HUMS 243: Children's Literature: Web Links

"books of especially commendable quality, books that exhibit venturesome creativity, and books of fiction, information, poetry and pictures for all age levels (birth through age 14) that reflect and encourage children's interests in exemplary ways"

"given annually to outstanding African American authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults that demonstrate an appreciation of African American culture and universal human values."

"an outstanding book for young children—a book in which text and illustrations are inseparable, each enhancing and enlarging on the other to produce a singular whole. The Irma Black Award is unusual in that children are the final judges of the winning book."

"awarded annually to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished informational book published in the United States in English during the preceding year."

"identifies and honors the very best writing and illustrations by and about Native Americans and Indigenous peoples of North America"

"given annually to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished American book for beginning readers published in English in the United States during the preceding year."

"to honor and recognize individual work about Asian/Pacific Americans and their heritage, based on literary and artistic merit." Has separate characters for Children's Literature and Picture Books.

"The EJK Award is given annually to an outstanding new writer and new illustrator by the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation."

"presented annually to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth"

"Stonewall Book Awards are presented to English language books that have exceptional merit relating to the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender experience"

The Picture Book Database is a unique service that combines metadata from dozens of online and print sources, thousands of picture books, and countless publisher, author, and illustrator websites.

Highlights new releases, "Best Of" lists, diverse titles, and advice on selecting children's books.

Database of children's books from around the world that you can read online.

Free streaming videos of famous actors reading children's stories.

NYPL's list of 100 Best Children's Books

Literature for Children is comprised of volumes from the Departments of Special Collections at several of the State University System of Florida libraries. It is a growing collection of digitized titles published, predominantly in the United States and Great Britain, from the 17th through the 20th centuries. The collection is of international significance for researchers who study historical, cultural, social and literary aspects of children's literature. More than half of the volumes collected here are unique among collections of children's literature elsewhere, whether in paper, microform, or digital format. The foundation for this Collection was a cataloging and preservation microfilming project funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The NEH project included a digital color management strategy for the reproduction of illustrations as children saw them.