First, the CCB site offers "a non-circulating collection of more than 14,000 recent and historically significant trade books for youth, birth through high school, plus review copies of nearly all trade books published in the U.S. in the current year." Additionally, there are over 1,000 reference titles on the study of literature and storytelling for youth. The second site, from the University of...

Librarians, teachers, and children's book aficionados will find a wealth of free resources at the Children's Literature website, as well as information about the Children's Literature Comprehensive Database (CLCD), available by subscription only. (Visitors to the web site can sign up for a free trial of the database). One of the key features of the site is the Themed Reviews, that make it easy to...

Looking for great children’s books? Look no further. Elizabeth Kennedy, About.com’s Children’s Books Expert, has sifted through the wide world of children’s literature to bring you an ever-changing series of recommendations, reviews, links, activities, and blog posts. For instance, at the time of this writing, the site features an article on DIY Halloween Costumes Based on Children’s Books,...

The International Reading Association has crafted these Choices Reading Lists for librarians, teachers, students, and anyone else with a passion for reading. There are three sets: Children’s Choices, Young Adults' Choices, and Teachers' Choices. Each list is fully annotated with additional information such as fact sheets, information on the texts selected, and some information about the criteria...

Children, caregivers, and anyone who loves a good story may be interested in Circle Round, a podcast from the Boston-based public radio station WBUR. This wonderful podcast offers listeners a diverse range of folktales from around the world that have been skillfully adapted into audio stories by the show's narrator, Rebecca Sheir, with original music composed by Eric Shimelonis. Recent examples...

In 2016, the literary and theatrical world collectively celebrated the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death. As part of that global celebration, the Chicago Shakespeare Theater organized Shakespeare 400 Chicago, a citywide, year-long festival consisting of hundreds of theatrical performances and interdisciplinary events to commemorate the Bard. In City Desk 400, thirty scholars from nine...

Born in Clarendon Parish, Jamaica in 1889, poet Claude McKay was one of the individuals who defined the Harlem Renaissance. This digital humanities project, created by Lehigh University English professor Amardeep Singh, allows visitors to explore McKay's early poetry. Visitors can browse McKay's early poems via a Table of Contents (available as a drop down menu at the top left side of the browser)...

Inviting viewers to "explore the largest existing collection of original writings and drawings by Leonardo da Vinci," Codex Atlanticus offers a unique and incredibly comprehensive look at da Vinci's musings and work. Before diving in, visitors will likely want to toggle through the instructional tabs on the How to Read page (linked at the top-center of the site). Here, you will learn about how the...

Launched this past summer, Coffee and Books is the perfect show for bibliophiles to cozy up with this winter. Marc Lamont Hill hosts the show, bringing his expertise as an author, scholar, and bookstore owner. His store, which is part coffeeshop and part bookshop, is named Uncle Bobbie's Coffee & Books (physically located in Philadelphia). The store's slogan, "Cool People, Dope Books, Great...

Amidst all of his other responsibilities as a lawyer, politician, and father, Abraham Lincoln found time to write. In fact, he wrote quite a bit, and it took scholars decades to assemble the majority of his various published (and unpublished) writings. After working on bringing together his writings, the Abraham Lincoln Association published "The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln" in 1953. In...