CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
Library Research Guide
Printable Research Guide
Childrens Literature Research Guide.pdf
FIND ARTICLES
Academic Search Complete
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Our largest academic database. To search for children's book reviews:
Choose to do an "Advanced Search"
Enter "Children's Books" as a subject term
Change "Document Type" to "Book Review"
Enter a valid date range
Book Index with Reviews
Literature Resource Center
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Biographies, bibliographies and critical analyses of more than 120,000 authors searchable by author or title
New York Times Full Text Archive
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To search for best selling children's books:
Choose to do an "Advanced Search"
Change the dropdown menu choice to "Document Title"
Enter "Best Sellers"
Enter a valid date range
Twayne's Author Series
Many newspapers offer book reviews. Newspaper databases to search include:
Custom Newspapers
Lexis-Nexis
New York Newspapers
Newspaper Source Plus
BROWSE JOURNALS
Browse journals in our online and print collections.
Online journals that review children's literature:
Book Links
Booklist
Children's Literature in Education
Horn Book Magazine
School Library Journal
FIND BOOKS & MEDIA
Look for books and other material using the Begley Library Catalog.
Search for a specific genre of literature in the juvenile collection.
Search for award winning literature in the juvenile collection.
Children's Literature SUBJECT HEADINGS in the Begley Library catalog include the following:
Look here to search all available library catalogs.
BROWSING THE SHELVES
The Children's Literature collection is located on the first floor of Begley Library.
Books in this collection begin with the call numbers JUV.
ELECTRONIC BOOKS
The Cambridge Guide to Children's Books in English
Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature
Look here for electronic book collections.
INTERNET
Look here for links to children's literature websites.
NEED HELP?
A Librarian will be happy to assist you with your research. Visit or call the Reference Desk
during regular library hours or use our Ask US 24/7 service for help.
Created by Lou Ann Stewart (September 2008)
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