Book Review Sources for Children's Literature
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Procedure:

To find a book review in an index, you need to know:

     1) the title of the book

     2) the author's name

     3) the year the book was first published

Usually a book will be reviewed in the same year it was published or the following year. Therefore, you should check each index for the year the book was published, as well as for a couple of years thereafter.

The reviews will usually be listed under the author's last name in the indexes.

When you find the book review citations you want, refer to the abbreviation key at the front of the index to get the full titles of the periodicals containing the reviews. Then check the periodicals holdings list to see whether or not that periodical, journal, magazine, is at the Education Library or another library on campus.

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Print Indexes at the Education Library:

Note: Print indexes are designed to lead you to sources containing reviews. Generally, Indexes will not carry more than an excerpt or brief quote from the listed review 

Children's Book Review Index
Master Cumulation,1965-1984, updates 1985-to date
REF Z 1037.A1 C574 1985x
A cumulative index to more than 200,000 reviews of 55,000 titles, a selection of those reviewed in Book Review Index

Children's Literature: A Guide to the Criticism
REF Z 2014.5.H46 1987
This draws together significant articles, books, and dissertations relating to children's literature, with an emphasis on 20th Century Children's Literature, usually the 'big name' authors.

Children's Literature Review
1976-to date, Multivolume, Annual Supplements
REF Z 1037.A1 C52
Excerpts from reviews, criticism and commentary on books for children and young people.

Something About the Author
REF PN 451.S6

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Book Review Periodicals carried at the Education Library

Book Links Z 1035 .A492x (and online)
School Library Journal Z 675.S3 S29115 (and online)
Bulletin for the Center for Children's Books Z 1037.A1 C4 (and online)
Horn Book Z 1037.A1 A15 (and online)

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Print Indexes at Gorgas (Main) Library:

Current Book Review Citations
1976 to 1982
REF Z 1035.A1 C862
Index of review citations from various periodicals. Arranged by author. Covers academic and popular works.

New York Times Book Review Index
1973 to date
REF Z 1035.A1 N4 (Gorgas Reference Index Section)
Index of reviews from the Sunday edition of the New York Times

Combined Retrospective Index to Book Reviews in Scholarly Journals
1886 to 1974
REF Z 1035.A1 C6x
Index of reviews from scholarly journals dating 1886-1974.

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Book Review Periodicals at Gorgas (Main) Library

Voice of Youth Advocates Z 1037.A1 V6x (and online)

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Electronic Resources:
Children's Literature Comprehensive Database — Comprehensive coverage of children's books, reviews, awards, and teaching materials. Reviews 3,000 books annually covering 2,000 sources since 1993.

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