children's literature

Profiles 2,500 fiction and nonfiction primary readers published since 1990, representing a wide range of subjects including animals, holidays, American history, and weather.

"A biography of American author Laura Ingalls Wilder, who is best known for her "Little House" books, plus a chapter of creative writing tips. Find out more about this remarkable writer and the entertaining and unforgettable characters she created. This is an AV2 media enhanced book. A unique book code printed on page 2 unlocks multimedia content. This book comes alive with video, audio, weblinks, slide shows, activities, hands-on experiments, and much more" -- Provided by publisher.

Provides annotations of all the Newbery and Caldecott award books, cited for excellence in children's literature and illustration from 1922 to 2000.

Suggests and describes two hundred best-selling picture books, arranged by topic or theme within age levels from infant to eight years, for parents to read to children, and provides guidance and tools for understanding and fostering the reading development of one's child.

A guide to over 8500 picture books classified by subject and indexed by author, title, and illustrator.

Presents very brief summaries of one hundred children's books, each with comments from the illustrator and step-by-step instructions for an art project based on the illustrator's work.

An annotated bibliography of recommended picture books for children, giving age group and a synopsis of each book.