Children's Literature

Children's Book Criticism and Studies

• 100 Years of Children's Books In America: Decade by Decade
  Social Sciences/Humanities Reference PS 490 .A38 1996
  Traces the development of children's literature in America from a social and historical point of view.


• Children's Books and Their Creators
  Social Sciences/Humanities Reference Z 1037 C5424 1995
  Broad, encyclopedic treatment of 20th century children's literature. Includes biographical materials on authors and illustrators, critical overviews of selected works, and overviews of the history, issues, and genres in children's literature.


• Children's Literature: A Guide to Reference Sources
  Social Sciences/Humanities Reference Z1037 A1 H35 (supp. 1 & 2)
  This source points to sources that are valuable to the study of children's literature. Covers the areas of history and criticism, authorship, illustration, bibliography, books and children, the library, international studies, and national studies. Includes a directory of associations.


• Children's Literature: A Guide to the Criticism
  Social Sciences/Humanities Reference Z 2014.5 H46 1987 and Online
  A wonderful annotated bibliography of articles, books, dissertations, and other materials related to children's literature criticism.


• Children's Literature Review
  Social Sciences/Humanities Reference Z 1037 A1 C54 vol. 1-40
  Provides an entry point to the criticism of children's and young adult's literature. Profiles authors and illustrators and provides excerpts of reviews and criticism that have appeared in the literature.


• Children's Literature Web Guide
  Online - A remarkable collection of information and pointers to Web sites that deal with children's literature. Includes information on authors, awards and illustrators; resources for teachers, parents, researchers and storytellers; references to great children's literature resources, and much more. A must!


• International Companion Encyclopedia of Children's Literature
  Social Sciences/Humanities Reference PN 1008.5 .I57 1996
  Those interested in children's literature will find critical essays on everything from children's book illustration to psychoanalytic criticism of children's books. Most of the 86 articles in this volume include not only a bibliography of references, but also a list of suggested further readings. Excellent.


• Kay Vandergrift's Children's Literature Page
  Online - An absolutely incredible starting point for anyone interested in Children's Literature and the study of Children's Literature.


• Masterworks of Children's Literature
  Social Sciences/Humanities Reference PN 1009 A1 M37 1983 vol. 1-8
  Presents "authoritative texts of poems, plays, fiction, picture-books, and educational works published between 1550 and 1900 and central to the study of literature for children." The last volume surveys the major developments of English and American children's literature since 1900.


• MLA (Modern Language Association) Bibliography
  K-State Libraries Computer Network
  An index to literary criticism.