Bibliographies

Also see Storytelling Bibliographies | Programming Bibliographies

All bibliographies after April 2005 follow the following criteria: titles selected were Recommended (R or R*) by the Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books; they have been annotated by a CCB volunteer or staff member; all books included were published in the five years previous to creation of the bibliography.

*An asterisk denotes an annotated bibliography.

Arranged by Date - Newest at the Top

The Big Bad Wolf and Other Wolves in Folklore* - May 2013
Girls Building Healthy Relationships* - May 2013
Contemporary Retellings from Mythologies* - May 2013
Stories about LGBTQ Teens* - April 2013
Classics Continued and Retold* - April 2013
Dystopias and Post-Apocalyptic Novels* - March 2013
WWII Through the Eyes of Young People* - March 2013
Time Travel* - February 2013
Twisted Sister Tales: Stories of Sisterly Spite, Envy, and Struggle* - February 2013
Goldilocks and the Three Bears* - January 2013
Girls Who Kick Butt: Fierce Female Protagonists in YA Novels - December 2012
Novels in Verse* - December 2012
Museums, Art, and Culture: A Trip to the Krannert Art Museum* - November 2012
Celebrating English and Spanish/Celebrando Inglés y Español* - November 2012
Youth Literature Festival 2012* - October 2012
Battle Against Bullying* - October 2012
Back to School: A Bibliography of School Stories* - August/September 2012
American Tall Tales* - June/July 2012
English Tales* - May/June 2012
Books About Sports* - May/June 2012
Our Planet on the Page: Books about the Environment* - April 2012
Wordless and Nearly Wordless Books* - March 2012
Wordsmiths, Cardsharks, & Avatars* - February 2012
Picture Books about Imagination and Play* - Dec. 2011/Jan. 2012
Wanted: Books about the West*- Dec. 2011/Jan. 2012
Novel Graphic Novels*- November 2011
Holy Days and Holidays* - November 2011
Under the Big Top: Books about the Circus*- October 2011
Controversial & Commendable* - September 2011
Short Story Collections* - July/August 2011
A-Z: An Abecedarian Array * - July 2011
Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia * - June 2011
Teens Questioning Gender Identity and Expectations * - May 2011
Suggested Blogs for Summer Reading* - May 2011
Books with Recipes and Other Delicious Selections* - April 2011
Fractured Fairy Tales* - March 2011
Supernatural Readalikes for the (Discerning) TV-Watching Teenager*- Jan/Feb 2011
Voyages* - December 2010
Artist Biographies and Autobiographies* - December 2010
Finding Family* - November 2010
Writing and Writers* - November 2010
Black Girlhood *-October 2010
Youth Literature Festival *- October 2010
Trips &Treks: Books About Travel *- September 2010
Royalty Rocks: Kings, Queens, and Everything In-between*-July 2010
War*-February 2010
Vampires, Werewolves, and Zombies, Oh My!* - December 2009
Spooky Spirits and Grim Ghosts* - October 2009
Imagine That!* - October 2009
Sun, Moon, and Stars* - September 2009
Faeries* - September 2009
Fashion* - June 2009
Music for Young Adults* - May 2009
Do-It-Yourself* - May 2009
Journeys to the Polar Regions* - April 2009
Delightfully Disgusting* - March 2009
Parties* - March 2009
Adoption*- February 2009
Secrets* - January 2009
Natural Disasters* - December 2008
Prehistoric Times* - December 2008
Native American Fiction & Nonfiction* - November 2008
Dance, Dance, Dance*-October 2008
Mysteries for Young Adults*- September 2008
Princesses, Princes, and Other Such Folk* - July 2008
Under the Sea* - May 2008
Dystopia* - May 2008
Cats & Dogs* - March 2008
Summertime* - March 2008
Monsters* - January 2008
Pioneers, Lewis & Clark, and the Oregon Trail* - January 2008
Coping with Death* - December 2007
Middle School Sports* - December 2007
Nautical Yarns* - November 2007
Wizardry and Magick* - November 2007
Classical Culture* - October 2007
Trouble at School* - September 2007
Grandparents* - May 2007
Mother Nature* - May 2007
Big Backyard* - May 2007
Immigration* - May 2007
Books About Books* - April 2007
Asian Pacific American Heritage - March 2007
African American Heritage* - February 2007
Dragons, Magic, and Wizards* - January 2007
Yassas! Books about Greece* - December 2006
New Teen Fantasy* - December 2006
Around the World in 40 Books* - December 2006
Leaving Home - November 2006
Flight* - November 2006
Adopt-A-Dog* - November 2006
Cold Weather Friends* - November 2006
Family Mirror (Allerton Conference) - October 2006
Board Books* - October 2006
Extravaganza of Books* (ILA Conference) - October 2006
Siblings* - July 2006
Nature* - April 2006
Music* - April 2006
Maps* - February 2006
Love* - January 2006
Adventure* - January 2006
Adventure Quests* - January 2006
Action Adventure* - January 2006
Snow* - December 2005
Food* - November 2005
Pirate Books* - November 2005
ILA Conference* - October 2005
Africa* - November 2005
Magic Books* - October 2005
Hispanic Heritage* - September 2005
Birthday Books*- August 2005
Pets* - June 2005
Mysteries for Elementary School Kids* - June 2005
Mothers* - May 2005
Asian Pacific American Heritage - May 2005
Friendly Fairy Tales - April 2005
Things that Go - April 2005
Holocaust - June 2004
On the Stage: Books about Theater, Dance, and Puppetry - November 2004
LGBT Books and Web Resources - October 2004
Leaves are Falling: Autumn Books - October 2004
YA Poetry* - March 2004
Farm Life - May 2003
Transitional Reading: After Easy Readers - March 2003
Princess Books - February 2003
Jewish Folklore, Facts, and Fiction - 2003
Autumn and Art: A Thanksgiving Festival of Color
Cool Science
Speculative Fiction*
Best Books of 2003
Best Books of 2002
Best Books of 2001
Best Books of 2000
Best Books of 1999

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