Other Booklists

Other Booklists


Best of the Best for Children. Reference book compiled by the
American Library Association. Gives titles with descriptions of
books, magazines, videos, and computer software. New York:
Random House, 1992. Available in many libraries.

Books for Children. List of more than 100 of the best
children's books recently published. Compiled by the Library of
Congress. Available for $1 from the Consumer Information
Center, Pueblo, Colorado 81009. Item 101Z.

Choosing Books for Children: A Commonsene Guide, by Betsy
Hearne. Revised, expanded, and updated. New York: Delacorte,
1990.

The Human Family...Learning To Live Together. Annual listing of
children's books that portray relationships among people of
different cultural backgrounds, races, and religions. Available
free from the National Conference of Christians and Jews, Inc.,
71 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1100, New York, New York 10003.

The New Read-Aloud Handbook, by Jim Trelease. 2nd revised
edition. New York: Penguin, 1989.

The New York Times Parent's Guide to the Best Books for
Children. Edited by Eden Ross Lipson. New York: Random House,
1991. [Special subject indexes include such topics as "Family
Life and Problems"; "Friendship"; "Growing Up"; "Holidays";
"Immigrants"; "Manners"; "Myths"; "Religion"; "War and Peace";
and others.]

Timeless Classics. List of nearly 400 books published before
1960 for children of all ages. Compiled by the National
Endowment for the Humanities. Available for $.50 from the
Consumer Information Center, Pueblo, Colorado 81009. Item 419Z.