Research Guides: Children's Literature: Finding Articles Using Databases

Primary Article Databases

The children's literature field does not have a unique database. Use databases from literature, education, and liberal arts areas.

OmniFile Full Text Mega
Provides invaluable support for research in all core undergraduate subjects and for cross-disciplinary work.
Children's Literature Comprehensive Database
Reliable one search access to information, awards, honors and published reviews about Pre K-12 books and media, including reading measurement programs (Lexile, AR, Scholastic Reading Counts), curriculum tools such as lesson plans, teaching guides, discussion guides, and links to web pages featuring children's authors and illustrators reviews.

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Children's Literature Review
Excerpts from reviews, criticism, and commentary on books for children and young people. Covers over 600 writers and illustrators. Publication began in 1976.

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Looking for the full text of articles? If an article in the database does not have a direct HTML full-text or PDF link, look for the "Find It at Purdue" icon:

Or go to Purdue Libraries eJournals list and search for the journal name.

You can also login to the Purdue Catalog and request the article through Article Express.

Children's Literature

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Primary Article Databases

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