New Reference Resources

Wondering what books might make good gifts for younger family members this holiday season? Volunteering with a local school or children’s group? Wondering which of your favorite books as a child might still be around and if they’re considered the “best?” If so, you might want to check out our new The Best in Children’s Books.

“With so many new children’s books published each year, how can children learn to choose good books, and how can adults help them? This guide is designed to aid adults–parents, teachers, librarians–in selecting from the best children’s literature published in recent years. By encouraging reading and ownership of books, by suggesting better books, and by discussing good books with enthusiasm and understanding, adults may help children to acquire discrimination in reading. This guide contains 1,400 reviews of the best children’s literature published between 1985 and 1990.” –From annotation

You can find this in the reference department on the fourth floor of the Wilson Wing. The call number is Z1037.A1 .S93 1991.