K-12 Databases and Search Engines: Children's Literature Databases

Included in Literature Criticism Online.

Covers authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults from around the world
Provides biographical information and critical analysis.
Includes picture books, folklore, and graphic novels.

Biographies of Children's and Young Adult authors and illustrators and lists of their publications.

Combines data from dozens of online and print sources, thousands of picture books, and countless publisher, author, and illustrator websites.

Access to movies of authors and illustrators, audio excerpts of professional book readings, and guides to titles and multimedia resources on children's and young adult literature.

Important database for research in children's literature as it provides access to Children's Literature Research Quarterly, Children's Literature (annual), and the Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books.