Comprehensive list of recommended fiction and nonfiction books for children from preschool through grade six, together with professional materials for children's librarians.

With thousands of new volumes lining the shelves of bookstores, abundant advertisements, and innumerable online reviews, it is becoming increasingly difficulty for the concerned adult to recommend literature that is of quality, yet speaks to young audiences. Core Collection for Children and Young Adults presents the best in contemporary and classic literature for children and young adults. Every book listed in this reference has a concisely worded annotation, which is followed by headings designating awards the book has won, related subjects, and character themes. With more than 350 titles reviewed, this resource will prove invaluable for teachers, librarians, parents, collectors of children's books, and college students with an interest in juvenile literature, education, or child growth and development.

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Wilson's Fiction Core Collection (20th Edition, 2020) recommends novels, novellas, and story collections for the general adult audience. It is a guide to over 8,000 books, plus review sources and other professional aids for librarians.

The Children's Core Collection, (23rd Edition, 2018) is a guide of approximately 12,000 books, covering fiction and nonfiction works, story collections, picture books, graphic novels and magazines recommended for readers from preschool through grade six. It is a comprehensive list of recommended books for children, together with review sources and other professional aids for librarians and school media specialists.

A guide covering fiction and nonfiction works, story collections, picture books, graphic novels and magazines recommended for readers from preschool through grade six. The main volume of Children's Core Collection, (20th Edition, 2010) is a guide of approximately 10,000 books (over 7,000 titles are new to this edition), covering fiction and nonfiction works, story collections, picture books, graphic novels and magazines recommended for readers from preschool through grade six. The Children's Core Collection is a comprehensive list of recommended books for children, together with review sources and other professional aids for librarians and school media specialists. It also includes professional literature for children's librarians, both periodicals and books. Titles are selected by librarians, editors, advisors, and nominators-all of them experts in services to preschoolers and pre-adolescents. The collection is a valuable tool for collection development and maintenance. Richly enhanced records provide a wealth of useful information. All entries include complete bibliographic data as well as price, subject headings, annotations, grade level, Dewey classification, cover art, and quotations from reviews. Many entries also list awards, best-book lists, and starred reviews.