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1) Caldecott Medal Winners - This list includes all of the Caldecott Medal winning books from 1938 to the present. Some of the books have links that will give the viewer a closer look at the title.
2) Newbery Medal Winners - This list includes of the Newbery Medal winning books from 1922 to the present. Some of the books have links that will give the viewer a closer look at the title.
3) Coretta Scott King Award Books - This list includes current winner and honor books as well as links to past winning titles.
4)California Young Reader Medal - This site includes links to the latest winners as well as past winners and nominees. It also has a link to the currently nominated books that will be voted upon by children throughout California.
5) Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children - Results from an online survey for teachers by the National Education Association
6) Kids Top 100 Books - Results from an online survey for kids by the National Education Association
7) Reading Rainbow - This site lists the books featured on the Reading Rainbow series. Each title is a link to a summary of the book. There is also an option for hearing a review of the book (if you have the appropriate computer equipment).
8) Palo Alto Children's Library lists - This site contains links for everything from book reviews by library staff to beginning chapter books, historical fiction and mysteries. There's a lot more as well.
9) Fractured Fairy Tales - Perfect for anyone who enjoys fairy tales
10) Cinderella Stories - Perfect for anyone who wants to read other versions of Cinderella
11) 100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know - A list compiled by the New York Public Library
12) Good Books for Girls - A list of highly recommended books for girls, ages 3 to 14
13) Asian American Books - Including fiction, nonfiction, and poetry
14) 50 Multicultural Books Every Child Should Know - compiled by the Cooperative Children's Book Center, School of Ed., Univeristy of Wisconsin
15) Children's Literature - This site has links for an amazing number of books in various genres.
16) Various links to information about children's authors and illustrators:
Children's Lit. Web Guide-Authors and Illustrators on Web
Children's Book Council-About Authors and Illustrators
Learning About the Author and Illustrator by Kaye Vandergrift
Children's Authors and Illustrators
Meet Authors and Illustrators-www.childrenslit.com
Biographies-Authors and Illustrators
Interesting Personal Web Sites of Authors and Illustrators
Author Studies - Scholastic site with articles about authors, transcripts of online author interviews, and writing tips from authors
Index to Children's Book Authors and Illustrators - Includes author name pronunciation guides, links to author birthday lists, and an extensive alphabetized list of authors that link to information pages about those authors (some even have lesson plans for author studies)
The Author Corner - A place to meet authors and illustrators of children and young adult books
17) Book Adventure - A free reading program for children in grades K-8; contains over 6,000 recommended titles
18) World of Reading - A site created by the Ann Arbor District Library which allows children to read book reviews written by children, to write their own book reviews and to link to other reading and writing sites
19) City of Palo Alto Library Lists of Books - various book lists for kids and teens
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