The Riverside Anthology of Children's Literature by
Contents I. Children's Poetry: A Chorus of Voices 1. Voices of the Nursery, Voices of the Playground 2. Voices of Nonsense 3. Voices of Children II. Picture Books: Stories for the Eye 4. Picture Books 5. The History of the Illustrated Book III. The Oral Tradition: The Cauldron of Story 6. Fables 7. Folktales 8. Myths, Legends, and Sacred Writings 9. Epics and Romances 10. Storytelling IV. Fiction: The Storied World 11. Encounters and Adventures: Realistic and Historical Fiction 12. Thresholds and Frontiers: Fantasy and Science Fiction V. Nonfiction: The Real and Changing World 13. Biography 14. Travel and History 15. Science VI. Readings on Children's Literature 16. The Creators 17. The Critics
The Norton Anthology of Children's Literature by
The Norton Anthology of Children's Literature celebrates the richness and variety of over 350 years of literary works for children. This groundbreaking anthology includes 170 authors and illustrators of alphabets and animal fables, fairy tales and fantasy, picture books and nursery verse, among many other genres. Here readers will find beloved works by Charles Perrault, Lewis Carroll, J. M. Barrie, L. M. Montgomery, and Dr. Seuss along with historical classics--The New-England Primer and Robert Louis Stevenson's A Child's Garden of Verses--and major voices from the multicultural and global contemporary scene. Over 40 longer complete works and over 400 illustrations, including 60 in color, enhance this comprehensive and visually rich anthology. With introductions that offer fresh insights into the cultural contexts of children's literature and childhood itself over four centuries, author headnotes, annotations, bibliographies, and a timeline, The Norton Anthology of Children's Literature illuminates a literary tradition whose power to instruct and delight is both centuries old and startlingly new.
A to Zoo by
The beloved favorite of children's librarians everywhere, A to Zoo provides easy subject access that helps librarians build, enhance, and organize storytime programs and reading lists, as well as to help them develop their collections and support curricular needs. This ninth edition of what has become a gold-standard guide to children's literature indexes some 17,025 picture books for preschool-grade 2 under 1,225 subjects. Covering the full range of genres, themes, and topics, this guide makes it easy to find books to fit a variety of needs, from readers' advisory and program planning at the public library to filling teacher requests for titles to use in curricular units. With terminology that reflects everyday language, the book offers a user-friendly alternative to traditional Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) access, making it easy to help children, parents, and teachers find books on specific topics or themes. It also helps librarians find titles to fill gaps in their collections, and the full bibliographical details and in-depth indexing enable finding titles easily and quickly. * Arranges 17,025 picture books for children preschool-grade 2 under a vast range of subjects to meet librarians', teachers', and parents' needs * Offers a user-friendly format that supports quick and easy discovery * Provides a versatile tool that has become the primary go-to reference for children's librarians