Research Guides at CSU Pueblo Library: ED 351: Children's Literature: Research & Selection

Literature Databases

Your best choices in finding literature related materials are the following databases:

ERIC: Educational Resources Information Center (Ebsco platform) This link opens in a new window
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education to provide extensive access to educational-related literature. It provides access to some 14,000 documents and over 20,000 journal articles per year.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources. Contains current and past issues of 2,300+ journals.
Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) w/ Full Text This link opens in a new window
560+ core journals, nearly 50 priority journals, and nearly 125 selective journals plus books, research reports and proceedings.
MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new window
International coverage of articles, book chapters, and dissertation citations about literary works, theory, language, and folklore.
NoveList This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive reader’s advisory resource. Curriculum resource.

The following journals review children's books and feature current topics in the field of children's literature:

Reading Teacher
Full-text available from 1990 to 1 year ago. Previous years available in print at CSU-Pueblo.
Booklist
Full-text available from 2002-present.
The Horn Book Magazine
Full-text available from 1990-present. Some years available in print.
Kirkus Reviews
Full-text available from 2001-present.
School Library Journal
Full-text available from 1974-present.

Here is a small sampling of books containing recommended book lists and information about children's literature.

The Cambridge Guide to Children's Books in English by Victor Watson (Editor) The Cambridge Guide to Children’s Books in English is an alphabetised reference work providing a critical and appreciative overview of English language children’s books from across the world.
Publication Date: 2001
Keywords for Children's Literature by Philip Nel (Editor); Lissa Paul (Editor)
Publication Date: 2011

Here is a small sampling of ebooks containing recommended book lists and information about children's literature.