Originally published in 1946, this book contains a catalogue of an exhibition of children's books held that year at the National Book League's headquarters. The books range in date from the sixteenth century to the early twentieth and include a number of works by celebrated authors and illustrations such as John Calvin and Randolph Caldecott.

The Third Edition of this renowned reference work illuminates African American contributions to the genre of books for children and young adults with the biographies of 274 authors and artists - including 121 new biographies not included in previous editions. The book presents the user with a rich source of accessible, in-depth biographical data on each individual author or artist, including birthplace, education, their approach to art or literature, career development, and awards and honors received. Over 160 photographs of the subjects bring the biographies to life, and 46 covers of important children's books are reproduced. Also included is a comprehensive index of books, an index of authors and illustrators, and useful listings of publishers, distributors, and bookstores arranged by state.

First Published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Provides articles covering children's literature from around the world as well as biographical and critical reviews of authors including Avi, C.S. Lewis, J.K. Rowling, and Anno Mitsumasa.

This fifth edition eliminates the time-consuming need to search through unrelated sources for biographical information on the people who create books for young readers. It contains over 200,000 biographical citations for about 30,000 persons found in more than 650 reference books. Citing a wide variety of biographical sources, it covers the prominent well-known authors as well as those less prominent - providing clues to rare, hard-to-find biographies.