Beverly Cleary Children’s Choice Award
http://www.oema.net/cleary/
The Beverly Cleary Children’s Choice Award is named after and honors Oregon author, Beverly Cleary. Sponsored by the Oregon Educational Media Assocition, its purpose is to encourage reading by highlighting good quality literature (fiction and nonfiction) written at a second and third grade reading level and is voted upon by elementary school students in Oregon.
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Caldecott Award
http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/caldecottmedal/caldecottmedal.htm
The Caldecott Award is named after illustrator, John Caldecott. It is sponsored by the Association of Library Service to Children and is awarded each year for the most distinguished children’s picture book published in the United States.
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Coretta Scott King Award
http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=Awards17&template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=144444
Named after Coretta Scott King, wife of Martin Luther King, Jr., this award is given to authors and illustrators of African descent whose books promote an understanding and appreciation of the "American Dream."
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Newbery Award
http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/newberymedal/newberymedal.htm
The Newbery Award is named after the English publisher John Newbery. It is sponsored by the Association of Library Service to Children and is awarded each year for the most distinguished contribution to children’s literature.
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Patricia Gallagher Picture Book Award
http://www.oregonread.org/gallagheraward07.html
This award is named Patricia Gallagher, a retired professor of children’s literature at Western Oregon University. Sponsored by the Oregon Reading Association, this children’s choice picture book award is voted upon by Oregon school children of all ages.
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Young Reader’s Choice Award
http://www.pnla.org/yrca/index.htm
The Young Reader’s Choice Award, sponsored by the Pacific Northwest Library Association is the oldest children’s choice award in the United States. Youth in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Alaska, British Columbia, and Alberta vote for their favorite book from a list of nominees.
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Ask Jeeves for Kids
http://www.ajkids.com
The kid’s version of Ask Jeeves where you can type in a question and get an answer.
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Fact Monster (Information Please Almanac)
http://www.factmonster.com/
The Fact Monster of the Information Please Almanac allows users to click on a subject or search by subject to obtain statistics, facts, and general knowledge information.
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Great Websites for Kids
http://www.ala.org/greatsites
From the Association of Library Service to Children of the American Library Assocation, this site contains great websites for kids, evaluated by children’s librarians.
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Kids Click!
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/
From the University of California, Berkley, this directory is created by librarians that help students easily find homework help. This site contains over 600 subject links where you can search by topic, by letter, or do your own keyword search within the site
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Kids Space at the Internet Public Library
http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/
The Kids Space at the Internet Public Library is an ideal site to get homework help. The site contains subject links and the option to search for keywords within this site to locate homework information on any topic.
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Multnomah County Library Homework Center
http://www.multcolib.org/homework/
The Multnomah County Library Kid’s Page Homework Center includes many subject links to great websites for homework help compiled by librarians.
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Yahooligans
http://www.yahooligans.com/
This kid’s version of Yahoo! contains a subject directory to search for information on the internet.
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BookHive
http://www.bookhive.org
BookHive is a web site designed for children ages birth through twelve, their parents, teachers or anyone interested in reading about children's books. This site contains hundreds of recommended book reviews in a variety of reading levels and interest areas.
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Booklists from Multnomah County Library
http://www.multcolib.org/kids/booklists/
The Multnomah County Library Kid’s Page includes many book lists covering a wide variety of subjects and reading levels created by children’s librarians from the Multnomah County Library.
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Cynthia Leitich Smith: Children’s Literature Resources
http://www.cynthialeitichsmith.com/
Created by children’s author, Cynthia Leitich Smith, this site contains links to information about children’s authors and illustrators, multicultural books, bibliographies, and resources for writers.
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International Children’s Digital Library
http://www.icdlbooks.org/
The International Children’s Digital Library is a database of over 400 international children’s books. Search for books to look at and read online. Ideal for ages 3 to 13.
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The Children’s Literature Web Guide
http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/
The Children’s Literature Web Guide is an attempt to gather together and categorize the growing number of Internet resources related to books for Children and Young Adults, compiled by the University of Calgary. A majority of the information found here is provided by others: fans, schools, libraries, and commercial enterprises involved in the book world.
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The World of Reading
http://www.worldreading.org/
The World of Reading from the Ann Arbor (Michigan) District Library shares book reviews written by kids and gives recommendations to other kids on enjoyable books
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Booklists of Children's Literature, Monroe County Public Library, Indiana
http://www.monroe.lib.in.us/childrens/children_booklists.html
A well-designed mega-site, with quick links to Newbery and Caldecott winners as well as lots of the Monroe Library’s own booklists.
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CBC-Children’s Book Council
http://www.cbcbooks.org
Book previews and reviews from the Children’s Book Council, including topical booklists
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Hedgehog Books
http://www.gradelevelreadinglists.org/
Developed by teachers, this resource has reading lists by grade level from kindergarten though eight grade. Includes book reviews.
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Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County, North Carolina: Your Guide to Children’s Literature and Books
http://www.bookhive.org/
Books by category, book reviews by children, and booklists by age/grade level make this a super site for children’s readers advisory. Use “find a book” to search by a topic.
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