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Australian Resources

• AustLit Australian literature database. The Children's Literature subset provides information about Australian writing for children and young adults, and about those who write for them.
• The Source A guide by subject to children's fiction, poetry and short stories from around the world with an emphasis on Australian books. The site also provides an index to Magpies and The Literature Base.
• Australian authors of fiction for teenagers N.B. See the comments at the beginning.
• Australian Centre for Youth Literature at the State Library of Victoria is "nationally and internationally recognised as the catalyst for creating the readers and writers of the future through the promotion of Australian and other literature for and by young people."
• Booklists Links collected by ASLA NSW
• Book-Rap Information Page
  Information from OzTeacherNet for teachers and teacher librarians wanting students to join discussions about books
• Children's and Young Adult Literature in the JCU Curriculum Collection
• Children's Book Council of Australia
• Children's Book Council (Queensland Branch)

• Children's Book Week. Theme 2005: Reading Rocks!
  • Children's Book Council: Children's Book Week page
  • Children's Book Council: Winners and Shortlists
  • Children's Book Week 2005 WA Education Department
  • Book Week: Ipswich District T-L Network
  • Australian Children's Book of the Year Shortlisted titles 2004 Reviewed by Library Services at Education Queensland
• Children's Literature Bibliography Selection of titles available at JCU Library [To be updated]
• Focus on Fiction Resources compiled by the Western Australia Education Department
• New Zealand Children's Author Interviews
• OzKidz Literature
• Stories, Books and Authors This New Zealand site provides links to many authors
• YARA - Young Australian Readers' Awards Reviews of the latest titles from Australian publishers, all written by students from around the country. Guidelines for writing reviews are onsite.
• Youth Literature Links Lyn Linning's page of links to information on youth literature [Not available 5/2002]

Overseas Resources

• Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site One of the best sites for teaching ideas using children's books.
• Children's Book Council Online Website of the Children's Book Council, USA
• Children's and Adolescent Literature Resources from the Clearinghouse on Reading, English, and Communication
• Children's Literature: A Guide to the Criticism by Linnea Hendrickson
• Children's Literature Web Guide David Brown's excellent site, however has not been updated for some time.
• Children's Picture Book Database Searchable abstracts of over 4,000 picture books for children
• Children's Writing Resource Center Web site for children's writers
• Database of Award-Winning Children's Literature Compiled by Lisa Bartle, California State University
• Fairrosa Cyber Library of Children's Literature
• Internet Public Library See sections for Youth and Teen
• Internet Public Library: Youth Division Information on literature for young adults
• Jim Trelease on Reading
  A guide to Jim Trelease's work with an online version of The read-aloud handbook (JCU TSV 011.62 TRE)
• KidLit Children's Literature Homepage
• Kids Books guide From About.com
• Literature for Young Readers Fulltext works
• One Hundred Books that Shaped the Century Article from School Library Journal
• Online Children's Stories from the Children's Literature Web Guide
• "On-Lion" for Kids New York Public Library's site for kids
• School Tales in 19th Century Literature
• Teacher's Resource Center from Random House
• Tempe Public Library's Youth Services Materials and programs for children from infancy to 14
• The Big Busy House: HarperCollins Children's Books
• Vandergrift's Children's Literature Page

Electronic Journals

• 027.8 School Library Bulletin
• The ALAN Review. Free fulltext version.
• Book Links: Connecting Books, Libraries, and Classrooms
• Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Newsletter
  Available on the web site or in its email version delivered to your email address.
• Horn Book Magazine InfoTrac Searchbank Expanded Academic Index. JCU staff and students only.
• Horn Book Magazine on ProQuest
• Horn Book Magazine homepage Includes selection of full text articles, book reviews etc.
• The Lion and the Unicorn. Available only to staff and students of JCU.
• Literature Base Information about the journal at TSV 028.5 P9
• Magpies: Talking About Books for Children Provides index and some content for the journal at 028.5 P10
• Notes from the Windmill An Electronic Journal of Book Reviews
• Orana: Journal of Schools and Children's Librarianship
  Includes articles on children's literature. Contents and selected fulltext from the journal at 027.625 P1
• Stone Soup International magazine written and illustrated by young people aged 8 to 13
• ViewPoint: On Books for Young Adults
  Contents and extracts from the journal at 028.1625 P1

Children's Book Illustrations

Awards
• Australian Children's Book of the Year Awards
  The Picture Book of the Year Award was established in 1952. Winners and shortlists are available here. | Alternative source
• Hans Christian Andersen Medals Awarded every two years to one author and one illustrator in recognition of his or her entire body of work
• Caldecott Medal Presented annually to the illustrator of the most distinguished American picture book for children published in the United States in the preceding year
• Kate Greenaway Medal Presented annually for the most distinguished work in the illustration of children's books published in the United Kingdom.
• Let's Illustrate Pictures and words working together to tell stories
• Looking Critically at Picture Books "With increasing numbers of picture books aimed at older and more sophisticated readers comes the challenge to teachers and librarians to make those encounters more meaningful and enjoyable."
• Picturing Childhood: The Evolution of the Illustrated Children's Book Features books from the University of California Collections, 1550-1990

Authors and Illustrators

• Australian Authors and Illustrators
• Author and Illustrator Index
  An index compiled for the Lu Rees Archives in Canberra
• Authors & Illustrators: Profiles Scholastic Australia's page of Australian and overseas authors
• Authors & Ilustrators on the Web David Brown's links

Mailing Lists

• Mailing Lists Related to Children's Literature

Education Resources

 

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Links checked February 2005; Page updated February 2005 by lbcy,
Information and Research Support, James Cook University.