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Download and print this one-page handout on that provides general tips for selecting books for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers. This is particularly helpful when you don't have a specific title or author in mind, but want to find developmentaly appropriates book for young children.
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
A professional journal on children's and young adult literature often used by school and public librarians for book selection. While full access to The Bulletin is limited to paid subscribers, many booklists and resources are available for free online. Check out their Guidebook to Gift Books and Blue Ribbons to learn which new titles they recommended over the past year.
The Database of Award Winning Children’s Literature
Over 7,000 records from 82 literary awards across 6 English speaking countries. There are multiple search functions, including: age (babies/toddlers and preschool), setting, multicultural, gender of protagonist, ethnicity/nationality of protagonist, and much more. There are explanations of each award and their countries. Remember, award winners are not necessary great read-alouds or appropriate for your audience.
The Horn Book
A professional journal on children’s and young adult literature that has been in publication since 1924. Some features on this site are only for subscribers, but you can access a lot of great booklists for free! Check out Fanfare, their annual list of the best books of the year. If you scroll down to the bottom of the current Fanfare list you'll find links to past Fanfare booklists going back to the 1930s.
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| Books by Early Literacy Skill |
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Early Literacy Connections
This is a wiki created and maintained by Multnomah County Library youth librarians. They have created booklists by early literacy skill. Being a wiki, this list may be updated frequently so be sure to keep checking back for new titles.
ELSIE: Early Literacy Storytime Idea Exchange
"Find books that help children develop the skills needed for learning success. Tips for sharing emphasizes these skills in a fun, interactive story sharing. Search ELSIE by keyword and/or by Six Skills. Newest titles appear first." Created and managed by Hennepin County Library, MN.
RFHF Shelfari booklist
All RFHF participants were provided books to giveaway to the families they provided with early literacy education. All the board book, lift-the-flap, pop-up, cloth, and picture books RFHF used throughout the three years of the project are included on this booklist. These books were selected based on recommendations from children's librarians around the state in 2008-2010. Each title on this list is tagged by the early literacy skill(s) they best address so you can more easily identify titles when planning early literacy education sessions, activities, and story times that focus on a particular skill.
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| Oregon Librarians Recommend |
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Prior to Year Two, one of the RFHF program manager solicited book recommendations from children's librarians statewide. The recommendations were compiled, and the titles recommended most frequently were purchased to give away to parents receiving early literacy education from RFHF participants. Not all the books librarians recommended were used in RFHF, however they are excellent books that other may find helpful when selecting books for storytimes, one-on-one book sharing, giveaway books, or collection development. Click on the librarian's name to view their booklist.
Becky Pearson, McMinnville Public Library
Debra Bogart and Hadley Brown, Eugene Public Library
Diana Anderson, McMinnville Public Library
Heather McNeil, Deschutes Public Library
Josephine Caisse, Deschutes Public Library
Lucy Iraola, Washington County Cooperative Library Services (Spanish/Bilingual)
Rosa Olivares, Newberg Public Library (Spanish/Bilingual)
Steven Englefried, Multnomah County Library
RFHF thanks these librarians for their contribution to the project. Developing booklists is a time-consuming task that requires knowledge of children's literature, early literacy, and child development. Thank you for sharing your expertise with us!
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| Make a Recommendation |
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If you would like to recommend a booklist please email the title of the list, brief description, and either a link to the booklist online or an attached Word document to Katie Anderson.
All recommendations will be reviewed carefully by the Oregon State Library and Oregon Commission on Children and Families. The purpose of this website is to provide a few carefully selected resources to help busy librarians and Healthy Start family support workers plan storytimes or one-on-one books sharing sessions.
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