Children's Literature
Resources to assist researchers, and School of Education and School of Information students by providing U-M Library children's lit resources in one place. It also includes other external helpful resources.
- Home
- Searching the Online Catalog (Library Catalog Search)
- Finding Books in the Library
- Journals and Databases
- Children's Literature Awards
- Young Adult Literature Awards
- Keeping Current
- About the Children's Literature Collection
- Children's Literature in the Special Collections Research Center
- Book Challenge Research Resources
Library Science Journals & Databases
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Children and LibrariesProvides continuing education of librarians working with children, showcases current scholarly research and practice in library service to children and spotlights significant activities and programs of the Association of Library Service for Children.
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Young Adult Library ServicesProvides information to advocate, promote and strengthen library service to teens, ages 12-18, as part of the continuum of total library services, and to support those who provide library service to this population.
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LISA: Library and Information Science AbstractsLISA abstracts over 440 periodicals from 68 countries in the fields of library and information science.
Education Journals
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Book LinksA quarterly supplement to Booklist designed for those interested in connecting children with literature-based resources. While this title may have ceased publication in 2022, it still has pertinent information on educational uses for books published prior to that date.
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English JournalThis journal contains ideas for English language arts teachers in high schools and middle schools and explores how teachers are using the latest technologies in their classrooms.
Children's Books In HathiTrust
HathiTrust is a partnership of major research institutions and libraries working to ensure that the cultural record is preserved and accessible long into the future. There is currently a Pinterest board for early children's illustrations in HathiTrust.
You can find this Pinterest board at http://pinterest.com/hathitrust/early-children-s-illustrators/
Databases
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Novelist K-8 PlusNoveList provides picture book, children's literature and young adult book information indexed by subject, age, awards won, Lexile Reading Levels, Common Core standards, books made into movies, and other categories.
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MLA International BibliographyIndexes books and articles published on modern languages, literatures, folklore, and film.
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Literature Resource Center: Reference WorksProvides access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of authors from every age and literary discipline. Combines content from Gale Literary Databases: Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism Select, and Dictionary of Literary Biography.
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JSTORProvides full-text access to the archives of core scholarly journals in the arts, humanities, social sciences and sciences, and to over 6,500 books from more than 85 scholarly publishers worldwide.
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Project MUSEFull text access to current content from scholarly journals in the humanities and social sciences
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Gale Literature CriticismCross-searchable access to ten different series, providing an extensive compilation of literary commentary from critical reviews of all kinds and of all periods of literature worldwide. Permits searching by author name, or name of work (novel, short story, play, poem, etc.) as well as by keywords.
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Google Scholar @ U-MThe Google Scholar search engine that searches for scholarly documents on the World Wide Web, with the added feature of MGet It (labeled as "Availability at U-Michigan") links from University of Michigan at Ann Arbor that connect you to the online and print versions held by the University Library. This database is especially recommended for interdisciplinary research
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Essay and General Literature IndexIndexes articles in books (anthologies and essay collections) in the humanities and social sciences published in the US, UK & Canada.
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Girlhood: Magazines and Print CultureCollection of annuals, comics, magazines and newspapers that explore how magazine and print culture both inspired and restricted girls as they navigated their journey toward adulthood.
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Humanities AbstractsIndexes and abstracts articles from more than 300 humanities publications. Covers periodicals in archaeology, art, classics, film, folklore, journalism, linguistics, music, the performing arts, philosophy, religion, world history, and world literature. Abstracts feature articles, book reviews, interviews, obituaries, bibliographies, original works of fiction (including dramas and poems), and reviews of plays and television and radio programs.
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Academic OneFileProvides indexing for over 8,000 scholarly journals, industry periodicals, general interest magazines and newspapers, with full text articles included for over 4,200 of them.
Book Review Journals
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The Horn BookProvides reviews of children's and young-adult literature, articles, editorials, and interviews of authors and illustrators. Designed for professionals and academics in the field of children's books
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The Horn Book Guide to Children's and Young Adult BooksPublishes short, critical reviews of virtually every hardcover trade book published in the United States for young people
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School Library Journal: SLJProvides up-to-date information needed to integrate libraries into the school curriculum, become leaders in the areas of technology, reading, and information literacy, and create high-quality collections for children and young adults.s
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Kirkus ReviewsMagazine previewing over 5000 books each year, including adult fiction and nonfiction hardcovers and trade paperbacks, as well as children's and young adult titles.
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BooklistA journal for librarians, especially those in public and school libraries, that publishes reviews of recommended library materials.
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New York Times Book ReviewA weekly magazine and website featuring book reviews, feature articles, author interviews and book excerpts.
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Publishers WeeklyCovers every aspect of creating, producing, marketing and selling the written word in book, audio, video and electronic formats.
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Bulletin of the Center for Children's BooksProviding concise summaries, critical evaluations and reviews of current book reviews, this resource assists readers with questions regarding the ever-evolving children's literature field.
Academic Journals
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The Lion and the UnicornA theme- and genre-centered journal of international scope committed to a serious, ongoing discussion of literature for children.
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Children's LiteratureThe annual publication of the Modern Language Association Division on Children's Literature and the Children's Literature Association. Encouraging serious scholarship and research, this journal publishes theoretically based articles that address key issues in the field.
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Children's Literature Association QuarterlyThis journal publishes scholarship in Children's Literature Studies. Each issue features an editorial introduction, juried articles about research and scholarship in children's literature, and book reviews.
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Bookbird: A Journal of International Children's LiteraturePublished by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), this journal communicates new ideas to the whole community of readers interested in children's books, publishing work on any topic in the field of international children's literature.
Last Updated: Oct 17, 2025 2:33 PM
Subjects: Humanities
Tags: children's literature