Historical Outline of Children’s Literature.

Section One: Books for Pre-K Through Grade 1.

FAVORITE BOOKS.

1.1 Classics and All-Time Favorites.

1.2Read-Aloud Favorites.

1.3 Favorite Author Series.

1.4 Favorite Publisher Series.

BOOKS FOR EMERGENT READERS.

1.5 Alphabet Books.

1.6 Board Books.

1.7 Concept Books.

1.8 Flap Books.

1.9 Pop-up Books.

1.10 Predictable Books.

1.11 Sound Awareness Books.

1.12W ordless Picture Books.

STORY AND PICTURE BOOKS.

1.13 Picture Books.

1.14 Animal Stories.

1.15 Folktale and Fairy-Tale Read-Alouds.

BOOKS IN THE CONTENT AREAS.

1.16 Books to Teach Math.

1.17 Books to Teach Science.

1.18 Books to Teach Social Studies.

1.19 Multicultural Books.

1.20 Books About Feelings and Conflicts.

1.21 Books About Holidays and Traditions.

1.22 Books About Music, Dance, and Art.

1.23 Sports Books.

POETRY AND LANGUAGE BOOKS.

1.24 Mother Goose and Nursery Rhymes.

1.25 Rhyming Books.

1.26 Poetry.

1.27 Jokes, Riddles, and Trick Books.

Section Two: Books for Grades 2 and 3.

FAVORITE BOOKS.

2.1 Classics and All-Time Favorites.

2.2 Favorite Chapter Books.

2.3 Favorite Author Series.

2.4 Favorite Publisher Series.

BOOKS FOR BEGINNING READERS.

2.5 Realistic Fiction.

2.6 Animal Stories.

2.7 Folktale and Fairy-Tale Read-Alouds.

2.8 Cinderella Variants from Around the World.

2.9 Fractured Fairy Tales.

BOOKS IN THE CONTENT AREAS.

2.10 Books to Teach Math.

2.11 Books to Teach Science.

2.12 Books to Teach Social Studies.

2.13 Multicultural Books.

2.14 Biographies.

2.15 Books About Feelings and Conflicts.

2.16 Books About Holidays and Traditions.

2.17 Books About Music, Art, and Dance.

2.18 Sports Books.

POETRY AND REFERENCE BOOKS.

2.19 Poetry.

2.20 Reference and Map Books.

Section Three: Books for Grades 4 Through 6.

FAVORITE BOOKS

3.1 Classics.

3.2Recent Favorites.

3.3 Picture Books for Older Readers.

3.4 Favorite Author Series.

3.5 Favorite Publisher Series.

BOOKS FOR FLUENT READERS.

3.6 Realistic Fiction.

3.7 Science Fiction and Fantasy.

3.8 Folktales, Fairy Tales, and Myths.

3.9 Friends and Family.

3.10 Humorous Books.

3.11 Ghost Stories and Mystery Stories.

BOOKS IN THE CONTENT AREAS.

3.12Books to Teach Math.

3.13 Books to Teach Science.

3.14 Books to Teach Social Studies.

3.15 The Best in Historical Fiction.

3.16 Multicultural Books.

3.17 Biographies.

3.18 Books About Feelings and Conflicts.

3.19 Books About Holidays and Traditions.

3.20 Books About Music, Dance, and Art.

3.21 Sports Books.

POETRY, LANGUAGE, AND REFERENCE BOOKS.

3.22 Poetry.

3.23 Fun With Language: Idioms, Homonyms, Palindromes, Oxymorons, and Riddles.209

3.24 Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Atlases, and Computer Books.

Section Four: Children’s Book Awards and Recommended Literature.

CHLDREN’S BOOK AWARDS.

4.1 Caldecott Award Winners and Honor Books (Illustrator).

4.2Newbery Medal Winners and Honor Books (Author).

4.3 Caldecott and Newbery Winners.

4.4 Boston Globe Horn Book Award Winners and Honor Books.

4.5 Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children.

4.6 Coretta Scott King Award and Honor Books (African American).

4.7 Christopher Awards.

4.8 The Pura Belpré Award (Hispanic).

4.9 The Regina Medal (Catholic).

4.10 The Sydney Taylor Book Awards (Jewish).

4.11 Other Children’s Book Awards.

RECOMMENDED LITERATURE.

4.12Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People.

4.13 Books to Celebrate Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month.

4.14 Selected Children’s Books About Native Americans in the 20th Century.

4.15 The New York Public Library’s List of 100 Favorite Children’s Books.

4.16 The New York Public Library’s 100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know.

4.17 American Library Association Notable Books for Children.

4.18 International Reading Association Teachers’ Choices.

4.19 25 Years of International Reading Association Children’s Choices.

4.20 Humorous Books for All Ages, Grades K–6.

4.21 Old and New Favorite Books to Read Aloud, K–6.

Section Five: Children’s Literature Web Sites and Teacher Resources.

5.1 Web Sites for Children’s Literature.

5.2 Teacher Resources.

5.3 Magazines for Children.

5.4 Author Web Sites.