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ACL Bibliographies Available for Purchase
  • ACL Distinguished Books List $5.00
    An annual annotated bibliography of books deemed “Distinguished”: those books reviewed in the past year which are noted for their outstanding literary merit, high quality of illustration and design, and for their contribution to a child’s understanding of the world. No postage/handling charged for this order.

ACL Institute Bibliographies
Annotated bibliographies are created each year to accompany the annual Institute.
  • Mythology and Sacred Stories, 2007 $8.50
    World Myths for children, arranged by geographic location, and modern fiction for young people that are retellings of world myths.
  • A New Chapter: Transitional Books for Children, 2006 $7.00
    “Transitional” chapter books recommended for children moving up from readers, but not yet read for full fledged children’s novels.
  • Set the Stage for Reading: Theater and Puppetry in the Library, 2005 $7.00
    Fiction and non-fiction on theater and puppetry.
  • Real Men Read Books: Boys, Books and the Library, 2004 $7.00
    Various genres of special interest to boys. Categories include Mystery, Comedy, Fantasy, Nonfiction, Poetry.
  • Caught in the Middle: Serving the Middle School Reader, 2003. $7.00
    Current titles (most published in last 5 years of 2003) of high interest to middle school readers. Categories include Adventure, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Humor, Picture books for older readers, Realistic, Science Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Graphic Novel format.
  • Had I But Known, I Would Have Had a Clue – Mystery, Suspense, and Gothic Books for Kids, 2002. $5.00
    Mystery, suspense, and gothic novels for children and teens, with more than 400 entries, from picture books, easy readers, chapter books, to nonfiction and professional reading.
  • The Whole Story: Historical Fiction and Kids: An Annotated Bibliography, 2001. $5.00
    Historical fiction for young readers, from picturebooks, easy readers and juvenile fiction. Each entry notes the years or era and locale covered by the book.
  • A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words: The Art of Illustrating Children’s Books, 2000. $5.00
    Books for young people on art, painting, artists, and illustrators.
  • Tickle My Funny Bone: The Anatomy of Humor in Children’sBooks, 1997. $5.00

To purchase bibliographies through the mail, please add $1.50 for postage and handling for each bibliography. Send a check, payable to ACL to: Association of Children's Librarians, PO Box 12471, Berkeley, CA 94712.

Last updated: September 17, 2007


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