| LII.org (Home) | About LII IPL.org Suggest a Site Subscribe to New This Week Contact |
|
|
 |
|||
|
|||
|
|||
|
|
|||
Picture Books
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art 
 Founded by author and illustrator Eric Carle, this Amherst, Massachusetts, museum is "the first full-scale museum in this country devoted to international picture book art, conceived and built with the aim of celebrating the art that we are first exposed to as children and that we carry with us throughout our lives." In addition to information about museum programs and exhibits, the site features children's literature resources and subject bibliographies of children's books. http://www.picturebookart.org/ Topics: Children's Literature, Literature & Books, Museums, Museums by Place: United States, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Sep 10, 2003 Miscositas.com
Developed for both students and teachers, this multicultural site contains a collection of picture books in English, French, and Spanish. There are suggested curricula for each story for the respective languages as well as related links. http://www.miscositas.com/ Topics: Children's Literature, Society & Social Science, Society & Social Science Last updated Dec 17, 2005 The Official Eric Carle Web Site
This site includes a complete list of books written or illustrated by Eric Carle, answers to frequently asked questions, biographical information, and the "Caterpillar Exchange," a place for teachers and librarians to post ideas about using Eric Carle's books with children. There are also previews of upcoming appearances and publications by this remarkable author and artist of picture books. http://www.eric-carle.com/ Topics: Children's Literature, Insects & Arachnids, Literary Movements and Periods, Literature & Books, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Oct 2, 2004 Randolph Caldecott Medal
Devoted to the Caldecott Medal, "awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children." The site includes a list of winning and honored books from 1938 to the present, a history of the award, terms and criteria for awarding the medal, and information on applying for consideration. From the American Library Association. http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecottmedal/caldecottmedal.cfm Topics: Children's Literature, Literature & Books Last updated Dec 2, 2008 Recommended Picture Books Featuring Interracial Families
Small collection of reviews of children's books featuring interracial families, such as "Black Is Brown Is Tan" and "Hairs/Pelitos." From the Cooperative Children's Book Center, School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison. http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/books/detailListBooks.asp?idBookLists=143 Topics: Children's Literature, Families, Social Issues Last updated May 21, 2008 Swimming in Picture Books
Website companion to a past physical exhibit featuring "illustrations that captured the sensations of being by or in the water. ... For this virtual version, there is more information about the stories and their illustrators of the sort you might learn during a gallery talk." Click on images near the top of the page to see larger pictures and annotations. From the Cotsen Children's Library at Princeton University. http://library.princeton.edu/libraries/cotsen/exhibitions/WaterBabies/ Topics: Children's Literature, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jun 24, 2008 |
|||
| Copyright © 2009, Librarians' Internet Index, LII. All rights reserved. Financial support for LII (Librarians' Internet Index) comes from the The iSchool at Drexel, College of Information Science and Technology and the IPL Consortium. LII is hosted by The iSchool at Drexel, College of Information Science and Technology. |