Children's Literature
AWARD WINNER LISTS
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Internet Starting Points
Americas Book Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature
Presented by the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies.
Arthur: The World's Most Famous Aardvark
This site provides information about the PBS series as well as the series of children's books.
Award Winning Children's Literature
Maintained by Lisa Bartle a referecne librarian at California State University, San Bernardino.
Biographies
The Scoop is pleased to present brief conversations, background information and insights from your favorite authors and illustrators.
Carter G. Woodson Award
Established by the National Council for the Social Studies for outstanding social science books that depict ethnicity.
Children's Authors
Yahoo Search Directory of children literature authors.
Children's Authors & Illustrators on the Web
The web sites listed here include authors' personal web sites and web sites maintained by fans, scholars, and readers.
Children's Literature Web Guide
This site provides links to resources related to books for children & young adults.
Index to Biographies of Authors & Illustrators
A list of biographies of authors and illustrators.
Kay Vandergrift's Children's Literature
Among the resouces offered at this site are lists of children's literature focusing on African-American, Asian-American, Hispanic-American, and Native-American cultures.
Learning About the Author and Illustrator Pages
by Kay E. Vandergrift. Many readers are curious about the creators of the books they enjoy. The more than six hundred links to author/illustrator sites included here will help to satisfy that curiosity.
Newbery Books Paul Meek Library (podcasts)
This is from Jim Nance, University of Tennessee at Martin. They have created podcasts which give a brief overview of previous Newbery Award winners.
Seussville
If you're interested in Dr. Seuss books, you won't want to miss this Web site.
SurLaLune fairytales.com
A portal to the realm of fairy tale and folklore studies featuring 45 annotated fairy tales, including their histories, similar tales across cultures, and over 1,400 illustrations. Discover over 1,500 folk & fairy tales from around the world here.
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