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Links
Association of American Publishers (AAP)
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) is the principal trade association of the book publishing industry.
American Booksellers Association (ABA)
Home site of the ABA, a not-for-profit trade association representing independent bookstores nationwide.
American Library Association (ALA)
The very active homepage of the ALA has information about many children's book awards; recommended book lists and links to useful web sites.
Booklist
For more than 90 years, Booklist has been the librarian's leading choice for reviews of the latest books and (more recently) electronic media. This is the journal's online component, with booklists and an index.
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site
Carol Otis Hurst, a former teacher, is a nationally-known storyteller, lecturer, author and language arts consultant. Her web site has 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.
Children's Book Council (CBC)
The Children's Book Council (CBC) is a non-profit trade organization dedicated to encouraging literacy and the use and enjoyment of children's books, and is the official sponsor of Young People's Poetry Week and Children's Book Week each year. The Council's Members include U.S. publishers and packagers of trade books for children and young adults.
El día de los niños/El día de los libros, Children's Day/Book Day
El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children's Day/Book Day), known as Día, is a celebration of children, families, and reading held annually on April 30. The celebration emphasizes the importance of advocating literacy for children of all linguistic and cultural backgrounds.
Fairrosa Cyber Library of Children's Literature
Fairrosa Cyber Library is Roxanne Hsu Feldman's personal cyber collection
of materials found on the Web related to Children's Literature. Lots of links, discussions and articles.
International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY)
The International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) is a non-profit organization which represents an international network of people from all over the world who are committed to bringing books and children together.
International Reading Association
The International Reading Association is a professional membership organization dedicated to promoting high levels of literacy for all by improving the quality of reading instruction.
Kay Vandergrift's Children's Literature Page
This website is a means of sharing ideas and information with all those interested in literature for children and young adults. Kay Vandergrift is an Associate Professor in the School of Communication Information and Library Studies at Rutgers University. Among her teaching and research interests are Children's and Young Adult Literature, and her Web page is a way of sharing her approach to the subject.
Kidspeak
Sponsored by ABFFE, CBC, AAP and other industry groups, this site teaches kids about censorship and encourages them to contribute their opinions.
Purple Crayon
Here you'll find useful articles, mostly for writers and illustrators; selected links to online resources for writers, editors, teachers, librarians, parents, and other children's book people, all put together by Harold Underdown, children's book editor.
Reading Rainbow
Home site of the popular PBS television show.
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI)
SCBWI is a professional organization dedicated to serving the people who write, illustrate, or share a vital interest in children's literature. The web site serves their members but also offers information about the children's publishing industry.
United States Boad on Books for Young Peoply (USBBY)
USBBY serves as the U.S. national section of of IBBY,The International Board on Books for Young People.
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