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New Picture Books at Lehman
Each year we add new books to the Juvenile Collection in the Leonard Lief Library. These are some of the newest titles in the collection:
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Alma and How She Got Her Name
by Call Number: PZ7.1 .M3745 Alm 2018ISBN: 9780763693558Publication Date: 2018-04-10 -
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How to Read a Book
by Call Number: PZ7.A37723 Ho 2019ISBN: 9780062307811Publication Date: 2019-06-18 -
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Seeing into Tomorrow
by Call Number: PS3545 .R815 A6 2018ISBN: 9781512418651Publication Date: 2018-02-01 -
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When Aidan Became a Brother
by Call Number: PZ7.1.L8456 Whe 2019ISBN: 9781620148372Publication Date: 2019-05-07 -
Yasmin the Painter
by Call Number: PZ7.1.F373 Yi 2019ISBN: 9781515827283Publication Date: 2018-08-01
Children's Literature Websites
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Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) is the world's largest organization dedicated to the support and enhancement of library service to children. ALSC's network includes more than 4,000 children's and youth librarians, children's literature experts, publishers, education and library school faculty members, and other adults dedicated to creating a better future for children through libraries.
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Children's Literature Association"Encouraging high standards of criticism, scholarship, research, and teaching in children's literature."
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Database of Award Winning Children's Literature"The purpose of this database is to create a tailored reading list of quality children's literature or to find out if a book has won one of the indexed awards."
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International Board on Books for Young People"The International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) is a non-profit organization which represents an international network of people from all over the world who are committed to bringing books and children together."
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International Children's Digital Library"The mission of the International Children's Digital Library Foundation is to support the world's children in becoming effective members of the global community - who exhibit tolerance and respect for diverse cultures, languages and ideas."
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KidLitTVThe site contains resources developed by a community of authors, illustrators, educators, and parents who are all working together to bring great books to kids.
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SurLaLune Fairy TalesMany annotated fairy tales, "including information about their histories, similarities with various tales, bibliographies and other tidbits."
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Baldwin Library of Historic Children's LiteratureThe Baldwin Library of Historical Children’s Literature in the Department of Special Collections at the University of Florida's George A. Smathers Libraries contains more than 130,000 books and periodicals published in the United States and Great Britain from the mid-1600s to present day. The Baldwin Library is known for comparative editions of books, with special emphasis on Robinson Crusoe, Pilgrim’s Progress, Aesop’s Fables, and Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
Click on see only digitized children's books for online access to over 6,000 historic children's books. -
UCLA Children's Book CollectionOver 1,800 children's eBooks are digitized and available for reading. Includes classics such as works by Mark Twain, Louisa May Alcott, Frances Hodgson Burnett, and Hans Christian Andersen.
Browsing the Juvenile Collection
Fiction
Within each classification number (e.g. PZ7) works are organized by the author’s last name.
| Classification Number | Contents |
| PZ 7 | Fiction by authors whose first works were published between 1870 and 2014 |
| PZ 7.1 | Fiction by authors whose first works are published in 2015 and beyond |
| Other PZ Class. Numbers | Contents |
| PZ 5 | Collections of works by different authors |
| PZ 7.5 | Novels in verse |
| PZ 8 | Traditional fairy tales |
| PZ 8.1 | Folklore and legends |
| PZ 8.2 | Fables |
| PZ 8.3 | Nursery rhymes and stories in rhyme |
| Higher PZ numbers | Juvenile fiction in languages other than English |
Non-Fiction
| Classification Number | Contents |
| A | General works |
| B | Philosophy. Psychology. Religion |
| C | Auxiliary sciences of history |
| D | World history and history of Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, etc. |
| E & F | History of the Americas |
| G | Geography. Anthropology. Recreation |
| H | Social sciences |
| J & K | Political science & Law |
| L | Education |
| M & N | Music & Fine arts |
| P | Language and literature (Criticism, Plays, Short Stories, Poetry) |
| Q | Science |
| R | Medicine |
| S | Agriculture |
| T | Technology |
| U & V | Military science & Naval science |
| Z | Bibliography. Library science. Information resources |
Award-winning Books Gold dot on the spine.
Bilingual-Bicultural Literacy Collection Books are shelved in the first shelf range of the Juvenile Collection. Books with Spanish have a green dot on the spine.
Graphic Novels Graphic novels and comics are classified in the Lehman Collection in the Juvenile Graphic section. This section is shelved by the Library Education office (Room 318).
Identity Collection Also shelved near Room 318. 1/2 orange dot on the spine.
LGBTQ Collection Small orange dot on the spine.
Wordless Picture Books Books are on a shelf on the north wall of the Juvenile Collection.
Historic Children’s Books Books are shelved on the north wall of the Juvenile Collection.
Searching for Books for Children and Young Adults in OneSearch
Searching for books for children and young adults in the Lehman Catalog:
In OneSearch--Advanced Search
Change "Any Field" to: "Subject heading"
In the first search box type in the type of book or subject of the book that you would like to find, e.g.:
Alphabet
Board books
Counting
Readers
Stories in rhyme
Stories without words
Add Juvenile or Fiction in the second search box to limit to books in our Juvenile Collection.
Remember to filter your search to Availability: Items Currently on Shelf. Sort by Date (Most Recent).
Author and Illustrator Websites
Children's Book Guides
Children's Literature Journals
Click on the title to find out in which databases the journal is included.
Book Lists
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Bank Street College of Education Library BooklistsCheck for these titles in the Lehman Library Catalog.
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Illinois Library School CollectionLarge searchable collection of children's books by topic and age group.