The Baldwin Library is hosted by the University of Florida's digital collection. More than 6,000 historical children's books can be read and examined online.
Library Materials for Children's Literature
Our library at Truax does not have a large collection of children's literature. However we do have works about children's literature. HOWEVER, our Downtown Library does have almost 600 titles in its Juvenile collection that may be sent to Truax. To do so, use the Library's interlibrary loan form: https://libguides.madisoncollege.edu/ill
The Cambridge Guide to Children's Books in English by
The Cambridge Guide to Children's Books in English is an alphabetised reference work providing a critical and appreciative overview of children's books written in English across the world.
Call Number: Online BookISBN: 0521550645Publication Date: 2001-08-27
An Encyclopedia of Literary and Cinematic Monsters by
This concise encyclopedia provides scholars and students with a comprehensive and authoritative A-Z of monsters throughout the ages.
Call Number: Online BookISBN: 1409425622Publication Date: 2014-01-08
The Continuum Encyclopedia of Young Adult Literature by
The Continuum Encyclopedia of Young Adult Literature is the only reference guide to this phenomenon in any language. It is a collaborative effort by 200 authorities who contribute some 650 original, signed entries.
Call Number: Online BookISBN: 0826417108Publication Date: 2005-11-02
Keywords for Children's Literature by
Literature presents 49 original essays on the essential terms and concepts of the field. From Aesthetics to Young Adult, an impressive, multidisciplinary cast of scholars explores the vocabulary central to the study of children's literature. Following the growth of his or her word, each author traces its branching uses and meanings, often into unfamiliar disciplinary territories:
Call Number: Online BookISBN: 081475855XPublication Date: 2011-06-13
The Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature by
With 1,100 biographical-critical entries and 100 topical articles, written by some 150 contributors, The Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature is the most complete and up-to-date reference source ever produced on the subject. The work covers 150 years of children's literature in many cultures: the United States, Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, continental Europe, Israel, Africa, and the Far East. Biographical-critical entries include authors as well as illustrators and artists. The board of advisers, made up of scholars, editors, librarians, authors, and artists, has helped to make this encyclopedia even more user-friendly. Also featured are photographs of the best-known figures and samples of classic artwork, many in full color.
Call Number: ONLINE BookISBN: 0826412718Publication Date: 2001-05-01
Madison College Libraries Catalog
Find books, DVDs, streaming media, and ebooks in the Madison College Libraries catalog
LinkCat - South Central Library System
- LinkCatIt will be faster for you to locate and check out books directly from Madison Public and the other Madison area libraries than it will be for us to get them for you.
Relevant Websites
- Teaching Books Links to many author video interviews.
- International Children's Digital Library The ICDL Foundation's goal is to build a collection of books that represents outstanding historical and contemporary books from throughout the world.
- Coretta Scott King - Book Award Winners The Coretta Scott King Book Awards are given annually to outstanding African American authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults that demonstrate an appreciation of African American culture and universal human values. The award commemorates the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and honors his wife, Mrs. Coretta Scott King, for her courage and determination to continue the work for peace and world brotherhood.
Locate Fairy Tales - Unit One
Cinderella in America by
For years many folklorists have denied the possibility of a truly American folk or fairy tale. They have argued that the tales found in the United States are watered-down derivatives of European fare. With this gathering, William Bernard McCarthy compiles evidence strongly to the contrary. Cinderella in America: A Book of Folk and Fairy Tales represents these tales as they have been told in the United States from Revolutionary days until the present. To capture this richness, tales are grouped in chapters that represent regional and ethnic groups, including Iberian, French, German, British, Irish, other European, African American, and Native American. These tales are drawn from published collections, journals, and archives, and from fieldwork by McCarthy and his colleagues. Created along the nationalist model of the Brothers Grimm yet as diverse in its voices and themes as the nation it represents, Cinderella in America shows these tales truly merit the designation American. William Bernard McCarthy is professor emeritus of English at Pennsylvania State University. His previous books are The Ballad Matrix: Personality, Milieu, and the Oral Tradition and Jack in Two Worlds: Contemporary North American Tales and Their Tellers.
Call Number: 398.20973 C574 (Truax)ISBN: 1578069599Publication Date: 2007-08-01
The Annotated Classic Fairy Tales by
Not since Bruno Bettelheim's The Uses of Enchantment has there been such an illuminating contribution to the world of children's fairy tales. The Annotated Classic Fairy Tales celebrates the best-loved stories of childhood through the vision of Maria Tatar, a leading expert in the field of folklore and children's literature. Challenging the notion that fairy tales can be read for their morals and used to make model citizens of little children, Tatar guides readers through the stories, exploring their historical origins, their cultural complexities, and their psychological effects. By providing children with powerful models for navigating reality, Tatar shows, these tales help children survive in a world ruled by adults. Tatar presents twenty-six classic stories -- including "Beauty and the Beast," "Little Red Hiding Hood," "Jack and the Beanstalk," and "The Little Mermaid." She has personally retranslated the stories that did not appear originally in English and has also assembled over 300 often rare, mostly four-color photographs, paintings, and illustrations, creating a volume that will rank as one of the finest fairy tale collections in many decades. 350 four-color illustrations.
Call Number: 398.2 AN615 (Truax)ISBN: 0393051633Publication Date: 2002-10-17
The Oxford Book of Modern Fairy Tales by
The stories of magic and transformation that we call fairy tales are one of the oldest known forms of literature, and also one of the most popular and enduring. While most people think of the fairy tale as having come into existence almost magically long ago, they are in fact still being created. And while they are principally directed to children and have child protagonists, these modern fairy tales, like the classics, have messages to those of all ages. In The Oxford Book of Modern Fairy Tales, editor Alison Lurie collects such modern stories of the late nineteenth century up to the present. Here are trolls and princesses, magic and mayhem, morals to be told and lessons to be learned--all the elements of the classic fairy tale, in new and marvelous stories. Including the works of Charles Dickens, Nathaniel Hawthorne, George MacDonald, Mary De Morgan, H.G. Wells, Robert Louis Stevenson, Joan Aiken, Carl Sandburg, Angela Carter, James Thurber, Louise Erdrich, and many more, here is a treasury of tales that, though set in an unreal and irrelevant universe, have much to tell us about the real world in which we live.
Call Number: 823.0108 OX98 (Truax)ISBN: 0192803832Publication Date: 2003-05-15
All of the above titles are available for checkout at Truax Library. Bring your OneCard or WI ID.
Locating Primary Sources for Unit 2
Unit 4: Children's Literature Journals
- Why the Best Kids Books are Written in Bloodby Sherman Alexie
- The ALAN Review - Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of the National Council of Teachers of English (ALAN)The ALAN Review (TAR) is a peer-reviewed (refereed) journal published by the Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of the National Council of Teachers of English (ALAN). It is devoted solely to the field of literature for young adults.
Database Research in Children's Literature
- Literary Reference Center Plus (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window Accurate and reliable source for author information, information about certain works, and research on literature, including children's literature.
- Education Research Complete Scholarly research on all areas of education including topics related to children's literature.
Puss in Boots, illustration by Gustave Dore (1832-1883) for the fairy tale by Charles Perrault (1628-1703). (2014). In BridgemanImages, Bridgeman images. London, United Kingdom: Bridgeman.