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Trailblazer Research Guide
Children's Literature

Dewey Decimal Call Numbers
  • Many call number areas including the areas listed in the Reference Sources section below.

Reference Sources
General Information
  • 100 Best Books for Children R 011.62 S587
  • A to Zoo R 028.52 L732
  • Best Books for Children R 011.62 G478
  • Best Books For Children Supplement R 001.62 G478s
  • Book Sense Best Children’s Books R 011.62 B724
  • Continuum Encyclopedia of Children’s Literature R 809.8982 C762
  • Essential Guide to Children’s Books & Their Creators R 810.992 E78
  • Oxford Encyclopedia of Children’s Literature R 809.8928 O98z

Biographical Information
  • Children’s Authors & Illustrators Too Good to Miss R 810.9928 M141
  • Eighth Book of Junior Authors & Illustrators R 809.8928 R683e
  • Ninth Book of Junior Authors & Illustrators R 809.8928 R683n
  • Something About the Author (vol. 1-53) R 928 S694
  • Undergraduate’s Companion to Children’s Writers and Their Web Sites R 810.9928 S844
  • Who’s Who in Children’s Books R 809.892 F535
  • Winning Authors R 810.9928 B747

Writing Information
  • 10,000 Ideas for Term Papers, Projects, Reports, and Speeches R 808.02 L232
  • MLA Handbook R 808.027 G437L

Finding Books Using the Online Catalog
Subject Headings
  • Children's literature
  • Children's poetry
  • Author name (last name, first name) e.g. Dahl, Roald

Keywords
  • Author's name e.g. j. k. rowling, tolkien, seuss
  • Book title(s) e.g. harry potter and the deathly hallows, narnia,
  • Topic e.g. children's literature AND censorship,

Reid Library Catalog / I-Share Catalog

Databases to Use for Finding Articles

Internet Resources
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