Books at the Library and beyond
In addition to the links below, scroll down to the "Search Your Public Library" box for free ebooks and audiobooks from your local public library.
- Free eBooks - Children's ClassicsDownloadable ebooks
- International Children's Digital LibraryA free collection of ebooks published in multiple languages.
- Project GutenbergA collection of out of copyright ebooks. Limited children's books.
- StorynoryFree children's audiobooks
The Newbery and Caldecott AwardsCall Number: Ebook Central
Annotations for the medal and honor books since the inception of the awards to publication, 2006. Fully indexed by title and author/illustrator.- Children's Literature: A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes byCall Number: Project Gutenberg EbookPublication Date: 1920MOTHER GOOSE JINGLES AND NURSERY RHYMES; FAIRY STORIES—TRADITIONAL TALES; FAIRY STORIES—TRADITIONAL TALES; POETRY; BIOGRAPHY AND HERO STORIES
Ethics and Children's Literature by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781472440723Publication Date: 2014Exploring the ethical questions posed by, in, and about children's literature, this collection examines the way texts intended for children raise questions of value, depict the moral development of their characters, and call into attention shared moral presuppositions.
Philosophy in Children's Literature by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9780739168233Publication Date: 2011This book allows philosophers, literary theorists, and education specialists to come together to offer a series of readings on works of children's literature. Each of their readings is focused on pairing a particular, popular picture book or a chapter book with philosophical texts or themes.
The Feminine Subject in Children's Literature by Call Number: Ebook CentralPublication Date: 2002This book builds upon and contributes to the growing academic interest in feminism within the field of children's literature studies. Christie Wilkie-Stibbs draws upon the work of Luce Irigaray, Helene Cixous, Julia Kristeva, and Jacques Lacan in her analysis of particular children's literature texts to demonstrate how a feminist analysis opens up textual possibilities that may be applied to works of children's fiction in general, extending the range of textual engagements in children's literature through the application of a new poststructural critical apparati.
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Notable Children's Books
The library collects all Newbery and Caldecott Medal winners. Use the links below to browse the lists. For Newbery and Caldecott Honor books, and for more extensive collections of children's books, check your local public library.
- Newbery Medal Home Page"The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children."
- Caldecott Medal Homepage"The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children. "
- Association for Library Service to Children - Book & Media AwardsA division of the American Library Association. Use the menu to navigate between the different awards.
- Kirkus Diversity Collections"...focus on diversity in children’s and young adult literature and are the result of a process that builds on the diverse voices of Kirkus’ children’s and YA reviewers, who have reviewed more than 50,000 books over a 30-year period, and the work of the editors of Kirkus Reviews, with added input from a team of diversity experts who help ensure that our selections meet modern standards of sensitivity and respect." Use to get ideas for diverse books. Unfortunately, you will hit a login screen when you try to go deeper.
- Walter Awards from We Need Diverse Books"Inaugurated in 2016, the annual Walter Dean Myers Awards for Outstanding Children's Literature recognize diverse authors (or co-authors) whose works feature diverse main characters and address diversity in a meaningful way. Two to four Honor Books are also named annually. We Need Diverse Books defines “diverse” to be one or more of the following: a person of color, Native American, LGBTQIA, a person with a disability, and/or a member of a marginalized religious or cultural minority in the United States."