Online
Children's Literature Journals
The
ALAN Review (http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/ALAN/alan-review.html)
Contains articles on YA literature and its teaching, interviews with authors,
reports on publishing trends, current research on YA literature, reviews of
new books, and ALAN membership news (Assembly on Literature for Adolescents:
A Special-Interest Group of the National Council of Teachers of English).
The
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/puboff/bccb/)
Devoted entirely to the review of current books for children. For each book
provides concise summaries and critical evaluations; information on content,
reading level, strengths and weaknesses, and quality of format; and suggestions
for curricular use.
School
Library Journal Online (http://www.slj.com/)
Provides librarians who work with young people in school and public libraries
with indispensable information needed to manage libraries-from creating high-quality
collections to understanding how technology can assist (or hinder) learning.
The
Lion and the Unicorn (http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/lion_and_the_unicorn/index.html)
A theme- and genre-centered journal of international scope committed to serious,
ongoing discussions of children's literature.
The
Looking Glass (http://erp.fis.utoronto.ca/~easun//looking_glass/)
An electronic journal about children's literature that combines an interest
in the traditional with an eye for the modern. Includes scholarly articles
of interest to both specialists and nonspecialists.
Publisher's
Weekly (http://www.publishersweekly.com/)
An international news magazine of book publishing and bookselling.
Book
Links (http://www.ala.org/BookLinks/)
The Boston Book Review (http://www.bookwire.com/bbr/children/children.html)
Horn Book (http://www.hbook.com)
Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com)
The great thing about Amazon.com is the critical book reviews linked to each
book sold. The book reviews are from quality children's journals such as Horn
Book, Library School Journal, Book Links, and Kirkus.