As a former child, as a current student, as a future teacher or other professional, as a potential aunt or uncle, as the guardian or friend of a child, you have lots of reasons to research children's literature. This website is intended to help you find what you need, now and in the future, in Booth Library here on campus and in cyberspace.
Click on one of the topics below (or menus above) to begin.
Library Resources
Link to Booth Library's Children's Literature Research Guide and on-line databases of articles and reviews. Find the call numbers for fairy tales, poetry, novels, and children's literature reference works in Booth Library.
Web Resources
Learn more about evaluating internet sources, then browse this selection of reputable children's literature websites and databases for author information, up-to-date lists of award winners, teaching resources, and more.
Documentation
This section provides links to APA & MLA citation format information plus model MLA citations, information on how to avoid plagiarism, and an invitation to visit the EIU Writing Center.
Professional Links
Check out these links to graduate programs, professional organizations, annual events, discussion groups, and professional journals.
About this website
This website is intended to support the research needs and professional development of students and alumni of courses in Children's Literature at Eastern Illinois University. Fern Kory, a professor in the English department, designed this site with the support of a 2001 TEDE grant. A similar grant supported the development of a Young Adult Literature website by Robin Murray.
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Last updated: 7/24/2003