LibGuides: Children's Literature • Genres: Genre Resources

Closer Look @ Genres

There are many great children's literature resources in the library. This page features a sampling of titles that include information on children's literature genres located in the circulating, reference, and IRC reference collections.

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Children's Lit Genres: AU Circulating

A Family of Readers
Call Number: PN1009.A1 S8795 2010
"Two of the most trusted reviewers in the field join with top authors, illustrators, and critics in the definitive guide to choosing books for children and young adults--and nurturing their love of reading."
Charlotte Huck's Children's Literature: a Brief Guide
Call Number: LB1575.5.U5 K54 2014
"Expertly designed in a vibrant, full-color format, this streamlined text has a strong emphasis on researching, evaluating, and implementing quality books in the classroom, the critical skills needed to search for and select literature."
The Graphic Canon of Children's Literature
Call Number: PN6714 .G734 2014
"The original three-volume anthology The Graphic Canon presented the world's classic literature--from ancient times to the late twentieth century--as eye-popping comics, illustrations, and other visual forms. In this follow-up volume,"
Handbook of Research on Children's and Young Adult Literature
Call Number: PS121 .H22 2011
"Part two introduces analytic frames for studying young adult novels, picturebooks, indigenous literature, graphic novels, and other genres. Chapters include commentary on literary experiences and creative production from renowned authors and illustrators."

A Critical Handbook of Children's Literature
PN1009.A1 L84 2007
Children's Books in Children's Hands: An Introduction to Their Literature
PN1009.A1 C5118 2002
Children's Literature Briefly
PN1008.83J33 2008
Children's Literature: A Readers History
PN1009.A1 L49 2008
Children's Literature: Discovery for a Lifetime
LB1575 .S86 2009
Feeling Like a Kid: Childhood and Children's Literature
PN1009.A1 G75 2006
From Cover to Cover: Evaluating and Reviewing Children's Books
PN98.B7 H67 2010
Literature for Children: A Short Introduction
PN1009.A1 R87 2005

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Critical Foundations in Young Adult Literature
Call Number: EBSCO eBook (2013)
"Pushing the genre forward, Antero Garcia builds on his experiences as a former high school teacher to offer strategies for integrating Young Adult literature in a contemporary critical pedagogy through the use of participatory media."
Young People, Learning and Storytelling
Call Number: OhioLINK eBook (2019)
"Examines how young people can learn about themselves and their peers through storytelling. Uses empirical and qualitative data from storytelling projects in UK schools to see how storytelling can influence learning"
Children's Literature
Call Number: EBSCO eBook (2014)
" Children's Literature traces the development of the main genres of children's books one by one, including fables, fantasy, adventure stories, moral tales, family stories, school stories, children's poetry and illustrated and picture books."

Children's Lit Genres: IRC Reference

Children's Literature in Action
Call Number: IRC Ref Z1037.A1 V39 2014
"Provides author comments, collaborative activities, featured books, special topics and programs, selected awards and celebrations, historical connections, recommended resources, issues for discussion, relevant professional standards, and assignment suggestions within each chapter."
The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature
Call Number: IRC Ref PN1008.5 .C37 2015
"The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature provides an indispensable and fascinating reference guide to the world of children's literature. Its 3,500 entries cover every genre from fairy tales to chapbooks; school stories to science fiction; comics to children's hymns."

A to zoo : subject access to children's picture books
Z1037 .L715 2018
Encyclopedia of Fantasy and Horror Fiction
PR830.F3 D36 2006
Historical Fiction for Teens: A Genre Guide
IRC Ref Z1231.H57 R33 2011
Teen Genreflecting 3: A Guide to Reading Interests
IRC Ref Z1232 .H472 2011

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Children's Literature • Genres: Genre Resources

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