LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION

     Juvenile belles lettres falls under the Library of Congress classification PZ, 5-90 - "works classed here are in English and in foreign languages".

Subject Heading: Children's Literature

• "Here are entered collections of works published for children, including literary works, nonliterary works, or both. Works on books for children considered as physical objects are entered under Children's books. Works on the reading interest of children, and/or lists of books read by or recommended for children , are entered under Children -- Books and reading. Collections of literary works or individual literary works written by children under 15 years of age are entered under Children's writings. Works on child authors and/or discussions of their works are entered under Child authors."

• USE subdivision Juvenile literature under subjects
• USE Children's literature

• USE subdivision Juvenile poetry under names of countries, cities, etc., under names of individual persons and corporate bodies, and under classes of persons, ethnic groups, and topical headings.
• USE Children's poetry

BRIDGE AND OTHER LIBRARY CATALOGS

     Bridge is the online catalog for St. Olaf.  Use Sage to search books (including subject-specific bibliographies and biographies) and periodicals, but not chapters within books or articles within periodicals.  You can also use Muse, Carleton College's online catalog or the Library of Congress Online Catalog.

For general information about children's literature, start with a subject search.  For example:

• SUBJECT: Children's Literature (or Juvenile Literature or Newberry Medal or Folklore or Children--books and reading......the list goes on....)

• AUTHOR: Milne, A.A.

• TITLE: Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears

• WORD: Children animals
• WORD: Juvenile fantasy
• WORD: Child* fairy tales

Use the LIMIT option to also find:

     Material type
          => Serials, Scores, Compacts Discs, LP
     Where Item is Located
     Date of Publication
     Language

A TOUR OF THE ROLVAAG LIBRARY STACKS: CHILDREN'S LITERATURE

• PZ5:     Collections
• PZ6:     Early to 1860/1870
• PZ7:     General juvenile belles lettres (alphabetical by author)
• PZ8:     Fairy tales, fables, verses. (also see PJ7715 - for translations of Arabian Nights, other folklore) (also see PN-PT for folk literature) (also see PN6110.C4 for collections of poetry for and about children).

These are followed by various languages, including Norwegian.

ROLVAAG REFERENCE COLLECTION*

     Sources on Children's AND Young Adult Literature, including its history, author biographies, and critical analysis, are found primarily in PN (specifically PN1009-), but may also be found elsewhere:   *This is only a sampling!

Goddesses & Wise Women [RR BL458 .C395 1992]
    Includes a chapter on Children's Literature.

Folklore: An Encyclopedia of Beliefs, Customs, Tales, Music, and Art 2v. [RR GR35 .F63 1997]

Traditional Storytelling Today [RR GR72 .T73 1999]

Children's Rights: A Reference Handbook [RR HQ789 .E35 1996]
     Includes annotated lists of Books for Children and Books for Young Adults.

Contemporary Authors (CA)  [RR PN451 .C632 -], Dictionary of Literary Biography(DLB)  [RR PN451 .D4--], and others in the Gale Series, including Contemporary Literary Criticism (CLC) [RR PN771 . C59--], Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism (NCLC) [RR PN761 .N5--],  Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism (TCLC)  [RR PN771 .G3--] and Poetry Criticism (PC)  [RR  PN1010 .P62

     Use the cumulative author index in Contemporary Authors, or search for title of your work in the supplements to CLC, NCLC, TCLC and/or PC.

     Dictionary of Literary Biography has numerous volumes covering writers for children, i.e.,

            DLB 61:  American Writers for Children Since 1960.  Poets, Illustrators, and nonfiction authors.
            DLB 160:  British Children's Writers, 1914-1960
            DLB Documentary Series  14:  Four Women Writers for Children, 1868-1918

    TCLC and NCLC have a Topics Index.  Children's literature is included under a number of the topics volumes, i.e.
            NCLC 52:  Children's Literature, Nineteenth-Century
            TCLC 86:  Folklore and Literature
            TCLC 78:  Television and Literature (includes Children's Literature/Children's Television).
 

The Children's Literature Dictionary:  Definitions, Resources, and Learning Activities  [RR PN1008.5 .L38 2002]

Children's Literature: A Guide to Information Sources [RR PN1009 .A1 D45 1998]

Children's Literature from A to Z [RR PR990 .S76]

What Do I Read Next?  Multicultural Literature  [RR PS153 .M56 W49 1997]

Katalog-Lexikon [RR PT3818 .K38 1999]

Censorship 3v. [RR Z658 .U5 C38 1997]
     Articles include: Books, Children; Books, Young Adult; Libraries, school; and Literature.

Great Books for African-American Children [RR Z1039.B56 T68 1999]

GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS

     Information about children's literature, and even a few children's books, can be found in the Government Documents section. Sections include, but are not limited to, the Department of Agriculture, the Library of Congress (of course), the Department of Justice, and the Department of the Interior.

PERIODICALS

Rolvaag has a number of periodicals related to Children's and Young Adult Literature, including:

Borne-Budet;
The Children's Companion;
Children's Friend: An Illustrated Weekly for Boys and Girls;
Horn Book Magazine: About Books for Children and Young Adults (also available, in part, online at Horn Book online).
The Lion and the Unicorn [online from Project Muse];
New Moon: The Magazine for Girls and Their Dreams;
Riverbank Review of Books for Young Readers;
Stone Soup: The Magazine by Young Writers and Artists;

Search Bridge for other related periodicals.  Book reviews and articles can also be found in numerous periodicals.  For a complete list of Indexes and Databases, go to: St. Olaf Libraries - Research ; and/or Carleton Library - Electronic Databases

CHILDREN'S LITERATURE RESOURCES ON THE INTERNET

The possibilities are endless.  Here are some good places to get started:

• American Library Association.
• Children's Literature Web Guide
• National Centre for Research in Children's Literature
• Fairrosa Cyber Library of Children's Literature

• Alexander, Lloyd: The Arkadians (PZ7.A3774 A7 1997)
• Baum, L. Frank: The Wizard of Oz (PZ7.B32 M6 1986)
• Burnett, Frances Hodgson: A Little Princess (PS1214 .L5 1987)
• Carroll, Lewis: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (PZ8.D6 A4)
• Cooper, Susan: The Dark is Rising (PZ7.C599 D3)
• Ende, Michael: The Never Ending Story (PZ7.E6964 N4 1997)
• Fitzhugh, Louise:  Harriet the Spy (PZ7.F5468 H3 1992)
• Goldman, William: The Princess Bride (PS3557.O384 P7 1998)
• Goudge, Elizabeth: The Little White Horse (PZ7.G68 L7)
• Konigsburg, E.L: From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (PZ7.K8352 F7 1967)
• Le Guin, Ursula K.: A Wizard of Earthsea (PZ7.L424 W5)
• Lewis, C.S: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe (PZ7.L58474 C45 v.2)
• McCaffrey, Anne: No One Noticed the Cat (PS3563.A255 N6 1996)
• Milne, A.A.: Winnie the Pooh (PR6025.I56 W5 1973)
• Montgomery, L.M.: Anne of Green Gables (PZ7.M768 A5 1984)
• O'Brien, Richard: Mrs. Frisby & Rats of NIMH (PZ10.3.O19 M7 1971)
• Paterson, Katherine: Bridge to Terabithia (PZ7.P343 B5 1977)
• Rowling, J.K., Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (PZ7.R7968 .H387 1998)
• Sendak, Maurice: Where The Wild Things Are (PZ8.S4 W5)
• Tolkien, J.R.R: The Fellowship of the Ring (PR6039.O5 L6 1993)
• Van Allsburh, Chris: The Polar Express (PZ7.V216 P6 1985)
• Wilder, Laura Ingalls: Little House in the Big Woods ( PZ7.W67 L7)
• White, E.B.: Charlotte's Web (PZ7.W63 C4)
• Wrede, Patricia C., Talking to Dragons (PZ8.W92 T3 1992)
• Yolen, Jane: Owl Moon (PZ7.Y78 O9 1987)

Created by Stephanie Wyman '03 and Mary Sue Lovett, Reference Librarian
lovett@stolaf.edu
website update: 4/28/03

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