Links to Various Web Sites of Children's Literature

This list of links was compiled by Dr. Mike Cadden (Missouri Western State University) and graciously shared for our site.  The list also appears on his page of Children's and Young Adult Literature and Culture Links.

Young Adult Literature

• Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)
  
• Resources for YA Literature by Carol F. Goodson
  
• Teen Cybercenter
  
• Edmund J. Sass's Lesson Plans and Resources for Adolescent Literature
  
• "No Flying, No Tights: A Graphic Novel Review Site" by Robin Brenner
  
• Young Adult Literature: Middle and Secondary English-Language Arts
  
• The YA Librarian's Homepage
  
• Reader's Club (Pictures and summaries of many young adult titles by genre)
  
• Asian American Literature for Young Adults-A Bibliography
  
• Chad Osborne's Links Page
  
• Adolescent Literature Resources compiled by Indiana University's Clearing House on Reading, English, and Communication
  
• The Literary Link's YA page
  
• Booklists for Young Adults on the Web (compiled by Maggi Rohde)
  
• Essay: "Using Young Adult Problem Fiction and Non-Fiction To Produce Critical Readers," by Joan Kaywell
  
• The John Hughes Files
  
• Louisville Free Public Library's subject links
  
• VIRTUAL YA: PUBLIC LIBRARIES WITH YOUNG ADULT WEB PAGES
  
• YA Books Reviewed by YA Reviewers
  
• Center for Adolescent Studies Home Page (Indiana University)  
• Links to Novels and Graphic Novels Sites (compiled by Steve Raiteri)
  
• Books for Young Adults (Louisville Free Public Library)
• Picture Books for Older Readers (Louisville Free Public Library)
  
• "Picture Books for Young Adult Readers" by Sunya Osborn (The ALAN Review)
  
• Young Adult Poetry Pathfinder
  
• Verse Novels and Other Narrative Poetry for Teens (Edmonton Public Library)
  
• Verse Novels (Young Australian Readers' Awards)
  
• Web Published Young Adult Poetry
  
• Young Adult Books in Series and Sequels (Maria Levetzow)
  

• Bibliography of Childhood in Antiquity (by Meir Bar-Ilan, Israel)
  
• The Rosetta Project (large collection of illustrated antique books online)
  
• Children's Literature as a Victorian Genre
  
• History of Childhood Course (Prof. Margaret King at Brooklyn College)
  

• The Intergalactic Playground (Farah Mendlesohn)
  
• Picturing Childhood: Illustrated Children's Books from University of California Collections, 1550-1990
  
• Picture Books (book list by artistic media)
  
• Children'sPictureBooks.info
  
• Picture Book Database
  
• Picturing Books: A Web Site About Picture Books
  
• Historical Fiction for Children: A Bibliography (Mary S. Moffat)
  
• Historical Fiction for Children and Young Adults (lists by nation and region by Kiberlin Hurson)
  
• Poetry Alive! (Official Website for the organization. Poetry Alive! performs poetry for schools.)
  
• Poetry4Kids (created by Kenn Nesbitt)
  
• Forms of Poetry for Children
  
• Children's Series Books (From the Ability Project)
  
• Yahoo's Links to Children's Series Books
  
• Young Adult Books in Series and Sequels (Maria Levetzow)
  
• Juvenile Series and Sequels (Mid-Continent Public Library)
  

• The Little Red Riding Hood Project (U. of Southern Mississippi)
  
• Jack and the Beanstalk/Jack the Giant Killer Project (U. of Southern Mississippi)
  
• The Cinderella Project (U. of Southern Mississippi)
  
• Aesop's Fables (Traditional and Modern)
  
• Aesop's Fables Online
  
• Greek Myths for Kids
  
• Cinderella Stories: Versions of the popular tale
  
• Sumerian Mythology
  
• Mother Goose and Rhymes Links
  
• SurLaLune Fairy Tale Pages
  
• The Complete Tales of the Brothers Grimm
  
• Appalachian Folktales in Children's Literature and Collections (Tina L. Hanlon)
  
• Mything Links: Creation Myths and Sacred Narratives of Creation
  
• Folklore, Myth, and Legend (the original versions of Aesop's fables, various myths, and more!)
  
• "Fakelore, Multiculturalism, and The Ethics of Children's Literature" by Eliot A. Singer (essay)
  
• Fractured Fairy Tales
  
• Gustave Dore art collections (includes folktale illustrations)
  

• The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
  
• The John Newbery Medal (American Library Association Page)
  
• The Randolph Caldecott Medal (American Library Association Page)
  
• The Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature (ALA)
  
• The John Burroughs Association Awards
  
• Dolly Gray Award for Children's Literature in Developmental Disabilities
  
• The Phoenix Award (ChLA)
  
• Americas Award (Consortium of Lating American Studies Programs)
  
• Orbis Pictus (NCTE Award for Nonfiction)
  
• DK Brown's links to other awards pages
  
• National Book Award
  

• Journals that publish articles on children's literature theory and criticism (Compiled by Wally Hastings)
  
• Children's Literature Association Quarterly
  
• Children's Literature (Annual of the ChLA)
  
• Children's Literature in Education
• The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
• The Looking Glass: New Perspectives on Children's Books
• The Horn Book and Horn Book Guide
  
• First Opinions--Second Reactions (Purdue U. e-journal)
  
• The Five Owls
  
• School Library Journal
  
• International Research in Children's Literature (journal of IRSCL)
  
• The ALAN Review (academic journal on Young Adult Fiction)  
• The Lion and the Unicorn (academic journal in Children's Lit.)
• Canadian Children's Literature (CCL)
  

• The International Children's Literature Association (ChLA)
• The International Research Society for Children's Literature (IRSCL)
  
• Children's Literature Associations on the Internet (DK Brown)
  
• National Centre for Research in Children's Literature (NCRCL)
  
• The National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature
  
• International Research Centre: Children's Literature, Literacy and Creativity (U. of Worcester)
• Child_Lit (e-mail discussion group dedicated to the discussion of children's literature criticism and theory
• National Center for the Study of Children's Literature
  
• The Children's Literature Network
  
• The Biennial Conference on Modern Critical Approaches to Children's Literature in Nashville, TN
  
• Seven Stories: The Centre for Children's Books
  
• CIRCL (Centre for International Research in Childhood: Literature, Culture, Media)
  
• Centre for Research in Young People's Texts and Cultures (CRYTC)
  
• International Reading Association (IRA)
  
• International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY)
  
• The Irish Society for the Study of Children's Literature (ISSCL)
  
• The Children's Book Council (Sites for booksellers, parents, teachers and librarians; sites for information on publishers, illustrators, and authors)
  

• ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom
  
• Books A to Z: Banned Books and Censorship. Extensive links.
  

• Multicultural Web Links (includes Education Links)  
• InterAct: Children's Theatre for the Deaf
  
• Frank Rogers' Guide to Multicultural Children's Literature
  
• National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME)
  
• Baharona Center for the Study of Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents
  
• Bibliography of Native American Literature for Children and Teens (Beaverton City Library)
  
• Oyate (Devoted to Accurate Native American Representation)
  
• Cynthia Leitich Smith's Site (Contains Excellent link for multicultural literature)
  
• Bibliography of Southeast Asian Children's Books (Dr. Michael Levy's page)
  
• African Children's Literature
  
• South African Children's Literature
  

• Lesbian and Gay Themes in Children's Literature (Compiled by Wendy E. Betts)
  
• A List from Carol Hurst's Page
  
• Children's Books about Death
  
• A Guide to Children's Literature and Disability 1989-1994
  
• Children's Fiction with a Disabled Main Character
  
• Series Books (Listed by author)
  
• Children's and YA Book Lists
  
• Children's Literature: Gender Roles and Sex Stereotyping (Ping-Yun Sun, Indiana University)
  
• Subject Bibliographies on D. K. Brown's Children's Literature Web Guide
  

• Phil Nel's Authors and Illustrators Page
  
• The Purple Crayon: Writing, Illustrating, and Publishing Children's Books
  
• The Author Corner
  
• America Writes for Kids
  
• Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators
  
• Fairrosa's Authors and Illustrators Page
  
• Resources for Children's Writers (Aaron's Kidwriter Page)
  
• DK Brown's Authors Pages
  
• Highlights Foundation
  
• Stonesoup.com (for young writers and artists)
• Poetry by Kids
  
• Children's Writing Resource Center (site dedicated to writing for children)
  

• E-Directory of Scholars of Literature For Children and Young Adults (Compiled by Michael Joseph)
  
• Eastern Michigan University
  
• Missouri State University
  
• Illinois State University
  
• San Diego State University
  
• Kansas State University
  
• Hollins University 
  
• The University of Pittsburgh
  
• Simmons College
  

• The de Grummond Children's Literature Collection (U. of Southern Mississippi)
  
• Baharona Center for the Study of Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents (Cal State San Marcos)
  
• The Arne Nixon Center for the Study of Children's Literature (Fresno State)
  
• The Kerlan Collection (U. of Minnesota)
  
• Extensive list of international collections (IRSCL)
  

• Brooklyn College (USA)
• Missouri Western State University (USA) Minor in Childhood Studies
  
• Rutgers University Center for Children and Childhood Studies (USA)
  
• The Center for Children's Literature and Culture (U. of Florida)
  
• Monash University's Master of Arts in Childhood Studies (Australia)
  
• Christopher Newport University (USA)
  
• Case Western Reserve University (USA)
  

• International Children's Digital Library
  
• CanTeach (list of links and lesson plans)
• Maria Nikolajeva's List of Links
  
• ABC-Lit: An Index to Children's Literature Scholarship
  
• Carolyn Sigler's course links
  
• Frank Rogers' Guide to Children's Literature on the Web
  
• Child_Lit Discussion Group Archives on Various Subjects
  
• Linnea Hendrickson's On-line Book: Children's Literature: A Guide To Criticism
  
• Perry Nodelman's Web page (Includes information on the author/scholar's work as well as a useful bibliography of children's literature criticism)
  
• Recess! (Children's Literature on Public Radio)
  
• The Children's Literature Web Guide (U. of Calgary)
  
• Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site
  
• Bookhive (Guide to children's books)
  
• PlanetEsme.com
  
• Newbery Classroom (links page)
  
• Popular Children's Stories
  
• Resource page entitled "Children's Literature"
  
• Literature for Literacy Telecollaborative Project
  
• Story Place (Children's Digital Library)
  
• Children's Literature Network
  
• Cedarville University's Children's and Young Adult Literature Database
  
• Wayne State University Research Links
  
• Vicki Blackwell's links on "Kids' Literature"
  
• Cynthia Leitich Smith's Children's Literature Resources
  
• The Scoop--Children's Book Reviews and Much More (Cindy Orban, Publisher)
  

• Copyright in an Electronic Environment
  
• Citing Electronic Resources