Childrens LiteratureHAMPTON UNIVERSITY: HARVEY LIBRARY Harvey Library maintains a small, yet growing collection of fiction and non-fiction materials for children and young adults, as well as reference materials concerning the selection, criticism, use, and history of childrens literature. The collection consists primarily of reference materials such as bibliographies and reviewing sources to aid in the selection and evaluation of childrens literature. The following resources are located either in the Reference Collection (Ref) on the first floor or in the Main Collection (Stx) on the fourth floor, unless otherwise indicated. These materials should help you to identify and evaluate desired childrens books, as well as to conduct biographical research on authors of childrens literature.As resources are located throughout the library, the location of specific items is indicated by the notation preceding its call number. The following chart outlines the location codes for items in Harvey Library and Hampton Universitys satellite libraries. Ref Reference CollectionFirst Floor Ref DeskAsk for items at the Reference DeskFirst Floor NewNew Book ShelfFirst Floor PeriodPeriodicals Department Second Floor Gov DocsGovernment Documents Collection Third Floor PeabPeabody CollectionThird Floor StxStacks / Main Collection Fourth Floor NursNursing LibraryFreeman Hall ArchArchitecture LibraryBemis Hall Music Music LibraryArmstrong HallTABLE OF CONTENTS1 African American Childrens Books Awards and Prizes Awards: Caldecott Medal Winners Awards: Coretta Scott King Awards Awards: Newbery Medal Winners Biographical Resources Criticism & Reviews Dictionary of Literary Biography Volumes Historical Materials Illustrators & Illustration Indexes & Abstracts Library of Congress Classification Library of Congress Subject Headings Multicultural Materials Online Databases Periodicals: Online Periodicals: Print Print Resources: Children Print Resources: General Print Resources: Young Adults Reference Books for Children Web SitesAFRICAN-AMERICAN CHILDRENS BOOKS African Encounter: A Selected Bibliography of Books, Films, and Other Materials for Promoting an Understanding of Africa among Young Adults (1963) Ref Z 3501 .A65 Black Books Galore! Guide to Great African American Childrens Books (1998) Ref Z 1361 .N39 R33 1998 Black Experience in Childrens Books (1974) Peab Z 1361 .N39 B2 1974 Great Books for African American Children (1999) Ref Z 1039 .B56 T68 1999 Introducing Children to Africa (1964) Ref Z 3501 .A65 We Build Together: A Readers Guide to Negro Life and Literature for Elementary and High School Use, 3rd edition (1967) Ref Z 1361 .N39 R77 1967A separate handout outlines additional books for children with African-American or inter-racial themes and characters, listing select books for children in each age group. Books included in the lists of Caldecott, Newbery, or Coretta Scott King Award winners are not duplicated on the handout. AWARDS AND PRIZES History of the Newbery and Caldecott Medals (1957) Ref Z 1037 .S648 Outstanding Books for Children and Young People: The LA Guide to Carnegie / Greenaway Winners 1937-1997 (1998) Ref PN 1009 .A1 B34 1998 Prizewinning Books for Children: Themes and Stereotypes in U. S. Prizewinning Prose Fiction for Children (1983) Ref PS 374 .C45 W44 1983AWARDS: CALDECOTT MEDAL WINNERS: 1938-CurrentInstituted in 1938, the Caldecott Medal, named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott, is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association. The award is presented to the illustrator or artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children published during the previous year. Additional information about the medal can be found at the Caldecott Medal Web site at . Runners up, recognized as Caldecott Honor Books, are also awarded annually. A comprehensive list of Caldecott Medal and Honor Books is located at . Please consult the separate handout entitled Caldecott Medal Winners for a list of the winners of this award since its inception in 1938. AWARDS: CORETTA SCOTT KING AWARD WINNERS: 1970-CurrentThe Coretta Scott King Medal, commemorating the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and honoring his widow, Coretta Scott King, for her continuing work for peace and world brotherhood, is presented annually by the Coretta Scott King Task Force of the American Library Associations Social Responsibilities Round Table. Each year, one author and one illustrator receive the award. Recipients are persons of Afri