children's literature

Lists the children's literature awards presented to authors and illustrators in English-speaking countries.

Volume three of a three volume anthology of classical and contemporary children's stories, poems, myths, and legends from many countries.

Discusses principles and techniques of children's book illustration, covering such aspects as genre, media, and character development, and presents case studies.

A guide to creating children's books, offering tips on how to come up with and develop an idea, discussing story structure and dialogue, looking at different types of books, examining various media and techniques for illustrating stories, and including facts about copyrights, licensing, showing work, and getting paid.

History of children's literature from oral traditions to the present that includes reviews and evaluations.

Contains alphabetically arranged articles that provide life and career data, bibliographies, and personal notes on over sixty authors and illustrators of books for children; and includes brief entries, obituaries, photographs, and illustrations.

Provides strategies, tools, and resources teachers may use to inspire a love of reading in young adults who have the ability to read, but do not read for pleasure.