC-NET - Cooperative Children's Books Center
"Encouraging awareness and discussion of ideas and issues critical to literature for children and young adults. CCBC-Net members explore a wide range of topics in contemporary literature for youth, including multicultural literature, translated books, outstanding, and award-winning books, equity themes and topics, the book arts and book publishing, and more."
- CHILD_LIT - Chidren's Literature
"Engaging and often spirited discussion of topics related to the theory and criticism of literature for young people"
- PUBYAC - PUBlic libraries, Young Adults, and Children
"Concerned with the practical aspects of Children and Young Adult Services in Public Libraries, focusing on programming ideas, outreach and literacy programs for children and caregivers, censorship and policy issues, collection development, administrative considerations, puppetry, job openings, professional development and other pertinent services and issues."
- YALSA-BK - Young Adult Library Services Association
"Discuss specific titles, as well as other issues concerning young adult reading and young adult literature."
- GNLIB-L - Graphic Novels in Libraries
"Young Adult and Adult Librarians share reviews and resources for collection development of their graphic or comic novel section ."
- LM_NET - LM_Net
"Focuses on topics of interest to the school library media community, including the latest on school library media services, operations, and activities. It is a group for practitioners helping practitioners, sharing ideas, solving problems, telling each other about new publications and up-coming conferences, asking for assistance or information, and linking schools through their library media centers."
- ISLMANET-L - Illinois School Library Media Association
"School library media specialists and others interested in what's happening in school library media programs in Illinois come together over the Internet to share ideas, resources, problems, and solutions."
Contents:
Reader's Advisory Sources
Resources to Help with GSLIS Courses
Catalogs
Review Journals
Finding Book Reviews
Information about Authors and Illustrators
Academic Journals
Professional Journals - General
Professional Journals - School Specific
On-line databases
Rare Books
Reading Guides
Folk/Fairy Tales
Criticism
How-to Storytime Sources
Book Talks
Resources to Help with Identifying Font, Point Size, and Binding
To access most of the websites below, you must be a current UIUC student. To make suggestions, please contact the CCB.
Reader's Advisory Sources
- A to Zoo: Subject Access to Children's Picture Books
by Carolyn W. Lima and John A. Lima
CCB Reference Collection - 011.62 L628a2001Lists the best fiction and non-fiction picture books in various subjects, including emotions, behaviors, activities, character traits, animals, food, and holidays.
- Bowker's Books in Print online
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/about.php?resid=43872Find out if books are still in print or forthcoming. Also allows you to search dates of publication for books currently in print.
- Children's Literature Comprehensive Database
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/get.php?instid=396845Usually includes full text reviews from all major review sources, subject headings, and picture of the cover. Where appropriate, this database also acknowledges if a book has made a "Best Books" list or a "State and Provincial Reading List", won any "Awards, Honors, Prizes," has any online "Curriculum Tools," or is given a level in various "Reading Measurement Programs."
- Kent (MI) District Library "What's Next?" database for series books
http://www.kdl.org/libcat/whatsnext.aspSearching by author, title, or series name, this free database lists the names of series books in correct order.
- Novelist
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/about.php?resid=43996The unique features of Novelist include a plot search, a search to give the user similar books, book talks, book discussion guides, and picture book extenders.
- What do Children Read Next?
by Candy Colborn
CCB Reference Collection - 016.81308 C671W What do Young Adults Read Next?
by Pam Spencer
CCB Reference Collection - 016.813 Sp34wThese Gale reference sources for fiction include indexes for Series, Award, Time Period, Geographic area, Subject, Character Name, Character Description, Age, Author, and Title information.
- Best Books for Children: Preschool through Grade 6
edited by John T. Gillespie and Corinne J. Naden
CCB Reference Collection - 028.162 G412b
Best Books for Middle School and Junior High Readers: Grades 6-9
edited by John T. Gillespie and Catherine Barr
CCB Reference Collection - 028.5 G412be
Best Books for High School Readers: Grades 9-12
edited by John T. Gillespie and Catherine Barr
CCB Reference Collection - 028.5 G412b
Lists books, one sentence annotations, and month and year of when it was reviewed in certain review journals, arranged by major categories including: Literary forms, Literary History and Criticism, Language and Communication, Biography, Memoirs, Etc., The Arts and Entertainment, History and Geography, Philosophy and Religion, Society and the Individual, Guidance and Personal development, Physical and Applied Sciences, and Recreation and Sports.
- Database of Award Winning Children's Literature
by Lisa R. Bartle
http://www.dawcl.comThis searchable database creates tailored reading lists of quality children's literature and searches 60 indexed awards from six English-speaking countries.
Resources to Help with GSLIS Courses
- Guide to Research in Children's and Young Adult Literature
by the Education and Social Science Library
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/edx/edkclass.htmOffers detailed information about how to search the UIUC catalog and certain databases.
- Children's Literature Resources and Guides
by the Education and Social Science Library
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/edx/s-home.htmLists web and print resources for author's & illustrators, awards, bibiographies & guides, bilingual resources, book reviews, catalogs & collections, class guides, cool sites for kids, databases, electronic & print journals, encyclopedias & dictionaries, history & development, other resources, poetry & fairy tales, and storytelling, booktalking, & plays.
- Children's Literature: A Guide to Reference Sources
Margaret W Denman-West
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/proxy/go.php?url=http://www.netlibrary.com/summary.asp?ID=1488This bibliography of reference sources includes Guides to Award-Winning Books, Recommended Reading, Multicultural Literature, Subject Bibliographies, Reference Books, Biographies, Core Periodicals/Multimedia Reviews, Nonprint Media, Special Collections of Children's Literature, Professional Associations, and The Information Superhighway Via the Internet.
- Guides to Collection Development for Children and Young Adults
by John T. Gillespie and Ralph J. Folcarelli
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/proxy/go.php?url=http://www.netLibrary.com/summary.asp?id=13160This annotated bibliography lists books to help librarians choose books.
- Children & Books
by Zena Sutherland
CCB Reference Collection - 026.1 A667cThis well respected overview of children's literature is divided into four sections: "Knowing Children and Books," "Exploring the Types of Literature," "Bringing Children and Books Together," and "Areas and Issues."
- Children's Literature in the Elementary School
by Charlotte S. Huck, Susan Hepler, Janet Hickman
CCB Reference Collection - 026.1 H882cThis textbook about children's literature is helpful to anyone working with children in elementary school, whether in a school or public library. Similar to Sutherland's Children & Books, it is divided into three sections: "Learning about Books and Children," "Exploring Children's Literature," and "Developing a Literature Program."
- Adventuring with books: A Booklist for Pre-K-Grade 6
edited by Kathryn Mitchell Pierce
CCB Reference Collection - 011.62 N213aWhile mostly a book list of books, some discussion of genres and types of books, such as series books, are included.
- Children's Literature: An Issues Approach
by Masha Kabakow Rudman
CCB Reference Collection - 011.62 R916cA discussion of how issues involving family, the life cycle, and society are represented in children's literature, and suggests criteria in which to judge books in these topics.
- The Power of Reading: Insights from the Research
by Stephen D. Krashen
LIS - 028.9 K864p2004A summary of research proving the importance of reading and how reading positively affects student achievement. Includes research on graphic novels.
- Writing for Social Scientists: How to Start and Finish your Thesis, Book, or Article
by Howard S. Becker
Education and LIS Libraries - 808.0663 B388wExplains how to get your ideas flowing, how to shape a paper, and how to compress several topics into one paper.
- Picture This: How Pictures Work
by Molly Bang
CCB Reference Collection - 741.6 B224pUsing Little Red Riding Hood as an example, Molly Bang explains how composition, shapes, and colors affect illustrations.
- Vandergrift's Children's Literature Page
by Kay E. Vandergrift
http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~kvander/ChildrenLit/A Professor Emeritus at Rutgers' School of Communication, Information, and Library Science, Kay's website has lists of professional and children's books under numerous topics such as Female Voices in picture books, Sensitive Issues, and Native American, as well as her own lists, opinions, and theories about children's literature.
- Literature on the Web
by Carolyn McCown
http://www.netxv.net/pm_attach/78/Literature_on_the_Web.rtfThis word document has lists of reference sites from ALA, websites for young adult librarians, individual author sites, resources to learn about authors and illustrators, publisher's home pages, and other website for professionals working with children and books.
- Baldwin Library of Children's Literature
University of Florida
http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/UFDC/UFDC.aspx?c=juvThis library has many resources for historical children's literature--including over 300 editions of Robinson Crusoe.
- Center for Children's Literature and Culture
University of Florida
http://www.clas.ufl.edu/cclc/This interdisciplinary center has many resources for those working with or creating "works for children in print and other media."
- International Children's Digital Library
http://www.icdlbooks.org/As a "Library for the World's Children," the International Children's Digital Library is a good resource for information about many different children's.
- Children's Literature Research Collections
University of Minnesota
http://special.lib.umn.edu/clrc/The "internationally recognized resource in the field of children's literature" has six "core" collections and "several smaller" collections. This is a perfect starting place for those doing research in the history of children's literature.
- Kerlan Collection
University of Minnesota
http://special.lib.umn.edu/clrc/kerlan/auweblinks.phpPart of the Children's Literature Research Collection at the University of Minnesota, the Kerlan Collection contains "more than 1,500" authors and illustrators with original work in the collection.
- DeGrummond Children's Literature Collection
University of Southern Mississippi Libraries
http://www.lib.usm.edu/~degrum/This is "one of North America's leading research centers in the field of children's literature." With a focus on American and British children's literature, this collection is a great place to look for historical information in children's literature. The DeGrummond Children's Literature Collection has also pulled together many other web-related sources for Children's Literature Special Collections. This is found at http://www.lib.usm.edu/~degrum/html/relatedsites/rs-cl-webguide.shtml
- Cotsen Children's Library
Princeton University
http://ccl.princeton.edu/research/e2/index.htmlAs a "major historical collection of rare illustrated children's books, magazines, original artwork, prints, and educational toys from the 15th century to the present day," this resource will help with many historical children's book queries.
Catalogs
- UIUC
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/catalog/Searches for materials located on the UIUC campus.
- LINC Public Library System
http://www.ltls.org/ipac.htmlSearches the Lincoln Trails Library System, which serves east-central Illinois.
- I-Share
http://i-share.carli.illinois.edu/uc/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=FirstSearches 65 other Illinois libraries.
- World Cat (OCLC)
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/about.php?resid=43886Searches catalogs world-wide.
- Bowker's Books in Print
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/about.php?resid=43872Searches all forthcoming and currently in print audio, visual, and print materials.
- Library of Congress Catalog
http://catalog.loc.gov/Searches 14 million records, from books to audio-visual materials.
Review Journals
- Book List
Bill Ott, Editor
http://www.ala.org/ala/booklist/booklist.htmPublished 22 times a year
Books are given ratings of Recommended and Starred
Reviews about half of all children's books published in the "Books for Youth" section
Provide Dewey Decimal numbers for non-fiction books
Reviews Adult books, Books for Youth, Media, and Reference Books
Also contains articles and features - Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
Deborah Stevenson, Editor
http://bccb.lis.uiuc.edu/Peer reviewed
Published 11 times a year
Books are given ratings of R* - Highly Recommended, R - Recommended, Ad - Additional Recommendation, M - Marginal
Reviews about 1,000 of 5,000 children's books published each year and some Professional Connections books - Horn Book Magazine
Roger Sutton, Editor
http://www.hbook.com/Published 6 times a year
Books are given ratings of Recommended and Starred
Reviews about 1,000 books each year
Also contains articles and editorials
The Horn Book Guide (published twice a year) reviews about 2,000 books with ratings from 1-6 - Kirkus Reviews
Elaine Szewczyk, Editor, Kirkus Reviews
http://www.kirkusreviews.com/kirkusreviews/index.jspPublished 24 times a year
Stars accompanying book reviews are given to books of remarkable merit
Reviews children's books and adult fiction, mystery, science fiction, non-fiction, and translations
Reviews (three to four months pre-publication) about 5,000 titles each year - Publisher's Weekly
Sara Nelson, Editor-In-Chief
http://www.publishersweekly.com/Published weekly
Contains a children's section
Reviews books, audio, video and electronic media
Alerts customers to new reprints, series, or author titles
Contains information about all aspects of "creating, producing, marketing, and selling the written word" - School Library Journal
Brian Kenney, Editor-In-Chief
http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/Published 12 times a year
Star reviews are given to books with particular merit
Serves librarians who work with young people in schools and public libraries
Reviews most children's books, also reviews audios, videos, DVDs, Web sites, online databases, CD-ROMs and more
Contains articles related to youth and school librarianship - Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)
Cathi Dunn MacRae, Editor
http://www.voya.com/Published 24 times a year
Reviews are given based on quality, popularity, and grade level interest
Devoted exclusively to the informational needs of teenagers
Reviews fiction, non-fiction, reference, science fiction/fantasy/horror, series non-fiction, and professional books
Contains articles, columns, editorials, booklists, and reviews
Finding Book Reviews
- Children's Literature Comprehensive Database
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/get.php?instid=396845Includes full-text reviews for many books.
- Horn Book
1990-present
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/results.php?resid=10841Includes full text reviews and scholarly articles.
- Children's Book Review Index
1965-1997
CCB Reference Collection - 010 C4362Using the year the book was published, choose the appropriate volume to find out which review journals reviewed that book.
- Library Literature
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/results.php?resid=43814When searching using title and author as keywords, reviews occasionally pop up.
- Children's Literature Review
1976-1989
CCB Reference Collection - 026.1 C537Each volume has excerpts from reviews, criticism, and commentary on eight authors who have written books for children and young people.
Information about Authors and Illustrators
- Guide to Authors and Illustrators
by the Education and Social Science Library
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/edx/authors.htmLists web and print resources.
- Index to Internet Sites: Children's and Young Adults' Authors and Illustrators
by the Internet School Library Media Center
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/biochildhome.htmLists web resources, including author birthdays, author/illustrator appearances, author online interviews, literary maps, and links to websites about specific authors.
- Pronouncing Dictionary of Authors' Names
by members of LM_Net
http://mainst.monterey.k12.ca.us/library/libpg/Dictionary/dict.htmlEver wonder how to say Scieszka? This list tackles this difficult name and many others.
- Author and Illustrator Pronunciation Guide
and Movies
by TeachingBooks.net
http://www.teachingbooks.net/
Check out original, in-studio movies of authors and illustrators, audio excerpts of professional book readings, guides to thousands of titles and a wealth of multimedia resources on children's and young adult literature. You can even listen to the authors tell you how to pronounce their names themselves. - Something About the Author
1971-1992
CCB Reference Collection - 928 SO5Facts and pictures about contemporary authors and illustrators of books for young people.
- Dictionary of Literary Biography
Vol. 42: American Writers for Children Before 1900
Vol. 22: American Writers for Children, 1900-1960
Vol. 52: American Writers for Children Since 1960: Fiction
Vol. 61: American Writers for Children Since 1960: Poets, Illustrators, and Nonfiction Authors
CCB Reference Collection - 810.9 AM358Multi-page articles, usually including lists of their work and a long critical piece.
- Authors of Books for Young People
by Martha E. Ward and Dorothy A. Marquardt
CCB Reference Collection - 809.89282 W25A1971Includes short paragraphs about author's and illustrator's personal lives, including lists of published works.
- Seventh Book of Authors and Illustrators
edited by Sally Holmes Holtze
CCB Reference Collection - 928 K96jContains more than two hundred personal sketches of authors and illustrators.
- Authors & Artists for Young Adults
CCB Reference Collection - 810.9 Au82Each volume contains profiles of 18 authors or illustrators. There is information about personal life, career, awards and honors, writings, adaptations, works in progress, and "sidelights" - a long personal description.
Academic Scholarly Journals
- Children's Literature
Annual of The Modern Language Association Division on Children's Literature and The Children's Literature Association
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/results.php?resid=12672"Theoretically based articles that address a significant problem and demonstrate an awareness of key issues and criticism in children’s literature."
- Children’s Literature Association Quarterly
CCB PeriodicalsScholarly essays on all aspects of children’s literature.
- Children's Literature in Education
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/results.php?resid=7908"Stimulating articles and interviews on noted children's authors, incisive critiques of classic and contemporary writing for young readers, and original articles describing successful classroom reading projects."
- Journal of Children's Literature
A Journal of the Children's Literature Assembly of the National Council of Teachers of English
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/get.php?instid=213122"A refereed journal devoted to teaching and scholarship in the field of children's literature."
- Lion & the Unicorn
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/results.php?resid=2268"Peer-reviewed journal that critically examines children's literature within the wider concepts of children's and adolescent culture."
Professional Journals - General
- American Libraries
Magazine of the American Library Assocation (ALA)
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/results.php?resid=4093Includes international and national news about libraries, calendar of events, articles about professional development, information technology, fundraising, and much more.
- Children & Libraries
Journal of the Association of Library Service to Children (ALSC)
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/results.php?resid=44632"Showcases current scholarly research and practice in library service to children and spotlights significant activities and programs of the Association."
- Horn Book Magazine
About Books for Children and Young Adults
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/results.php?resid=10841"Features an extensive section of book reviews, articles, columns, and a provocative editorial."
- Journal of Youth Services in Libraries (JOYS)
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/results.php?resid=10094Split into Children & Libraries and Young Adult Library Services in 2002.
- Young Adult Library Services
Official Journal of the Young Adult Library Services Assocation (YALSA)
LIS Periodicals"Includes articles of current interest (either refereed or solicited by the editor), acts as a showcase for best practices, and spotlights significant events of the association."
Professional Journals - School Specific
- Book Bag
CCB Periodicals - Sample copies only
http://www.theeducationcenter.com
Published six times a year, this periodical is focused on primary and secondary readers (gr. 2-5). Both teachers and librarians will find this magazine valuable.
- Book Links: Connecting Books, Libraries, and Classrooms
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/results.php?resid=12207For K-12 teachers and librarians, this magazine includes reviews for recommended books by Booklist (with frequent thematic links to other titles and articles in Book Links), annotated bibliographies, and ways to tie books to the classroom and to the library.
- Knowledge Quest
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/results.php?resid=10810This journal of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) features articles enhancing the K-12 librarian's professional development, keeping them up to date on the current research.
- Library Media Connection
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/results.php?resid=37591Published seven times a year, this magazine provides innovative ideas, practical tips and techniques, book and technology reviews, and professional development articles.
- Library Sparks: Activities to Encourage Lifelong Readers
CCB Periodicals - Sample copies only
http://www.librarysparks.comThis practical, colorful magazine published nine times a year for elementary school librarians includes only practical advise such as ready to go lesson plans, copy-ready worksheets, and a two-page calendar spread.
- School Library Journal
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/results.php?resid=4597Considered a major review journal, this periodical also offers professional articles about news and research in the field of school librarianship.
- School Library Media Activities Monthly
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/results.php?resid=36087
Published ten times a year, this magazine for K-8 school librarians provides a mix of the professional and the practical: five-page detailed monthly calendar, ready-to-go lesson plans, copy-ready worksheets to help children learn information, research, and technology skills, and professional articles about the field.
- Teacher Librarian: The Journal for School Library Professionals
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/results.php?resid=10578While mostly focused on professional development, this magazine also has brief book reviews and a list of the bestsellers for K-12 librarians. It is published 5 times every year.
On-line databases
- Library Literature (Library Lit)
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/results.php?resid=43814Searches professional journals.
- Library and Information Science Abstracts (LISA)
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/results.php?resid=43849Searches scholarly and academic journals.
- Library, Information Science, and Technology Abstracts (LISTA)
http://www.libraryresearch.comProvides abstracts for primarily professional journals.
- Education Full Text
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/get.php?instid=258386Searches education and library related professional journals.
- ERIC
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/get.php?instid=258149 (via FirstSearch)
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/get.php?instid=258190 (via Ovid)Searches both professional and scholarly journals in the education and library science fields.
- PsycInfo
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/results.php?resid=27718Searches scholarly education, psychology, and child development journals.
- TitleWave and TitleWise
Follett Library Resources
http://www.titlewave.comFree registration required - must be approved for registration. TitleWave is primarily used by school librarians to purchase books, but it also allows searches by Dewey number, appropriate audience age, review journals and awards, and more. TitleWise allows users to upload their library's collection for anaylsis to learn the average age of the collection, which sections need improvement, comparison to recommend ages for age sentitive sections, which books have imcomplete records, and lots more! Results are displayed in table or graph form.
- ProQuest
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/get.php?instid=258461
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/results.php?resid=43944
ProQuest is a database where you can look for articles and reviews of children's literature in the Historical Chicago Tribune or in the Historical New York Times. This is a great resource when looking for historical criticsm of children's literature.
Rare Books
Use these websites to look for and purchase books which are out-of-print. The CCB is not affiliated with these sites.
Abe Books
http://www.abebooks.com/AddAll: Books Search and Price Comparison
http://www.addall.com/Alibris
http://www.alibris.com/Book Finder
http://www.bookfinder.com/
Reading Guides
- Kids Reads
http://www.kidsreads.comThis kid-friendly website offers information about authors and books, information about how to start a book club, and games, trivia, & word scrambles.
- Teen Reads
http://www.teenreads.com/Aimed at teens, this website features author interviews, reviews written by teens and adults, and newsletters. Information about how to start a book club and reading guides featuring a summary of the book and discussion questions are included.
- Reading Group Guides
http://readinggroupguides.com/Reading guides featuring books for adults, organized by genre and broad subjects.
- The Book Haven
http://thebookhaven.homestead.com/Reading_Groups.htmlLinks to websites to help answer questions about how to start a reading group, how to maintain a group once it's formed, and how to decide what the group should read.
Folk/Fairy Tales
- Index to Fairy Tales, Myths, and Legends
By Mary Huse Eastman
CCB Reference Collection - 016.398 Ea79i1926Stories from collections are organized alphabetically by title and subject.
- Storytelling Books and Links
http://ccb.lis.uiuc.edu/practical_storytelling_bib.htmlIncludes numerous reference materials about storytelling, both in print and electronic form and well known collections of stories.
- The Storyteller's Sourcebook: A Subject, Title, and Motif Index to Folklore Collections for Children
By Margaret Read MacDonald and Brian W. Sturm
CCB Reference Collection - 016.398 M115sOrganizes folk and fairy tales from collections and individual titles according to subject, title, motifs, and ethnicity & geography.
Criticism
Children's Literature
Children's Literature in Education
Children's Literature Association Quarterly
Lion & the Unicorn
How-to Storytime Sources
Cool Story Programs For the School-age Crowd
By Rob Reid
CCB Reference Collection - 028.55 R272cCrazy Gibberish and Other Story Hour Stretches from a Storyteller's Bag of Tricks
By Naomi Baltuck
CCB Reference Collection - 372.642 B217CStorytime Action! 2,000+ Ideas for Making 500 Picture Books Interactive
By Jennifer Bromann
CCB Reference Collection - 027.62 B787sThe Storytime Handbook
By Deb Tuma-Church
LIS Library - 027.6251 T83SThe Storytime Sourcebook: A Compendium of Ideas and Resources for Storytellers
By Carolyn N. Cullum
CCB Reference Collection - 027.6251 C898s1999A Storytime Year: A Month-to-Month Kit for Preschool Programming
Susan M. Dailey
CCB Reference Collection - 027.62 D141s
Book Talks
- Juniorplots: A Book Talk Manual for Teachers and Librarians
More Juniorplots: A Guide for Teachers and Librarians
Juniorplots 3: A Book Talk Guide for Use with Readers, Ages 12-16
Juniorplots 4: A Book Talk Guide for Use with Readers, Ages 12-16
by John T. Gillespie with Corinne J. Naden
CCB Reference Collection - 028.162 G412j3Each volume has information about 80 books to help you write a booktalk. All 80 titles have a short paragraph about the author, a detailed Plot Summary, Thematic Material, Book Talk Material, Additional Selections, and sources to find more information About the Author.
- Seniorplots: a book talk guide for use with readers ages 15-18
by John T. Gillespie and Corinne J. Naden
CCB Reference Collection - 028.535 G412SSame as Juniorplots, but these books are for an older audience.
- Booktalk!
edited by Joni Bodart
CCB Reference Collection - 028.55 B644
This book, aimed at public librarians, explains why booktalks are important, how to write one, and how to effectively give booktalks. There is also more information on Joni Bodart's website: http://www.thebooktalker.com/
- Gotcha! Nonfiction Booktalks to Get Kids Excited About Reading
by Kathleen A. Baxter, Marcia Agness Kochel
CCB Reference Collection - 028.162 B335gSuggest high-interest nonfiction titles and explain why the books are appealing.
- Making the Match, Chapter 9
by Teri Lesesne
CCB Reference Collection - 028.5 L565mDefines booktalking, explains the components of a good booktalk, provides a sample agenda, lists the dos and don'ts, and offers further resources.
- YALSA's Booktalking Resource
http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/profdev/booktalking.htmThis resource gives sample booktalks and other helpful hints online.
Resources to Help with Identifying Font, Point Size, and Binding
- Identifont
http://www.identifont.com/This website will help to identify fonts in books (which is especially helpful in History of Children's Literature).
- "What is Point Size?"
http://nwalsh.com/comp.fonts/FAQ/cf_8.htmHere's a webpage that will help you identify your Point Size (and provide further information about fonts).
- A Short Course in Book Anatomy
http://www.burkesbooks.com/anatomy.htmFrom a book dealer's prospective, this short course on Book Anatomy will help to identify the various parts of a book.
- The Private Lives of Books: Anatomy of a Book
http://www.nls.uk/privatelivesofbooks/anatomy.htmlThis is another website to help with learning the anatomy of a book--only this website has a UK flavor.
- About Bookbinding
http://www.aboutbookbinding.com/This website provides access to a number of fulltext books on bookbinding.
- Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology
http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/don/don.htmlThe Bookbinding and Conservation of Books website will answer every book vocabulary and terminology question you will ever ever have.
- Bookbinding: A Tutorial
http://www.cs.uiowa.edu/~jones/book/#abstractThe goal of this tutorial is to help the reader rebind a disintegrating paperback, which of course isn't the same as binding a new book, but there is lots of information here, plus a bibliography of other information resources.
- Bibliography: Is it a Book?
http://www.philobiblon.com/isitabook/bib.htmlThis website will provide further information about books as physical objects.
