Rates and reviews virtually every children’s and young adult book published in the U.S. Full-text online access from 2000-present. Print format (Howe Library Reference Collection, 1st floor. REF Z 1037.A1 H67): 1989/90-2007.
Bertha Mahony Miller founded The Horn Book in 1924 to herald the best in children’s literature. The Horn Book magazine is one of the most distinguished resources in the field of children’s and young adult literature.
Find reviews of new books for children and young adults, and features articles and commentaries on issues in children’s and young adult literature. Full-text online access from 1990-present. Print format (Library Research Annex): 1930-1973. Microfilm format (Howe Library, 2nd floor): 1974-2008. Horn Book website
Includes articles on timely topics of interest to school library media specialists, and reviews thousands of new books for children and teenagers annually. Full-text online access from 1974-present. SLJ Reviews website
This journal of the American Library Association reviews thousands of new titles for children, young, adults, and adults annually, and includes special focus features. Full-text online access from Dec 1993-present and indexed back to 1980. Print format (Howe Library Periodicals, 2nd floor): 1956/57-present. Booklist website
This magazine contains reviews of over 5,000 titles each year that includes adult fiction and nonfiction hard-covers and trade paperbacks, as well as children's and young adult titles. Full-text online access from 1991-present. Kirkus website
Sources to Find Children's Book Reviews
NOTE:You'll most likely have to use more than one resource to find reviews for a book. Not every book is reviewed in all review sources.
This resource is a multidisciplinary database that provides access to scholarly journal literature across all disciplines, as well as magazine articles and some newspaper articles. It is a recommended starting point for research on any subject, and very useful for topics that span disciplines. It includes some full text as well as links to full text.
This resource is an index to reviews (1960s-present) for adult and children's books from popular, trade, refereed, and scholarly publications. It contains citations to book reviews, frequently with links to full-text reviews.
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Book Review Digest
Call Number: Ref Z 1219 .C95 Holdings: 1905-2014/2015
Cites and excerpts reviews of current English-language fiction and nonfiction books for adults and children. Includes only reviews that have appeared within 18 months of the book's publication.
Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature
Call Number: REF Z 1219 .R48 Holdings: 1982-present.
Indexes the most popular general-interest magazines published in the United States.
