Children's and Young Adult Literature Resource Guide

Blog by Debbie Reese.

Dedicated to encouraging, promoting and supporting the reading, writing, illustrating and publishing of Canadian books for young readers.

Turn the pages to explore bygone eras, time-honored tales and historical narratives. Adventure awaits in these classic books online. A new resource offered by the Library of Congress.

This database is designed 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 ICDL's mission is to provide a "collection of books that represents outstanding historical and contemporary books from throughout the world." Use this site to find books from other countries and in other languages.

Includes reviews of tolerance-related books and other resources.

from Great Web Sites for Kids at the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC).

5-10 minute video interviews with over forty well-known children's book authors. Reading Rockets is an educational initiative of WETA and is funded by a major grant from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs.

Access a copy of the Association for Library Service to Children's (ALSC) "The Importance of Diversity in Library Programs and Material Collections for Children" white paper. This paper explores the critical role libraries play in helping children make cross-cultural connections and develop skills necessary to function in a culturally pluralistic society.

Blog by Debbie Reese.

The ICDL's mission is to provide a "collection of books that represents outstanding historical and contemporary books from throughout the world." Use this site to find books from other countries and in other languages.

Reviews and more about Native American books.

Access to the Lexile Analyzer is free for registered users.