Where to find ideas for books….

The Children's or Young Adult librarians at your local public library are a knowledgeable and helpful resource!

Web Sites

Amelia Bloomer Project. (http://libr.org/FTF/bloomer.html ) Created by the Feminist Task Force of the Social Responsibilities Round Table of the American Library Association, books are slected to celebrate strong girls and women.

Children's Literature Web Guide. (http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html ) This highly cited source from the University of Calgary has lists of award winners, teaching ideas, links to authors' home pages, book reviews and more!

CCBC: Cooperative Children's Book Center . ( http://www.soemadison.wisc.edu/ccbc/) Includes topic bibliographies (e.g., family, grief & loss, social justice), book reviews, discussion forums, videos of author & artist lectures, recommended book lists and more. From the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Recommended Literature: Kindergarten through Grade Twelve. (http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/rl/ll/ ) Created by the California Dept. of Education

International Children's Digital Library (http://www.icdlbooks.org/ ) provides access to hundreds of digitized children's books from around the world. Books are searchable, or browsable by multiple categories, title, author, etc. A project of the University of Maryland and the Internet Archive (annotation from the Librarians' Index to the Internet: http://lii.org/)

The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) "Book and Media Awards" page has links to lists of their award winners. Annotations often include the reasons the book was chosen for a given award. (http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/index.cfm )

Guys Read: A literacy initiative for boys, Jon Scieszka creator and book author. http://www.guysread.com/ Designed to help boys find books that they'll like to read.

Barahona Center for the Study of Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents - (http://www.csusm.edu/csb/ ) A searchable database of more than 5,500 recommended books in Spanish for children and adolescents published around the world. Site is available in English and Spanish. (annotation from Librarians' Index to the Internet, http://lii.org)

Children's Picture Book Database - (http://www.lib.muohio.edu/pictbks/ ) Created at Miami University, this database offers abstracts of over 4000 children's picture books (preschool to grade three).

BookHive - (http://www.bookhive.org/ ) A searchable collection for brief reviews of hundreds of children's books, also browsable by category. Search for books by author, title, illustrator, reading level, reading interest, or page length. Readers may add their comments on individual books. Some titles include parental notes about awards and/or content. From the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, whose librarians write the reviews. (annotation from the Librarians Index to the Internet: http://lii.org)

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site. (http://www.carolhurst.com/ ) This is a collection of reviews of great books for kids, ideas of ways to use them in the classroom and collections of books and activities about particular subjects, curriculum areas, themes and professional topics….use the Curriculum Areas link for helpful hints in finding books in a variety of subject areas…. The site is focused on preK - 8th grade. (annotation from the Librarians Index to the Internet: http://lii.org)

Database of Award-Winning Children's Literature (http://www.dawcl.com/ ) Search this database to locate award winning juvenile books that fit your criteria. Many features can be specified including age, genre, award, ethnicity of protagonist, gender of protagonist, historical period, and more. Produced by a Reference Librarian at California State University San Bernardino (annotation from Librarians' Index to the Internet)

Bibliotherapy Education Project ©. (http://www.library.unlv.edu/faculty/research/bibliotherapy/ ) This is the website with the review tool you'll be using!

Healing Story Alliance (http://www.healingstory.org/) This beautifully designed Web site showcases the resources available from this National Storytelling Network special interest group whose purpose is "to explore and promote the use of storytelling in healing." The site features a story database searchable by author, title, format, and category. Includes storytelling guidelines, articles, book reviews, resources, a bibliography, "Stories for Children in Crisis" archive, newsletters, a journal, a story discussion list, and membership information. (annotation from Librarians' Index to the Internet)

Bibliotherapy (http://www.washburn.edu/mabee/crc/courses/ED325/biblio.html ) provides a short list of books dealing with various issues such as violence, family problems, mental illness. Created by the Curriculum Resource Center at Mabee Library of Washburn University.

Books

Bernstein, Joanne E. & M.K. Rudman. (1989) Books to help children cope with separation and loss: an annotated bibliography : volume 3. New York. R.R.Bowker.

Bott, C.J. (2004) The bully in the book and in the classroom. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press.

Coon, Cheryl F. (2004) Books to grow with : a guide to using the best children's fiction for everyday issues and tough challenges. Portland, Or.: Lutra Press.

Dale, Doris C. (2003). Bilingual children's books in English and Spanish : an annotated bibliography, 1942 through 2001. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland.

Pardeck, J.T. & J.A.Pardeck (1993). Bibliotherapy: A clinical approach for helping children. Langhorne, PA. Gordon & Breach Science Publishers.

Pratt, Linda & Janice J. Beaty. (1999) Transcultural Children's Literature. Columbus, OH: Merrill.

Rochman, Hazel. (1993) Against Borders: Promoting Books for a Multicultural World. Chicago: ALA Books.

Rubin, Rhea (1978). Bibliotherapy sourcebook. Phoenix, AZ. Oryx Press.

Rudman, Masha K. (1995) Children's literature : an issues approach (3rd Ed). White Plains, N.Y., Longman.

Turner, Nancy D'Isa Turner and Mary Ann Traxler.(2000) Children's literature for the primary inclusive classroom. Albany, N.Y.: Delmar Publishers.

Articles & Chapters

Hensley, M., et al. (2005). Tools for teaching social skills in school. Boys Town, NE: Boys Town Press. Section 3 on Blended Teaching offers lists of books (some annotated) that can be used as literature resources to enhance the teaching of social skills (K-12).

Tway, E. (1989). Dimensions of multicultural literature for children. Children's literature: resource for the classroom. M.K. Rudman (Ed.). Needham Heights, MA. Christopher-Gordon Publishers, Inc: 109-132.

Christenbury, L., A.V.Beale, et al. (1996 Nov). Interactive bibliocounseling: Recent ficion and nonfiction for adolescents and their counselors. School Counselor 44 (2): 133-145.

Krickeberg, S.K. (1991). Away from Walton Mountain: Bibliographies for today's troubled youth. School Counselor 39(1): 52-56. An annotated bibliography of bibliographies.

Pardeck, J.T. (1994). Using literature to help adolescents cope with problems. Adolescence 29 (114): 421-427. Books on family breakdown, foster care and adoption/ placement. Includes book suggestions and follow-up activities.

Pardeck, J.T. and J.A. Pardeck (1997). Recommended books for helping young children deal with social and development problems. Early Child Development & Care 136: 57-63. The list of recommended books is intended for children ages 4-8 years and covers multiple issues such as moving, peers, family relationships, anger, fears and fantasies.¹

¹Note: many more articles can be found in ERIC, Sociological Abstracts, PsycInfo and Library Literature databases. Use search terms such as bibliotherapy OR therapy AND literature OR books AND children, adolescents, etc.