Auckland City Libraries: Children's literature research collection

Children's literature research collection


This collection is designed to be used by children's researchers and is entirely reference only. This is the only collection of its sort in Auckland City Libraries, and is fairly unique to the Auckland region in general. It is made up of a variety of different sorts of material consisting of reference serials and books pertaining to children's literature including bibliographies, abstracts and indexes, subject guides and biographical source materials: Series such as Children’s literature review and Something about the author which provide information about authors for children and researchers. Monographs to assist in general reference enquiries; various histories of book illustration and of writing for children, for example A little history of the horn-book. A selection of New Zealand children's publications from picture books up to senior fiction (including most readers), for example No one went to town by Phyllis Johnston. Examples of children's literature award winners from around the world, such as Kitten's first full moon by Kevin Henkes