Books about Children's Literature

This is a little academic, but could be useful/helpful all the same. Here is a list of readings that we used in my Children's Literature Class in the spring of 2011.


Cover to Cover: Evaluating and Reviewing Children's Books by Kathleen Horning (1997).

Children's Books: A Practical Guide to Selection by Phyllis J. Van Orden and Sunny Strong (2007).

The Pleasures of Children's Literature by Perry Nodleman and Mavis Reimer (2002).

Checking out Non-fiction K-8: Good Choices for Best Learning by Rosemary A. Bamford and Janice V. Kristo (2000)

Reference Books

A to Zoo: Subject Access to Children's Picture Books by Carolyn W. Lima and John A. Lima

Book Crush by Nancy Pearl

The Essential Guide to Children's books and Their Creators by Anita Silvey

Fantasy Literature for Children and Young Adults by R.R. Bowker

100 Best Books for Children by Anita Silvey