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This spreadsheet includes titles and brief descriptions of new books added to the Children's Literature Collection between August 2022 to August 2024.
Book résumés are free resources for teachers, librarians, and parents to support frequently challenged books. They contain reviews, links to resources and media, and, where possible, more information about how books have been successfully retained in school districts. Learn more.
Welcome to the Children's Literature Collection (CLC) guide! The CLC at Cal Poly Humboldt contains fiction and nonfiction children's and young adult literature. This collection is located on the 2nd floor of the University Library, north wing.
The purpose of the CLC is to support the educational needs of students as well as students' families and community members. It is not comprehensive, but includes representations of various types of children’s literature, including fiction and non-fiction, young adult titles, and graphic novels. Collection priorities include content created by and representative of marginalized and underrepresented groups as well as Newbery, Caldecott, and other award winners. Books that have been banned or challenged elsewhere will also be prioritized. Some resources in the collection may contain views, opinions, and concepts that were popular or widely held at one time but are now considered outdated, offensive, or harmful. Materials will not be excluded from the collection for these reasons. More here.
A Tool for Selecting Diverse Texts
A checklist developed by Teaching Tolerance to help you evaluate a text.
Mirrors, Windows, and Sliding Glass Doors
A powerful framework to consider when evaluating a text is described in Rudine Sims Bishop’s essay, Mirrors, Windows, and Sliding Glass Doors. Books are mirrors when readers see their own lives reflected in the pages. Books are windows when they allow readers a view of lives and stories that are different from their own. Books become sliding glass doors when readers feel transported into the world of the story and when they feel empathy for the characters.
The OneSearch tool below will limit your search to the Children's Collection.
You can also search all of our holdings and limit to items held in our Children's Collection.
Please note: Books in this collection are organized differently than the library's other collections. Nonfiction works are organized using the Dewey Decimal System, and Fiction works are shelved in alphabetical order by author last name. Picture books have the call number "E", and Fiction is labeled with the call number "X".
We Need Diverse Books is a non-profit grassroots organization of children’s book lovers that advocates essential changes in the publishing industry to produce and promote literature that reflects and honors the lives of all young people. Check out the We Need Diverse Books website for more information.
Established in 2006 by Dr. Debbie Reese of Nambé Pueblo, American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL) provides critical analysis of Indigenous peoples in children's and young adult books.
Former Cal Poly Humboldt Native American Studies Librarian and children's literature specialist, Joan Berman, created this annotated bibliography on the subject of Native American children's literature.