ENG 3116A: Classic Children's Literature
Books in the Main Stacks
Books by Subject (*Clicking on a Subject Heading in the catalog will take you to a list of more books on that topic).
Childrens Stories American History And Criticism
Children’s stories, English — History and criticism
Fantasy and Children’s Literature
Fantasy fiction, English — History and criticism
Fantasy Fiction History And Criticism
Children’s Literature Review (* PN1009.A1 Call Number Search)
Books:
Beatrix Potter’s Peter Rabbit : a children’s classic at 100
Boys and girls forever : children’s classics from Cinderella to Harry Potter
Breaking the angelic image : woman power in Victorian children’s fantasy
A critical handbook of children’s literature
Don’t tell the grown-ups : the subversive power of children’s literature
Down the rabbit hole; adventures & misadventures in the realm of children’s literature
Innocence & experience : essays & conversations on children’s literature
An introduction to children’s literature
Pipers at the gates of dawn : the wisdom of children’s literature
The promise of happiness : value and meaning in children’s fiction
Readings about children’s literature
Reading Harry Potter : critical essays
Reflections on literature for children
The chronicles of Narnia : the patterning of a fantastic world
Secret gardens : a study of the golden age of children’s literature
Touch magic : fantasy, faerie & folklore in the literature of childhood
Treasure seekers and borrowers; children’s books in Britain, 1900-1960
The uses of enchantment : the meaning and importance of fairy tales
Value and Meaning in Children’s Fiction
The wind in the willows : a fragmented Arcadia
Winnie the Pooh and the House at Pooh Corner
Worlds within : children’s fantasy from the Middle Ages to today
Electronic Books (E-Books)
E-books:
Alternative worlds in fantasy fiction
From Alice to Harry Potter: children’s fantasy in England
Children’s literature and its effects [electronic resource] : the formative years
Children’s literature : a reader’s history, from Aesop to Harry Potter
The ivory tower and Harry Potter [electronic resource] : perspectives on a literary phenomenon
The making of the Alice books : Lewis Carroll’s uses of earlier children’s literature
Citing Your Resources
Doing ethical research means citing sources. It is critical to credit writers for their work and their contributions to your research. To not do so is unethical and leads to plagiarism - unintentionally or not. Here are some sources to help you cite properly and to avoid the problem of plagiarism.
- NoodleBib
NoodleBib is an online resource that will help you format MLA and APA bibliographies, exporting them directly to your word processing program. - Citation of Sources
Web sites which help you create proper citations as well as providing information on different citation styles. - Tips on avoiding plagiarism
- Turnitin
Turnitin is a service that faculty and students use to detect and avoid plagiarism in their writing.
Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
Encylopedias on Children’s Literature
Select Encyclopedias
The Continuum encyclopedia of children’s literature
Handbook of research on children’s and young adult literature
The Oxford encyclopedia of children’s literature
A reference guide to modern fantasy for children
Literature Criticism Online (Dowling Library Database)
Find Subject Articles
Literature Resource Center (Dowling Library Database that includes biographies, critical essays, full-text articles, etc.)
You may search by keywords such as “children’s literature”
“children’s literature” search
You may search by author using Person Search, for example: Carroll, Lewis
Person Search
You may also search by the title using Works Search, for example: Over Sea, Under Stone
Works Search
Databases with Articles contain material published in magazines, journals, and newspapers.
Reference Sources include dictionaries, encyclopedias, directories and more.
= database and full text info.