• American Writers for Children, 1900-1960
        Ref  PS490 .A43 1983
• American Writers for Children Before 1900 
        Ref  PS490 .A44 1985
• American Writers for Children Since 1960  
        Ref  PS374 .C454 A4 1986
• American Writers for Children Since 1960.  Poets, Illustrators, and Nonfiction Authors     Ref  PS490 .A45 1987
• Best Books for Children: Preschool Through Grade 6
        Ref  PN1009 .A1 B47 1998
• Children's Books and Their Creators
        Ref  PN1009 .A1 C5424 1995
• Contemporary Authors
        Ref  PN466 .C598
• Latina and Latino Voices in Literature for Children and Teenagers
        Ref Z1129 .H57 D3 1997
• Major Authors and Illustrators for Children and Young Adults
        Ref  PN 451 .M37 1993
• One Hundred Years of Children's Books in America: Decade by Decade   Ref  PS490 .A38 1996

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• Children's Literature Web Guide

This comprehensive site contains links to a wealth of information including children's book awards, authors and illustrators on the web, children's literature organizations and publishers and resources for students, teachers, parents and storytellers.

• Vandergrift's Children's Literature Page

Links to multicultural children's book bibliographies and sites on censorship.

• Children's Literature & Language Arts Resources

Extensive links to general literature sites, book awards, specialized book lists, storytelling and children's authors and illustrators.

• Center for the Study of Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents

Provides information about 3,000 recommended books in Spanish for children and young adults.  This site is maintained by Dr. Isabel Schon of California State University, San Marcos.

• ALA Library Service to Children

This American Library Association home page contains links to book awards and links to public library web sites containing specialized children's reading lists.

• Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site

Includes book reviews and related classroom activities.

• Scholastic Author's and Books

Sponsored by Scholastic, this site contains biographies, book lists and interviews with many current children's authors.

• Children's Literature Directory - Yahoo

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