Children and Adolescent Literature: Notable Websites

A non-profit association of scholars, critics, professors, students, librarians, teachers and institutions dedicated to the academic study of literature for children.

The primary audience is children, although many books within the genre are also enjoyed by adults.

A collection of illustrated antique books

An article by Richard Davies for Abe Books.

A collection of reviews of great books for kids, ideas of ways to use them in the classroom and collections of books and activities about particular subjects, curriculum areas, themes and professional topics.

Information center within the Library of Congress for Children's Literature.

the largest collection of illustrated antique books on line... we think.

"The purpose of this database is to create a tailored reading list of quality children's literature or to find out if a book has won one of the indexed awards."

The Foundation pursues its vision by building a digital library of outstanding children's books from around the world and supporting communities of children and adults in exploring and using this literature through innovative technology designed in close partnership with children for children.

This award honors books for younger readers (from “Young Adults” to picture books for beginning readers), in the tradition of The Hobbit or The Chronicles of Narnia.

Every year since 1952, the Book Review has asked a panel of judges to select 10 books from among the several thousand children’s books published that year

Activities, book lists, articles, brochures, and multicultural literature resources.

Features 49 annotated fairy tales, including their histories, similar tales across cultures, modern interpretations and over 1,500 illustrations. Also discover over 1,600 folktales & fairy tales from around the world in more than 40 full-text eBooks.