Children's and Young Adult Literature

Named one of the ALSC Great Web Sites for Kids, this is a resource devoted to children’s literacy that publishes reviews, book lists, produces author and illustrator interview,s and shares literacy based articles.

A vital gathering place for books, ideas and expertise, the CCBC is committed to identifying excellent literature for children and adolescents. The CCBC compiles annual statistics on the number of books published by and about people of color and from First/Native Nations. Beginning in 2018, the CCBC began documenting numbers around other aspects of diversity and representation in children's and young adult literature, including LGBTQ, and (Dis)Ability.

The Diverse BookFinder is a comprehensive collection of children's picture books featuring Black and Indigenous people and People of Color (BIPOC).

A comprehensive bibliography that demonstrates the growing diversity of families in the United States.

Transmedia designed as a story that unfolds over time and on multiple platforms, episodes are available on devices capable of running Flash Player. Alice connects technologies, languages, cultures, generations and curricula within a sweeping narrative accessible by all.

Information on the children's book industry.

Book reviews, author profiles, and more.

Delivering free books and literacy resources to children and families who need them most, Reading is Fundamental inspires children to be lifelong readers through the power of choice.

Partnership between the International Reading Association (IRA), the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), and the Verizon Foundation

Compiled in July, 2019 by faculty and staff at the George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida. Located in the University of Florida Institutional Repository.

Children's book reviews that provide parents, teachers, and others with a tool to help them find truly exceptional books for the young people in their lives.

We Need Diverse Books is a non-profit and grassroots organization of children’s book lovers that advocates essential changes in the publishing industry with the aim to help produce and promote literature that reflects and honors the lives of all young people.

Great Websites for Kids

National nonprofit trade association of children's book publishers.

A professional organization of authors, illustrators and children's literature specialists

CLA is an affiliate of the National Council for the Teachers of English

A nonprofit association of scholars, critics, professors, students, librarians, teachers and institutions dedicated to the academic study of literature for children.

A nonprofit organization which represents an international network of people from all over the world who are committed to bringing books and children together.

Serves as the U.S. national section of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), which was founded to promote international understanding and good will through books for children and adolescents.