LibGuides: EDU291: Children's Literature (Valdivia): Finding Books

PC Library Databases that Relate to Children's Literature

Gale eBooks
Formally called "Gale Virtual Reference Library." Ebooks, subject-specific encyclopedias, biographies, and contemporary topics organized into a variety of subjects including business, education, environment, medicine, mythology, science, and technology. Easy to search. Citations provided.
Literature Resource Center (Gale)
Provides full text biographies and literary analysis for more than 90,000 authors from representing various genre and time periods. Includes access to Gale Literary Index.

Find items in the library

An all fields search allows you to search using a combination of words and/or names. Example: newbery juvenile
Use author search to find items by a specific author. Example: Seuss
A title search will help you find a specific title. Example: Half Blood Prince
Subject searches are helpful when looking for specific subjects. Example: Counting

When an item you need is currently unavailable at the PC library, you can use the Request link to place it on hold from another MCCCD library. To do this, you will need your MEID and password.

Additional Resources

The Phoenix Public Library - the public library is a great resource for children's literature. Search the catalog online and request titles (they offer curbside pick up service). Need a public library card? You can get an e-card online.

The Library of Congress Digital Collection - the collection includes digital versions of general and rare book children's titles. Select "Collection Items" to see a full list of titles.

The Horn Book - a leading organization in children's literature, Horn publishes a magazine and book lists to help with the selection of quality children's literature. The website includes several useful resources, including book reviews, ideas for how to use children's literature for education, and interviews with authors.

Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature - A-Z guide to topical articles related to children's literature.

Children's Literature in Education (Academic Journal) - Critical evaluation, analysis or commentary for librarians, teachers, students, writers and interested parents on social issues reflected in books, interviews with authors and illustrators and accounts of classroom practice and experience.

International Children's Digital Library - The ICDL Foundation promotes tolerance and respect for diverse cultures by providing access to the best of children's literature from around the world.

Books About Children's Literature

Children's and YA Books in the College Classroom by Emily Dial-Driver (Editor); Jim Ford (Editor); Sara N. Beam (Editor)
Call Number: PN1009.A1 C498 2015

Describes how to use such as Where the Wild Things Are, The Tale of Peter Rabbit, Swamp Thing, Percy Jackson, and Harry Potter to introduce complex concepts and spark interest in difficult subjects. The contributors describe innovative teaching strategies using dystopian fiction, graphic narratives, fairy tales and mythology. - Description from Syndetics
Children's Literature by Seth Lerer
Call Number: PN1009.A1 L44 2008

Charts the makings of the Western literary imagination from Aesop s fables to Mother Goose, from "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" to Peter Pan, from "Where the Wild Things Are "to Harry Potter. Captures the rich and diverse history of children s literature in its full panorama. - Description from Syndetics
Connecting Boys with Books 2 by Michael Sullivan
Call Number: Z1039.B67 S85 2009
Everything I Need to Know I Learned from a Children's Book by Anita Silvey (Editor)
Call Number: PN1009.A1 E82 2009

"What children's book changed the way you see the world?" Anita Silvey asked this question to more than one hundred of our most respected and admired leaders in society, and she learned about the books that shaped financiers, actors, singers, athletes, activists, artists, comic book creators, novelists, illustrators, teachers... With its full color excerpts of beloved children's books, this book is a treasury and a guide. - Description from Syndetics
Wonderfully Wordless by William Patrick Martin
Call Number: Z1033.P52 M36 2015

The ultimate guide to wordless and almost wordless books. Its 500 exemplary titles are a composite of 140 sources including recommendations from reference books, award lists, book reviews, professional journals, literary blogs, and the collections of many of the most prominent libraries in the US. Organized by theme and format and readers should have no problem zeroing in on their favorite topics. - Description from Syndetics