New Children's Reference Available

Table of Contents

Bibliographical Reference (18 titles)
Biographies, Publishers, Collectors (3+ titles)
Special Topics (6 titles)
General Reference (4 titles)
Just For Fun (2 titles)

Ordering from Amazon through us helps us add to this reviewed collection. We own and use every book from Amazon listed here. On our review pages are additional photos and details. We do not own every book listed here from a private publisher, nor do we have a business relationship with them, but we have trusted their work over the years. See NOTE below.

Bibliographical Reference Authoritative modern bibliographies, some with biographical content.

[Ardizzone] Edward Ardizzone: A Bibliographic Commentary by Brian Alderson (2003). Click on the title to see our Review Page which links to Oak Knoll.

[Baum] The Book Collector's Guide to L. Frank Baum and Oz by Paul Bienvenue (2009) Click on the title to go directly to Amazon. Click here to see our Review Page, which links to Amazon

[Dean's Rag] Dean's Rag Books&Rag Dolls: The Products of a Famous British Publisher and Toymaker by Dawn and Peter Cope (2009) Click on the title to go directly to Amazon. Click here to see our Review Page , which links to Amazon

[Dulac] Edmund Dulac - His Book Illustrations: A Bibliography by Ann Connolly Hughey (1995) Click on the title above to go directly to Amazon. Click here to see our Review Page , which links to Amazon

[Gruelle] Raggedy Ann and Johnny Gruelle: A Bibliography of Published Works by Patricia Hall (2001). Click on the title above to go directly to Amazon. Click here to see our Review Page, which links to Amazon

[Preston] Chloe Preston and the Peek-A-Boos by Mary Hillier (1998) Click on the title above to go directly to Amazon. Click here to see our Review Page, which links to Amazon

[Moore] The Night Before Christmas: a Descriptive Bibliography of Clement Clarke Moore's Immortal Poem by Nancy H. Marshall. (2004) Click on the title to see our Review Page which links to Oak Knoll.

[Pyle] Howard Pyle His Life His Works by Paul Preston Davis 2 vol. (2004) Click on the title to see our Review Page which links to Oak Knoll.

[Rackham] Arthur Rackham: a Bibliography / by Sarah Briggs Latimore and Grace Clark Haskell Click on the title above to go directly to Amazon. Click here to see our Review Page, which links to Amazon

[Seuss] First Editions of Dr. Seuss Books: a Guide to Identification by Helen and Marc Younger and Dan Hirsch (2002). Click on the title to see our Review Page which links to the authors' page at Aleph-bet.

[Sendak] Works of Maurice Sendak, Revised&Expanded to 2001: A Collection With Comments by Joyce Hanrahan Click on the title above to go directly to Amazon. Click here to see our Review Page, which links to Amazon

[Tudor] Tasha Tudor The Direction of her Dreams by William John and Priscilla T. Hare (1998)r Click on the title to see our Review Page which links to Oak Knoll.

[Willcox Smith] Jessie Willcox Smith: A Bibliography Click on the title above to go directly to Amazon. Click here to see our Review Page , which links to Amazon

[19th c Publisher's Series] A Bibliography of 19th Century Children's Series Books by Cary Sternick (2003). Click on the title above to go directly to see our Review Page which links directly to the author.

[Publisher] The Henry Altemus Company: A History and Pictorial Bibliography by Cary Sternick (2005) Click on the title above to to our Review Page which links directly to the author..

[Publisher] Little Golden Books (6th) by Steve Santi (2006) Click above to go to our Review Page, which links to the author's website.

[Standard Resource] ABC for Book Collectors 8th US Edition by John Carter (2006). Click on the title above to go directly to Amazon. Click here to see our Review Page, which links to Amazon

[Standard Resource] The Care of Fine Books by Jane Greenfield (2007) Click on the title above to go directly to Amazon. Click here to see our Review Page, which links to Amazon

[Standard Resource] First Editions: A Guide to Identification. Fourth Edition by Edward Zemplel and Linda Verckler (2001) Click on the title above to go directly to Amazon. Click here to see our Review Page, which links to Amazon

Biographies: Authors, Illustrators, Editors, Publishers .

Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art. Museum Exhibition Catalogues, On a separate page, we have a listing of these exciting titles and a link to the museum.

[Lovelace] Maud Hart Lovelace's Deep Valley, a Guidebook of Mankato Places in the Betsy-Tacy Series by Julie Schrader (2002) Click on the title to see our Review Page which links to the author's page.

[Nordstrom] Dear Genius: The Letters of Ursula Nordstrom, edited by Leonard Marcus (1998) Click on the title above to go directly to Amazon. Click here to see our Review Page which links to Amazon

[Puffin] Puffin by Design: 2010: 70 Years of Imagination 1940 - 2010 by Phil Baines Click on the title above to go directly to Amazon. Click here to see our Review Page, which links to Amazon

Special Topics

[Covers and Jackets] Children's Book Covers: Great Book Jacket and Cover Design by Alan Powers (2003) Click on the title above to go directly to Amazon. Click here to see our Review Page, which links to Amazon

Be Merry and Wise: Origins of Children's Book Publishing in England, 1650 - 1850 by Brian Alderson Click on the title to see our Review Page which links to Oak Knoll.

Native American Picture Books of Change: The Art of Historic Childrens Editions by Rebecca C. Benes (2004) Click on the title above to go directly to Amazon. Click here to see our Review Page, which links to Amazon.

[Publishing, USA] Minders of Make-Believe: Idealists, Entrepreneurs, and the Shaping of American Children's Literature by Leonard Marcus (2008) Click on the title above to go directly to Amazon. Click here to see our Review Page, which links to Amazon  (not yet reviewed 3/28/11)

[Dime Novels] The Dime Novel in Children's Literature by Vicki Anderson (2005) Click on the title above to go directly to Amazon. Click here to see our Review Page, which links to Amazon

[McLoughlin, Liman Collection] Once Upon a Time: Illustrations from Fairytales, Fables, Primers, Pop-Ups, and Other Children's Books by Amy Weinstein (2005) Click on the title above to go directly to Amazon. Click here to see our Review Page, which links to Amazon

General Reference

Encyclopedia of Collectible Children's Books by Diana McClure Jones and Rosemary Jones (2008) Click on the title above to go directly to Amazon. Click here to see our Review Page, which links to Amazon

The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature by Humphrey Carpente and Mari Prichard (1999) Click on the title above to go directly to Amazon. Click here to see our Review Page, which links to Amazon

Children's Literature: A Reader's History from Aesop to Harry Potter by Seth Lerer (2008) Click on the title above to go directly to Amazon. Click here to see our Review Page, which links to Amazon

Die Bilderwelt im Kinderbuch (1988). Click on the title above to see our Review Page, which links to Abe book search.

Just For Fun

The Annotated Cat: Under the Hats of Seuss and His Cats by Phil Nel (2007) Click on the title above to go directly to Amazon. Click here to see our Review Page, which links to Amazon

Moomin: The Complete Tove Jansson Comic Strip - Book One Click on the title above to go directly to Amazon. Moomin: The Complete Tove Jansson Comic Strip - Book One through Five (2006-2009) Click here to see our Review Page containing wonderful photos of all 5 volumes, along with links to Amazon

NOTE: As Amazon Associates, we are gradually listing new reference material useful to readers and collectors of children's books, a resource we have been unable to find elsewhere. With each Amazon book, you can order directly or go through our full Review Page. You will spend the same amount by going through us as you would by going to Amazon independently, but through the Amazon Associates program, we'll get a small percentage (4%) that helps us to purchase new Reference books to review here. So far we have made $1.94! We own and use every book from Amazon listed here. We have put on our review pages, additional photos and specific information not on Amazon.
    Some books link directly from our Review Page to authors or private publishers, as with the Eric Carle Museum. We have no business arrangements with them: we just prefer to purchase books from the people who created them. We hope you will purchase directly from them.  Unlike the "Amazon books" we do not own every one of the private publisher books listed here, but we have used other publications from these well known publishers and authors, and we have trusted their work over the years.