Kid and Family Friendly Sites

Appleton Public Library: Children’s Literature

This site is sponsored by the Appleton Public Library and contains family friendly information on reading and literature. There are links to author sites, fairy tales, book sites and other educational and reading sites. The Family Pages also include a reading nook, homework helper, and fun links to activities. A tool that can be used for parents and their children as well as teachers and their students.

http://kids.apl.org/reading/literature.html

Date visited: 2/28/04

KidLit Children’s Literature

This site is designed for kids interested in children’s literature but adults are also welcome. The site offers an opportunity for children of all ages to publish their own work on the internet and a place for everyone with an interest in literature to view it.

http://mgfx.com/kidlit/

Date visited: 2/21/04

NYPL Reading and Books

This site is the reading and books section of the New York Public Library. The purpose of the site is to give children the resources to learn more about literature from different aspects. Some of these aspects include books that are award winners, links to sites of popular authors and illustrators, and a listing of links for recommended books.

http://kids.nypl.org/reading/index.cfm

Date visited: 2/27/04

Sites on Children’s Literature

This site is sponsored by the Los Angeles Public Library and provides a basic list of links to other children’s literature sites. "Cool Sites for Kids" is a place where children can go to find more information about books and authors, fun and games, and favorite sites for kids to name a few. This site is a great resource for adults to find kid-friendly links for their children or students.

http://www.lapl.org/kidspath/4adults/4adults-4p.html  

Date visited: 2/28/04

The BookHive

This site offers a fun and interactive way to find children’s books and information on children’s literature. There is a place to find books separated by genre and grade level with annotations and a picture for each book. One way the site involves children is by creating your own book and then printing it out. There are also coloring pages, quizzes, and activity pages that are fun and education. Your child will be entertained and be learning more about books and how much fun reading can be.

http://www.bookhive.org/

Date visited: 2/28/04

The Literate Living Room

This site is sponsored by the Girl Scouts of America and is very kid-friendly. There are reading or literature activities for early, middle, advanced, and young adult readers. The activities can be geared to boys and girls and include a place where visitors can share their favorite pieces of literature and gives children a chance to look at news with adults.

http://jfg.girlscouts.org/ReadWriteSpeakListen/index.htm

Date visited: 2/27/04

Teacher Sites

ABCteach

This site is very informational and has a variety of resources for students, parents, and teachers. Some of the activities include reading activity pages that you can print out for use in the classroom or at home. A great place to get new creative ideas for making reading and learning fun.

http://www.abcteach.com/index.html

Date visited: 2/27/04

Carol Hurst’s Children’s Literature Site

This site includes a collection of reviews of books for children, ideas of ways to use them in the classroom and collections of books and activities about particular subjects, curriculum areas, themes and professional topics. This site is a great resource for teachers and students in the field of literature or education.

http://www.carolhurst.com/index.html

Date visited: 2/21/04

Children’s Literature Comprehensive Database

This site provides a research and reference tool of full text reviews on children’s books. The site also contains resources for teacher with links to planning tools, book lists, in addition to other useful sites on children’s literature. This site would be useful for teachers and those interested in children’s literature with an educational perspective.

http://www.childrenslit.com/

Date visited: 2/21/04

Children’s Literature Resources

This site is a great resource that provides a listing of links to research and informational sites about children’s literature and a listing of links for online lesson plans. The site is a great source of information for teachers or students looking for additional information on a particular author or genre.

http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/childlit.html

Date visited: 2/27/04

de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection

This site is a leading research center for information on children’s literature. The collection holds hundreds of original manuscripts and thousands of published books. Teachers can use this site to research information on authors and illustrators for classroom use. There are links to bibliographies separated by genre and a site index to projects and other sites with additional information.

http://www.lib.usm.edu/~degrum/html/aboutus-welcome.shtml 

Date visited: 2/28/04

Literacy Connections

This site provides the information needed on reading, teaching, and literacy. Teachers, parents, or volunteers will find this site helpful and informational. There are links to articles about children’s and adult literacy and different ways to teach literacy whether it be one on one or in a structured classroom setting. The site also provides the opportunity to download 30 free reading books.

http://www.literacyconnections.com/index.html

Date visited: 2/27/04

Questia: The Online Library of Books and Journals

This site is an online library where you can search for resources on children’s literature. This includes full text journals, books, and magazines that could be useful for teachers or students doing a project or simply finding additional information on children’s literature or any other literary subject.

http://www.questia.com/Index.jsp

Date visited: 2/21/04

Children’s Literature Award Sites

American Library Association: Caldecott Medal

This is the home page for the Randolph Caldecott Medal in children’s literature. It gives information on the literary award for children’s picture books, how the award was started and background information on the current winner and honorary winners. It also gives links to the list of books with corresponding authors who have won the award each year.

http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/caldecottmedal/caldecottmedal.htm

Date visited: 2/21/04

American Library Association: Newbery Medal

This is the home page for the John Newbery Medal for children’s literature. It gives information on the literary award, how the award was started and background on the current winner and honorary winners. It also gives links to the list of books with the corresponding authors who have won the award each year.

http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardscholarships/literaryawds/newberymedal/newberymedal.htm

Date visited: 2/21/04

Children’s Literature Awards

This site lists numerous prestigious children’s literary awards and gives descriptions and links to those awards sites. This site would be useful if you were a teacher or a student looking to pick a book that has won awards or has notable recognition.

http://www.norweld.lib.oh.us/ys/awards.htm

Date visited: 2/21/04

Parent Sites on Children’s Literature

A Parent’s Guide to Reading

The National Educational Association site is designed to give parents the information that they need to know about raising a child when it comes to education and reading. There are articles on reading in addition to other school-related topics. The site breaks down reading into steps to do with a child to encourage them to learn how to read. The steps are straightforward and easy to follow.

http://www.nea.org/parents/learntoread.html

Date visited: 2/21/04

Children’s Literature Web Guide

This site offers links and various resources for parents, teachers, and anyone that enjoys reading. This site brings all the online information on children’s literature together into one place so that it is easy to access. As a librarian, at the University of Calgary, the creator of this site is encouraged that those who visit the site will become excited about books and be more motivated to read. The information is mainly for adults but children could also access the information and use it to their advantage.

http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/

Date visited: 2/21/04

Fairrosa Cyber Library of Children’s Literature: Book Lists

This site provides a list of different links that are broken down into Thematic Lists, Special Interests, Links to Other Book Lists Collections and Recommended Books and Awards. Under each category there are lists of recommended books for each category listed by title and author. This would be a great resource if you were in search for books on a specific topic or genre.

http://www.fairrosa.info/lists/index.html

Date visited: 2/21/04

Vandergrift’s Special Interest Page

This site was designed as a place to find information on children’s literature in the fields of literary theory, research, and teaching. There are numerous links to pages that are filled with information on what children’s literature is and how it can be used. Resources to other genres are included as a way of getting children interested in reading and making it something that intrigues them for example there are pages on reading in other cultures, cookbooks, and fairy tales to name a few. This site provides a resource for a variety of information in children’s literature and would be useful for parents or teachers.

http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~kvander/

Date visited: 2/28/04