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Excellent source for literary information. Includes poetry, short stories, novels & drama for children & young adults. Also plot summaries, character& critical analysis & commentary, author portraits, literary images and biographies of authors & illustrators. Includes full text of journals containing book reviews and literary criticism relevant to children's and young adult literature (e.g. BookList, Horn Book Magazine).

A division of the American Library Association dedicated to the promotion and enhancement of libraries that serve children.

The CLA is an organization dedicated to bringing children's literature and advocates of children's literature together. The Children's Literature Assembly promotes quality literature written for children, recognizes outstanding trade books as the Notable Trade Books in the Language Arts, and sponsors workshops at the Fall and Spring NCTE conferences with outstanding authors and illustrators.

Encouraging high standards of criticism, scholarship, research, and teaching in children's literature

A branch of the International Reading Association dedicated to the promotion of children's literature.

A division of the American Library Association whose mission is to advocate, promote and strengthen library service to teens, ages 12-18

Encouraging serious scholarship and research, Children's Literature publishes theoretically based articles that address key issues in the field.

Free with membership in the Association.

The journal contains articles on prose, fiction, poetry, as well as picture books. Many of the journal's finest articles have explored the reading process, looking into ways of enhancing the satisfaction of young readers.