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Outside the U.S.
 Websites presented in alphabetical order The Adventures of the Real Winnie-the-Pooh 
 This site is from the New York Public Library, where the real-life stuffed animals that inspired A.A. Milne's classic children's stories are kept on display. Read about the origins of the characters Eeyore, Piglet, Kanga, and Edward Bear and how they ended up in New York City. http://www.nypl.org/branch/central/dlc/dch/pooh/ Topics: Children's Literature, Literature: Fiction Last updated May 8, 2004 The Art of Illustration: A Celebration of Contemporary Canadian Children's Book Illustrators
Brief biographies, bibliographies, and images of works by Ginette Anfousse, Marie-Louise Gay, Maryann Kovalski, and others. Browsable by theme (cartoon art, concept books, magical realism, naive art, realism, romanticism, stylists). Available in English and French. From the National Library of Canada and National Archives of Canada. http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/200/301/lac-bac/art_of_illustration-ef/www.lac-bac.gc.ca/3/10/index-e.html Topics: Children's Literature, Literature & Books, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Jun 8, 2009 Caribbean Children's Literature: A Select Annotated Bibliography
Includes descriptions of collections of stories, proverbs, picture books, poetry, and other children's books on the Caribbean. Titles are mostly from publishers from the United States, England, and Canada. Note: List was compiled in 1998. From Annette Wallace of the Trinidad and Tobago National Library. http://www.nalis.gov.tt/Education/BIBLIOGR.htm Topics: Children's Literature, Literature by Place, Poetry, Regions of the World Last updated Aug 1, 2006 Children's Book Council of Australia
Aimed at bolstering children's enjoyment of reading, the Children's Book Council of Australia here provides information about annual Australian awards for children's books, author and illustrator links, and literacy information. There is also a link to The Lu Rees Archives (a University of Canberra collection of resources on Australian children's literature) and a link to a discussion forum on children's literature. http://cbca.org.au/ Topics: Children's Literature, Literature & Books, Regions of the World Last updated Mar 11, 2009 Children's Books of the Early Soviet Era
Includes historical discussions and high-quality images of book covers. Browsable by major topics, such as Revolution and Industry , Women , and Agit-prop . From McGill University Libraries, Montreal, Canada. Some portions also in French. http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/russian/ Topics: Children's Literature, Literature & Books, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts, Schools of Art Last updated Nov 26, 2002 The Chronicles of Narnia
Devoted to Narnia, the imaginary country created by C.S. Lewis in his seven-book series, "The Chronicles of Narnia." Contains information about Lewis and the illustrators of the books; the birds, beasts, mythological creatures, and people of Narnia; and a brief description of each book, with one full-text chapter. From one of the companies that produced the Narnia movie of 2005. http://books.narnia.com/ Topics: Children's Literature, Literature: Fiction, Mysteries and More Last updated Dec 12, 2005 The Official Flat Stanley Project
An creative pen pal project for grade schoolers, who make a two-dimensional character and start a journal for him. Then he and the journal "are sent to another school where students there treat Flat Stanley as a guest and complete the journal. Flat Stanley and the journal are then returned to the original sender." The site includes a list of participants and resources for students and teachers. Based on a children's book by Jeff Brown. http://www.flatstanleyproject.com/ Topics: Children's Literature, K-12 Education, Librarianship, Literature & Books Last updated Sep 6, 2008 Papertigers.org
"A website for librarians, teachers, publishers, and all those interested in young readers' books from and about the Pacific Rim and South Asia." Includes book reviews, author interviews, an art gallery, reading recommendations, and a directory of resources (such as magazines and courses). Panorama provides "an overview of children's and young adult books, in English but published anywhere in the world." http://papertigers.org/ Topics: Children's Literature, Librarianship, Literature & Books, Literature: Fiction, Regions of the World, Regions of the World Last updated May 27, 2003 PIKA: Canadian Children's Literature Database
This database (named after a small rodent) provides bibliographic information for the over 35,000 titles held in the National Library's Canadian Children's Literature Service Collection. More recent titles have been enhanced by the addition of summaries and age levels designations. Available in English and French. From the National Library of Canada. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/pika/ Topics: Children's Literature Last updated Dec 5, 2008 |
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