AWARD WINNERS

Smith, Laura. Children's Book Awards International: A Directory of Awards and Winners, from Inception through 1990. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 1992.
Call Number: Trexler Library Reference Collection 028.162 S654c (Level A)

Major Awards

Caldecott Medal Winners and Honor Books (1938-Present)
www.ala.org/alsc/caldecott.cfm

Newbery Medal and Honor Books (1922-Present)
www.ala.org/alsc/newbery.cfm

Other Awards

Coretta Scott King Book Awards
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/rts/emiert/cskbookawards/recipients.cfm

International Reading Association: Choices Booklists
http://www.reading.org/Resources/Booklists.aspx

Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal
www.ala.org/alsc/wilder.cfm

Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature
www.ala.org/yalsa/printz/

Mildred L. Batchelder Award
http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=bookmediaawards&template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=170872

Orbis Pictus Nonfiction Award
www.ncte.org/awards/orbispictus

Pura Belpré Medal
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/belpremedal/index.cfm

Robert F. Sibert Medal
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/sibertmedal/index.cfm

Scott O'Dell Award
http://www.scottodell.com/odellaward.html

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SUBJECT AND GENRE SPECIFIC BOOKS

Kaleidoscope: A Multicultural Booklist for Grades K-8 (1997)
Call Number: Trexler Library Reference Collection 028.5 B272k (Level A)

More Exciting, Funny, Scary, Short, Different, and Sad Books Kids Like about Animals, Science, Sports, Families, Songs, and Other Things (1992)
Call Number: Trexler Library Reference Collection 028.5 C319m (Level A)

Graphic Novels (University of Wisconsin, Madison)
http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/books/graphicnovels.asp

Great Graphic Novels for Teens (Young Adult Library Services Association)
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/greatgraphicnovelsforteens/gn.cfm

Our Family, Our Friends, Our World: An Annotated Guide to Significant Multicultural Books for Children and Teenagers (1992)
Call Number: Trexler Library Reference Collection 028.5 M652o (Level A)

Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for Pre-K - Grade 6 (1999)
Call Number: Trexler Library Reference Collection 028.5 N277a (Level A)

Against Borders: Promoting Books for a Multicultural World (1993)
Call Number: Trexler Library Reference Collection 028.5 R679ag (Level A)

E for Environment: An Annotated Bibliography of Children's Books with Environmental Themes (1992)
Call Number: Trexler Library Reference Collection 028.5 S616e (Level A)

Books by African-American Authors and Illustrators for Children and Young Adults (1991)
Call Number: Trexler Library Reference Collection 028.5 W723b (Level A)

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GENERAL GUIDES ON CHILDREN'S BOOKS

Picture Books for Children (1990)
Call Number: Trexler Library Reference Collection 028.5 C566p 1990 (Level A)

Popular Reading for Children III: A Collection of Booklist Columns (1992)
Call Number: Trexler Library Reference Collection 028.5 E79p (Level A)

Best Books for Children: Preschool through Grade 6 (2002)
Call Number: Trexler Library Reference Collection 028.5 G478b 2002 (Level A)

Best Books for Children: Preschool through Grade 6. Supplement to the Seventh Edition (2003)
Call Number: Trexler Library Reference Collection 028.5 G478b 2002 Suppl. (Level A)

Using Picture Storybooks to Teach Literary Devices: Recommended Books for Children and Young Adults (1990-2002)
Call Number: Trexler Library Reference Collection 028.5 H179u (Level A)

A to Zoo: Subject Access to Children's Picture Books (2001)
Call Number: Trexler Library Reference Collection 028.5 L732a (Level A)

Children's Catalog (2001)
Call Number: Trexler Library Reference Collection 011.62 C536 2001 (Level A)

Children & Books (1997)
Call Number: Trexler Library Reference Collection 028.5 A667c 1996 (Level A)

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Finding Reviews of Children's Books: Indexes & Databases

The following sources provide citations for reviews of children's books:

Book Review Digest. Bronx, N.Y.: H.W. Wilson, 1906-
Call Number: Trexler Library Reference Collection 015.73 B724d (Level A)

*** Book Review Index. Detroit, MI: Gale.
Call Number: Trexler Library Reference Collection 015.73 B724i (Level A)

*** Children's Literature Review. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1976-
Call Number: Trexler Library Reference Collection 028.5 C536 (Level A)

Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature. Minneapolis, Minn. : H. W. Wilson, 1901-
Call Number: Trexler Library Reference Indexes (Shelved alphabetically) (Level A)

Interdisciplinary Databases

*** Academic Search Premier
This is a general, interdisciplinary database that contains full-text and/or indexing of several of the journals that contain reviews of children's books. To find these search for the title of the book or the author's name (last name first) as a subject or word.

*** LexisNexis Academic
A news database that includes book reviews. 1980s to present.

*** OmniFile (WilsonWeb)
This database includes an electronic version of the Reader's Guide, but is linked to several other databases by the same producer. Search for the title of the book or the author's name (last name first) as a subject or as a word.

ERIC
Use this education database to find lesson plan ideas using your children's book.

*** = Highly Recommended Resources

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GETTING THE ARTICLES

1. When searching for articles in library databases, you may find the full-text of an article linked in the database.


2. If not, you need to search the Trexler Library Catalog to see if we own the journal in which the article is published.
   • Most databases have a Get It! link embedded. Click the link to check our holdings.
   • Otherwise, search the catalog by journal title or by ISSN . Verify that we have online, print, or microform access to the year/volume you need.
3. If we do not own the journal you need, request the article via Interlibrary Loan.
   • Some databases have a Request on Interlibrary Loan link embedded. Click the link to fill out the form. Click Submit.
   • Otherwise, use the Interlibrary Loan Journal Article Request Form (Library Homepage  --  Interlibrary Loan (in the Quick Links box)  --  Articles request form). Fill out the form with as much information as possible. Ask for help, if you have questions.

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Researching Children's Book Authors

Yesterday's Authors of Books for Children: Facts and Pictures about Authors and Illustrators of Books for Young People, from Early Times to 1960 (1978)
Call Number: Trexler Library Reference Collection 028.5 Y47 v.1-2 (Level A)

Major Authors and Illustrators for Children and Young Adults: A Selection of Sketches from Something about the Author (1993)
Call Number: Trexler Library Reference Collection 028.520922 M234a (Level A)

Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Writers (1995)
Call Number: Trexler Library Reference Collection 028.5 M169s v.1-2 (Level A)

Black Authors & Illustrators of Children's Books: A Biographical Dictionary (1992)
Call Number: Trexler Library Reference Collection 028.5092 B692b (Level A)

Children's Books and Their Creators: An Invitation to the Feast of Twentieth-Century Children's Literature (1995)
Call Number: Trexler Library Reference Collection 028.5 S587c (Level A)

*** Something About the Author: Facts and Picture about Contemporary Authors and Illustrators of Books for Young People (1971- )
Call Number: Trexler Library Reference Collection 028.520922 S696a (Level A)

*** = Highly Recommended Resources

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Citing Your Sources

For help using APA Style, consult the following resources:

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th ed. Washington, DC: APA, 2010.
Reference Desk Reserve 808.06615 P976m 2010 (at Reference Desk)

Concise Rules of APA Style, 6th ed.  Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2010.
Reference Desk Reserve 808.06615 C744r 2010 (at Reference Desk)

Trexler Library handout on using APA style: http://www.muhlenberg.edu/library/reshelp/apa_example.pdf

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