Children's & Young Adult Literature and Culture Links

Young Adult Literature

• ALAN Online
• Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)
  
• Resources for YA Literature by Carol F. Goodson
  
• Edmund J. Sass's Lesson Plans and Resources for Adolescent Literature
  
• "No Flying, No Tights: A Graphic Novel Review Site" by Robin Brenner
  
• Reader's Club (Pictures and summaries of many young adult titles by genre)
  
• Kay Vandergrift's Young Adult Literature Page
  
• The Literary Link's YA page
  
• Booklists for Young Adults on the Web (compiled by Maggi Rohde)
  
• The John Hughes Files
  
• Louisville Free Public Library's subject links
  
• YA Books Reviewed by YA Reviewers
  
• ALA Great Graphic Novels for Teens
• 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)
  
• Verse Novels and Other Narrative Poetry for Teens (Edmonton Public Library)
• Austin Public Library List of Verse Novels
• Scholastic's Verse Novel Page
  
• Web Published Young Adult Poetry
  
• Young Adult Books in Series and Sequels (Maria Levetzow)
  

History of Children's Literature and Children/Childhood

• 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
• Social History of Children's Literature (Kay Vandergrift)
• Historical Readings in Children's Literature (Kay Vandergrift)
• Children's History, Literature and Culture Resources (Carolyn Sigler)
  

Genre

• The Intergalactic Playground (Farah Mendlesohn)
  
• Picturing Childhood: Illustrated Children's Books from University of California Collections, 1550-1990
  
• Children'sPictureBooks.info
  
• Picture Book Database
  
• 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)
  
• 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)
• Series Books (Listed by author)
• Humorous Poetry for Children
• Picture Book Report
  

Folklore and Mythology

• 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)
• Cinderella Stories: Versions of the popular tale
• Aesop's Fables (Traditional and Modern)
  
• Aesop's Fables Online
  
• Greek Myths for Kids
  
• Sumerian Mythology
  
• SurLaLune Fairy Tale Pages
  
• 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)
• Folktales and Fairytales from Around the World
  

Children's Book Awards

• 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
  

Children's Literature Journals

• 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)
  
• Red Feather: An International Journal of Children's Visual Culture
  
• 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)
• Papers: Explorations into Children's Literature
  

Children's Literature Organizations and Centers

• 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
  
• 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 Children's Book Council (Sites for booksellers, parents, teachers and librarians; sites for information on publishers, illustrators, and authors)
  

Censorship

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

Multiculturalism and International

• Multicultural Web Links (includes Education Links)  
  
• Frank Rogers' Guide to Multicultural Children's Literature
  
• National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME)
  
• Oyate (Devoted to Accurate Native American Representation)
  
• Cynthia Leitich Smith's Site (Contains Excellent link for multicultural literature)
  
• Powerful African-American Images Revealed in Picture Books I (Vandergrift)
• Powerful African-American Images Revealed in Picture Books II (Vandergrift)
• Powerful Asian-American Images Revealed in Picture Books (Vandergrift)
• Powerful Hispanic and Latin-American Images Revealed in Picture Books (Vandergrift)
• Powerful Native-American Images Revealed in Picture Books (Vandergrift)
• Islamic Traditions and Muslim Cultures (Vandergrift)
  

Themes and Subjects

• 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
  
• Children's and YA Book Lists
  
• Subject Bibliographies on D. K. Brown's Children's Literature Web Guide
  

Information About/For Authors and Illustrators

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

People, Programs, and Courses in Children's Literature

• Directory of Classes in Children's and Young Adult Literature, Culture, and Media
  
• Eastern Michigan University
  
• Illinois State University
  
• San Diego State University
  
• Kansas State University
  
• Hollins University 
  
• The University of Pittsburgh
  
• Simmons College
• Cambridge University
• University of Florida
  

Children's Literature Collections

• The de Grummond Children's Literature Collection (U. of Southern Mississippi)
  
• 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)
  

Childhood Studies Programs and Centers

• Brooklyn College (USA)
• University of Edinburgh (Scotland)
• The University of Leeds (UK)
• Western Kentucky University
• Case Western Reserve (USA)
• Norwegian University of Science and Technology
• 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)
  

Various Research Tools

• Kay Vandergrift's Children's Literature Page
• International Children's Digital Library
  
• CanTeach (list of links and lesson plans)
  
• 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)
  
• The Children's Literature Web Guide (U. of Calgary)
  
• Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site
  
• Bookhive (Guide to children's books)
  
• PlanetEsme.com
  
• Association for Research in Cultures of Young People
  
• Popular Children's Stories
  
• Resource page entitled "Children's Literature"
  
• Story Place (Children's Digital Library)
• Jan Susina's Resource Page (Ghost of the Talking Cricket)
  
• Children's Literature Network
  
• Cedarville University's Children's and Young Adult Literature Database
  
• Vicki Blackwell's links on "Kids' Literature"
  
• Cynthia Leitich Smith's Children's Literature Resources
• Worlds of Words: International Collection of Children's and Adolescent Literature (U. of Arizona)
  

Internet Information

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